When Midwifery Care Is Out of Reach
Home births in Oregon surged in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic — but insurance coverage for midwifery care is rare.
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BALA’s Next Shift
Portland-based BALA Footwear rocketed to almost immediate success in the early months of the pandemic. But a dispute between founders and its marketing team alienated its core customers, and now the startup is pivoting.
Care Scare
The shortage of direct-care workers and CNAs is going from bad to worse. How will Oregon find the labor needed to care for an aging population?
Electeds Affirm Right to Abortion in Oregon
$1 million grant to increase abortion access will be released immediately; Planned Parenthood confirms it is working to establish Ontario clinic.
Workforce Development, Farmworker Overtime Lead 2022 Legislative Agenda
The Oregon Legislature kicks off a 35-day session this week. Here’s what OB is watching.
Future of Work: Remote Working Saves OHSU Money and Space
More telecommuting means less pressure on the hospital to expand facilities.
Tech Companies Eye Telehealth Sector
The CEO of ZOOM+Care on how health care providers are adapting to the increasingly competitive telehealth space.
The Mobile Clinic
Brave Care Clinic’s mobile, pandemic-conscious approach to pediatric care may be a sign of things to come in a changing health care industry.
The Doctor Will Zoom With You Now
How telemedicine became the new normal for health care in the COVID-19 world.
First to Fight
Assisted-living facilities were hit hardest by COVID-19 fatalities, but adversity has led to a new generation of technology, techniques and best practices.