Oregon Business - Health care This file is an RSS 2.0 file, please see: http://www.alpineinternet.com/rss for more info. Stories from Oregon Business Magazine /.docs/action/subscribe/master/_xml_/folder/10018/pg/10002/f/subscribe.rss en-us (c)2008, Oregon Business Magazine, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:46:39 PST 15 Panel says expand Oregon Health Plan to cover all kids, more adults Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.oregonbusiness.com/.docs/story_id/34068/pg/453 Many work to design most efficient hospital in Springfield Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:00:00 PST http://www.oregonbusiness.com/.docs/story_id/34062/pg/453 Nurses remain recession-proof Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:00:00 PST http://www.oregonbusiness.com/.docs/action/detail/rid/34037/folder/10018/pg/10002 While many employees throughout Oregon are losing their jobs or worried about keeping employed, nurses are proving to be immune to the sick economy. State wins case against Merck Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:00:00 PST http://www.oregonbusiness.com/.docs/action/detail/rid/33334/folder/10018/pg/10002 Oregon’s lead role in a record-breaking settlement with Merck & Co. over deceptive marketing for the anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx represents the latest skirmish in an ongoing campaign against Big Pharma that has earned the state more than $8.5 million. Easy, low-cost ways to keep employees healthier Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:00:00 PST http://www.oregonbusiness.com/.docs/action/detail/rid/32630/folder/10018/pg/10002 Let’s be honest, there is only so much an ergonomically friendly office chair can do to promote health. Graphic: Best Companies stress wellness despite low importance to employees Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:00:00 PST http://www.oregonbusiness.com/.docs/action/detail/rid/31947/folder/10018/pg/10002 Of the 312 employers who participated in our 2008 100 Best survey, less than half provide an on-site fitness facility or subsidize fitness center membership for their employees, in constrast to the 100 Best Companies Deal Watch: HemCon acquires a global reach Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:00:00 PST http://www.oregonbusiness.com/.docs/action/detail/rid/32160/folder/10018/pg/10002 From tiny shrimp shells mighty companies grow. HemCon Medical Technologies, maker of the blood-stopping bandage used on battlefields that was developed with the Oregon Medical Laser Center and Providence St. Vincent’s Hospital, has made its first acquisition. Next: Hybrid heart stent Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:00:00 PST http://www.oregonbusiness.com/.docs/action/detail/rid/32161/folder/10018/pg/10002 Tiny, stainless steel lattice tubes have been propping coronary arteries open since the 1980s, but never without triggering reactions in some patients that are worse than untreated heart disease. OHSU cuts deeply after cap decision Sat, 01 Mar 2008 08:00:00 PST http://www.oregonbusiness.com/.docs/action/detail/rid/31785/folder/10018/pg/10002 Oregon Health & Science University is planning for an estimated $150 million in cuts over the next five years following an Oregon Supreme Court ruling that eliminated a $200,000 malpractice liability cap. Next: OHSU's $5,000 mouse... Sat, 01 Dec 2007 08:00:00 PST http://www.oregonbusiness.com/.docs/action/detail/rid/29781/folder/10018/pg/10002 It’s a tricky thing to talk up a mouse without getting cheesy. Second Story: Leaving the bar for the couch... Thu, 01 Nov 2007 07:00:00 PST http://www.oregonbusiness.com/.docs/action/detail/rid/29497/folder/10018/pg/10002 As Jeff Rogers will point out, lawyers and therapists generally have very different personalities. Yet he’s managed to earn the title “counselor” in both fields. Health care resource links Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 PST http://www.oregonbusiness.com/.docs/action/detail/rid/10273/folder/10018/pg/10002