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New study shows how supplemental support bolsters results
SEATTLE — A new study, “A Randomized Trial of External Practice Support to Improve Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Primary Care.” shares evidence that with supplemental support, primary care clinics can improve blood pressure care and lower the risk of cardiovascular disease. The study was published in the Annals of Family Medicine. Comagine Health participated in Healthy Hearts Northwest, an EvidenceNOW: Advancing Heart Health initiative, which aimed to help smaller primary care practices effectively integrate evidence-based approaches to improving cardiovascular care outcomes.
The study team tested various combinations of strategies and support to discover which…
CDC-funded study to pilot new overdose prevention strategy within state prison system
PORTLAND, Ore. — More than 75 percent of incarcerated women in Oregon’s state prison system require treatment for a substance use disorder. Further, according to Elizabeth Needham Waddell, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health, opioid overdose is a leading cause of death following prison release.
“We know from experiences in other states, that women are at a…
Local partners author report on health equity across Portland Metro Region. The Healthy Columbia Willamette Collaborative (HCWC) and Comagine Health announce the findings of a 2016-2019 community health needs assessment (CHNA). The Collaborative's CHNA seeks to highlight the community's health needs across the quad-county region, including Clark County, Washington, and Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties of Oregon.
PORTLAND, Ore. & VANCOUVER, Wash. — The Healthy Columbia…
New leadership team poised to position industry leader for future success
The Idaho Academy of Family Physicians Names Kelly McGrath 2019 Family Physician of the Year
BOISE, Idaho — Comagine Health’s medical director Kelly McGrath, M.D., was named as… more
This designation allows NQIICs to bid on Task Orders over the next five years.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services selected Comagine Health as a Prime awardee of the… more
Life-saving drug prevents overdose from various opioids
BOSTON — A new research study led by Boston Medical Center’s Injury Prevention Center and Grayken Center for Addiction… more
Assessing health care performance using local claims data is part of a larger project to identify the effect of health systems on economic and clinical performance.
Two organizations dedicated to improving health care merge under Comagine Health name
A combined, 500-person, national nonprofit health care consulting firm has been created from… more
Advocate for improved health care delivery through information technology brings extensive experience to leadership role
”Compare Your Care” Website Enables Consumers to Compare Primary Care Practices’ Cost and Quality Scores
Portland, Ore. — HealthInsight has released Oregon’s first public… more
Former chief medical officer for Washington State Health Care Authority brings extensive health care transformation experience
SEATTLE — Qualis Health, one of the nation’s… more
Five-year contract award to provide continuing utilization management services and new quality improvement activities for Medicaid participants
WASHINGTON — Qualis Health has… more