December 2014 – Oregon Mental Health Archive

Price of Addiction: Oregon ERs now know exactly how often you’ve visited, received painkillers

December 17, 2014

Portland Business Journal, Dec 17, 2014 All but two Oregon hospitals are on board, or almost so, with a new online information exchange that is already giving emergency room doctors a tool to better assess patients and prevent drug seeking. Already, ER doctors are hailing the Emergency Department Information Exchange as an invaluable tool. At […]

Price of Addiction: How a Hillsboro doctor’s back pain program could reduce painkiller use

December 15, 2014

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Portland Business Journal, Dec. 15, 2014 After Dr. Bruce Farmer herniated a disc in his back about 10 years ago, he underwent two back surgeries but found no relief from his pain. So he developed his own exercise therapy program and it worked. He has devoted his career since then to developing solutions for back […]