OHN News Archives

September/October 2011
Participant Profile: Greater Oregon Behavioral Health Inc (GOBHI)
Also: 12 Best Practices for Health IT Spotlight: Best Practice 2, Collaboration; OHN telehealth video conferencing hosted solution combines three areas of expertise for seamless experience; Oregon Passport to Health IT: Quality Connection
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July/August 2011
Participant Profile: Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon
Also: 12 Best Practice Areas: #1 Strategy and Planning; OHN launches sponsorship program and welcomes Polycom; The OMA hosts series devoted to
health information technology education; California Telemedicine and eHealth Center prepares organizations for program implementation
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May/June 2011

Participant Profile: Columbia Memorial Hospital
Also: FCC announces extension to Pilot Program; Leveraging 12 Health IT Best Practice Areas; State's plan for exchange of information on schedule; Monica Koiv joins OHN as Account Manager; Years of work yields nod to inter-state fiber connection.
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March/April 2011

Participant Profile: Silverton Hospital Network
Also: OHN supported by full Oregon delegation; Triple Aim initiative frames best practices for implementation; TAO one of 26 to receive grant; National Broadband Map tracks connection service and availability; Annual OHN participation fees to Increase July 1, 2011
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January/February 2011

Participant Profile: Siletz Community Health Clinic
Also: OHN formally requests 6-month RHCPP extension; Fire destroys north coast OHN provider site; 2010: A year of growth, change and acknowledgement
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August/September 2010

Participant Profile: Outside In
Also: FCC Announces Changes to Broadband Plan; HITOC Travels Statewide for Public Input; New Participant and Vendor Portal; and more
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June/July 2010

Participant Profile: Mid-Columbia Medical Center
Also: New OHN Volunteer Stakeholder Council; Crossroads of Telehealth in Rural Communities; Asante CEO Awarded; and more
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April/May 2010

National Broadband Plan Addresses Health Care
Also: Remembering Our Friend and Colleague, Nate Arbogast; Participant Profile: PeaceHealth, and more
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February/March 2010

FCC Extends Deadline for Rural Health Care Pilot Program (RHCPP)
Also: Blue Mountain Community College Simulation Lab; Establishing Anchor Tenants, and more
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January 2010

OHN Launches Network Operations Center; Participant Profle: La Pine Community Clinic
Also: Year in review from President of Board; Volunteer Profile; the FCC RHCPP Process and more
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November 2009

Oregon Health IT Extension Program: Obtaining stimulus funds for health information technology
Also: OHN's first state-wide stakeholder's meeting; RFP Update and more
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October 2009
Participant Profile: Oregon Coast Community College
Also: OHN IT infrastructure & portals; HITOC Update; New Staff; RFP Update
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September 2009
Progress at the OHN NOC
Also: Reimbursement for Telemedicine (SB 24); Volunteer Spotlight: Ed Parker; RFP Update
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July/August 2009
Participant Profile: Wallowa Memorial Connects to OHN
Also: The New Face of Telehealth in Oregon; RFP3 Update; Volunteer Spotlight:Sandy Olsen
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June 2009
OHN Deemed Sustainable: The nuts and bolts behind OHN’s sustainability plan
Also: RFP Updates; Partner Profile: Northwest Regional Telehealth;
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May 2009
Technical Plan for OHN by Technology Committee Co-Chair, Ed Parker
Also: FCC Funding Approved; The Robot Doctor Will See You Now
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April 2009
Oregon’s Next Generation of Healthcare
Also: FCC Project Update; The Hospital’s Perspective: OHSU; Senate Bill 24: The Long Road to Telemedicine Reimbursement
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March 2009
Leadership & Focus: Announcing New Executive Director, Kim A. Lamb
Also: 29 Par ticipants Request Bids for over 300 Sites; Find your calling in OHN; Vision and viability are born in the board room
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