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@mentalhealthpdx- RT @parisreview: “The most important lesson is also the most ironic.” —Ken Kesey theparisreview.org/interviews/183…
about 4 hours ago - RT @SallyQYates: My first tweet as a private citizen. Read my op-ed responding to AG Sessions on the need for criminal justice reform https…
about 4 hours ago - RT @TrueNkenge: A day to celebrate Lolenzo Poe formerly of @PPSConnect, and @ULPDX as Board Chair. He is a leader, a brotha & a mentor to m…
about 4 hours ago - RT @StreetRoots: Director’s Desk: With #Oregon Legislature ignoring housing crisis, local progress is crucial @IsraelBayer https://t.co/WeV…
about 4 hours ago - RT @GoodintheHood2: Thank you for your continuous support and love. #UnityInTheCommunity #GITHPDX2017
about 4 hours ago - @ABraskey @A_New_Freedom Doctors (& dentists) are a big part of the problem.
about 4 hours ago - Told no we don't need your hospital in Oregon, out of state private psych corp sues Oregon Health Authority: globenewswire.com/news-release/2…
about 18 hours ago - @ABraskey @A_New_Freedom Yeah. Probably a better idea is to stop using heroin.
about 19 hours ago - Multnomah County's response to homelessness is a strategic & measurable failure - thelundreport.org/content/multno…
about 19 hours ago - Last year alone, more Americans died from a drug overdose than were lost fighting the war in Vietnam. wnyc.org/story/60f12016…
about 1 day ago - Nationally, 61% of female and 44% of male federal prison inmates suffer from some form of mental health condition. usat.ly/2tt3Kx7
about 1 day ago - @A_New_Freedom Think of something MORE stigmatized. The recovery message has many powerful and thoughtless enemies.
about 1 day ago - @A_New_Freedom Recovery is the least expensive & most effective model of crime prevention.
about 1 day ago - @A_New_Freedom Recovery is the solution. TX may be a part of recovery - not essential for everyone. Do community le… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
about 1 day ago - @A_New_Freedom Interdicting opium growers was the prime political purpose of the Taiiban. They saved millions of li… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
about 1 day ago - “The number of people overdosing is skyrocketing, and we have no indication that we’ve reached the peak.” nyti.ms/2sTp8yu
about 2 days ago - “I’ve helped him out because that could be me, or that could be my son out there tomorrow.” registerguard.com/rg/news/local/…
about 2 days ago - RT @PoppotGroup: For some drug deaths, pot is the gateway, for others marijuana is the direct road to suicide. We mourn these losses: https…
about 2 days ago - RT @thehill: HIV/AIDS advisors who quit Trump council bash GOP ObamaCare repeal bill: "It will kill people" hill.cm/6ldNCZh https:/…
about 2 days ago - Note: treatment isn't recovery - treatment professionals typically have only second-hand knowledge of recovery theguardian.com/us-news/2017/j…
about 2 days ago
- RT @parisreview: “The most important lesson is also the most ironic.” —Ken Kesey theparisreview.org/interviews/183…
Tag Archives: CCOs
CCO set to yank clients from Jackson County Mental Health
Mail Tribune, Dec. 21, 2016 A major client of Jackson County Mental Health is pulling its patients – putting a halt to the county’s ambitious plans for expansion and new hires. Whether layoffs will result because of the reduction in … Continue reading
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Tagged AllCare, CCOs, ColumbiaCare, Jackson Care Connect, Jackson County Mental Health, Kairos, Oregon Health Plan
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Price of Addiction: New prescribing standards aim to reduce opioid dependence
Portland Business Journal, Dec. 1, 2015 A group of more than a dozen hospitals, clinics and Coordinated Care Organizations announced Tuesday they will adopt a community-wide standard for the safe prescribing of opioids in order to combat an epidemic of … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, CCOs, opioids, OxyContin, prescription drug abuse, Price of Addiction, vicodin
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Two reports use Medicaid patients’ ratings to evaluate CCOs
The Bulletin, August 20. 2015 Two new reports shed light on aspects of Oregon’s Medicaid program their authors say don’t get enough attention: the experiences of those using the program. READ – OCPP Report Oregon – CCO Quality, 7-24-15 (Report … Continue reading
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Tagged CAHPS, CCOs, medicaid, Oregon Health Authority, Oregon Health Plan
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