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Northwest Permanente hit with Salem radiologist's $8.2 million whistleblower retaliation suit. The medical group 'strongly disputes' the allegations, but Layne Tarbox's suit claims raising concerns won him threats and retaliation; medical board records show two coworkers faced action over alleged fraud. Oct 31.
Aging - The Lund Report
Aging. U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden speaks about reforms to Medicare at the Community for Positive Aging in Portland on Oct. 15, 2024. Wyden made the appearance on the first day of Medicare's open enrollment period, a time when seniors are bombarded with often confusing information. He was joined by Carisa Dickson, a manager in a Multnomah County ...
Oregon has huge shortage of treatment beds, consultant finds
Feb 1, 2024 — The largest shortfall cited in the report from the Oregon Health Authority was among residential drug and alcohol treatment beds, with the state needing to add an estimated 1,662 more beds — which would more than double the current number. With each bed costing about $193,390 to create, the report projected the cost of filling this gap alone ...
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Grants Pass provider Rever Grand wants fraud charges tossed
Sep 19, 2024 — Indicted for alleged health care fraud, the Grants Pass disability support company Rever Grand has asked a judge to toss the charges as overly vague and unconstitutional. The case is closely watched. Rever Grand has grown to become a prominent business that contracts with workers called direct support professionals to provide care and help to people with intellectual or developmental ...
Behavioral Health - The Lund Report
State lawmakers say behavioral health remains a major priority, and now hospitals' revived lawsuit could raise the stakes. Oct 3. Premium. Rep. Travis Nelson, a nurse, speaks at a conference held by CCO Oregon, on Wednesday in Salem …
State seeks input on Columbia Gorge hospital, Gentiva hospice care
Aug 29, 2024 — State officials are checking in on two health care acquisitions that have occurred since August of 2022, the absorption of Mid-Columbia Medical Center into California-based Adventist Health as well as a private equity firm's acquisition of Kindred Hospice.. Now the state wants to hear how the renamed entities are doing: Adventist Health Columbia Gorge and …
Hospitals - The Lund Report
Feb 2, 2023 — PeaceHealth to acquire four Providence clinics in Vancouver. As OHSU proposes to take over Legacy's Vancouver hospital, the Catholic health systems cite PeaceHealth’s stronger local foothold. Oct 3. Premium. Rep. Travis Nelson, a nurse, speaks at a conference held by CCO Oregon, on Wednesday in Salem as Rep. Lisa Reynolds, a physician ...
Feds question safety at Oregon State Hospital yet again after …
Aug 26, 2024 — Jake Thomas. | The Lund Report. August 26, 2024. Federal health authorities have blamed a fatal overdose at Oregon State Hospital on lax security screenings that allowed drugs to enter the facility as well as inadequate overnight monitoring of patients. The federal investigation is the latest in a string of probes that have repeatedly found ...