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OMA Medicine in Oregon Fall 2015

Volume 8, Number 4 Fall 2015 © 2015 by the Oregon Medical Association. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, any information storage or retrieval system, without permission from the publisher. www.TheOMA.org Policy | Community | Practice MEDICINE in Oregon FROM THE PRESIDENT 4 OMA Provides Solutions in Uncertain Times FROM THE DESK OF BRYAN BOEHRINGER 6 Protecting the Delivery of Quality Health Care is on All of Us MEMBERSHIP MATTERS 9 Upcoming Events & Member Resources STUDENT NEWS 10 OHSU Medical Students Take to Salem for Children and Skin Cancer Prevention 12 OHSU Program Helps Students Excel at End-of-Life Care FEATURE 14 Advocacy in Action: OMA at Work for You in Salem QUALITY FOCUS 22 Q Corp Tackles the Total Cost of Care in Oregon WORKFORCE SURVEY 24 Oregon Physician Workforce Survey, Health Care Issues and Physician Well-Being Brief INSURANCE INSIGHTS 26 Enhancing Vaccination Compliance, Pandemic Preparedness and Endoscope Reprocessing PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS 28 Oregon Physician Assistants Continue Successful Journey for a Strong Voice on Medical Teams AMA NEWS 30 How Physicians Will Steer Implementation of the SGR Repeal Law PRACTICAL MATTERS 32 Have You Had a Financial Health Checkup? 11 14 OMEF Future of Medicine Scholarship Party Hosts 600 Guests 2015 Legislative Highlights OMA Editorial Staff Shannon Grosswiler Carla McKelvey, MD Mark Bonanno, JD, MPH Joy Conklin Submissions We welcome and encourage our members to contribute to Medicine in Oregon. For more information, contact Shannon Grosswiler (503) 619-8125 shannon@theoma.org Advertising & Design by LLM Publications PO Box 91099 Portland, OR 97291 (503) 445-2220 | (800) 647-1511 www.AssociationPublications.com Graphic Design Juliette Miratsky Advertising Sales Dan Hartzog Paul Vollmer Published quarterly by Oregon Medical Association 11740 SW 68th Pkwy, Ste 100 Portland, OR 97223 (503) 619-8000 fax (503) 619-0609 www.theOMA.org oma@theOMA.org ON THE COVER Cindy Madden (center), business manager of Baker Allergy, Asthma, Dermatology, testified on the Virtual Credit Card Transparency Bill in Salem. Also pictured, OMA members Drs. Jim and Diane Baker.


OMA Medicine in Oregon Fall 2015
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