The FDA calls them ‘recalls,’ yet the targeted medical devices often ...
WEBAugust 22, 2024. In 2016, medical device giant Abbott issued a recall for its MitraClip cardiac device — “a Class I recall, the most serious type,” the FDA said. “Use of this device may cause serious injuries or death,” an FDA notice about the recall said. But neither the manufacturer nor the FDA actually recalled the device or ...
Oregon health officials suggest precautions as COVID-19 …
WEBAug 22, 2024 · Oregonians may need to take a few more COVID-19 protections this fall, as the rate of infection in the region continues to rise. On Tuesday the Oregon Health Authority urged caution, as COVID infection rates have ticked up since late May and remain elevated.. State agency data shows from July 27 to Aug. 10, around 16% of people who took a COVID test logged by the state tested positive for an ...
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WEBThe Lund Report is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit, online news source. We exist to provide people in Oregon and southwest Washington with high-quality journalism about health care that promotes awareness and understanding of pressing issues while holding government and industry accountable. Our reporting seeks to reflect and respond to ...
Medical Society Serving Four Generations Will Close
WEBNov 5, 2020 · The Medical Society of Metropolitan Portland announced on Monday that its board of trustees decided to close following a drop in revenue. The society’s four staff members will be laid off along with six contract workers, all of whom work virtually. The society, which dates to 1884, is mainly funded by member dues.
Will the American Paradigm Begin to Shift from Being ... - The …
WEBMar 4, 2015 · OPINION -- They say that once you’ve lived outside of your own country long enough, you feel like a foreigner when you return home. While living and working in Switzerland, I went to see my gynecologist in Geneva, who was educated in the U.S.
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WEBOregon behavioral health fissures add costs and block access, panel says. Oregon's notoriously fragmented system spawns administrative tasks and barriers at the expense of patients and providers, according to a panel of experts …
New pharmacy union organizes in greater Portland
WEBAug 15, 2024 · The Pharmacy Guild, a new union spearheading the effort, announced Tuesday that the pharmacy workers at the store filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to hold a vote on representation. The Vancouver Walgreens is now the seventh workplace organized by The Pharmacy Guild, according to the union.
Purpose Driven Self-Organizing Healthcare | The Lund Report
WEBJan 10, 2017 · Purpose Driven Self-Organizing Healthcare. This article is the third in a five-part series about a new model for sustainable healthcare delivery. The last article “Ashby’s law and the first step to affordable healthcare” explained why we need delivery networks as adaptable as delivery’s environment. OPINION -- All of us and everything ...
Bill seeks to curb corporate control of health care in Oregon
WEBOct 31, 2023 · Nationally, the amount raised for private equity and corporate investment in primary care practices increased from $15 million to $16 billion between 2010 and 2021 — an increase of over 100,000%, according to a January article in the New England Journal of Medicine. Backers of these deals argue they’ll mean more efficient care for patients.
Oregon Health Insurance Execs Reap Bumper Crop Of Bonuses, …
WEBCalifornia-based Kaiser Permanente, the region’s biggest health insurer and a major health care provider, operating in eight states and the District of Columbia, pays by far the most. Its CEO, Bernard Tyson, received a 47 percent pay bump in 2018, taking his pay to $15.7 million, of which $9 million was a bonus, up from 2017’s bonus of $8 ...
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