News

Experiment in Oregon Gives Medicaid Very Local Roots External Link

News - April 19, 2013
New York Times
Article highlighting Oregon's ambitious, large-scale health care transformation efforts, especially the uniqueness of the local, grassroots focus of the Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs) and the agendas being set by each of their Community Advisory Councils to address community issues.

Can Oregon save American health care? External Link

News - January 18, 2013
The Washington Post
The transformation of primary care practices throughout Oregon into primary care homes is part of the state's huge undertaking to reduce health care spending. The nation is paying close attention Oregon’s bold and innovative approach.

Learning Collaborative Practices Selected

Announcements - January 4, 2013
PCPCI

The Patient-Centered Primary Care Institute has selected 25 practices from across Oregon to participate in its first Learning Collaborative, running from January 2013–October 2013. The Learning Collaborative will incorporate multiple learning methods to maximize opportunities for the selected practices to learn from each other and from technical experts in topic areas aligned with PCPCH Standards.

The Patient Experience and Health Outcomes External Link

News - December 28, 2012
The New England Journal of Medicine
This brief article reviews and responds to common concerns about using patient experience to gauge quality of care.

Institute 2013 Learning Collaborative - Applications Closed

Announcements - November 19, 2012
PCPCI

Applications to participate in the Institute Learning Collaborative are now closed.  Practices will be selected and announced in December 2012.  If you're interested in being informed when new training opportunities arise, please sign-up for our newsletter.