2017 Listening Tour Partner Resources

Columbia Pacific Coordinated Care Organization (CPCCO) and Greater Oregon Behavioral Health, Inc. (GOBHI)

Columbia Pacific Coordinated Care Organization has developed a program and payment model to support the ongoing work of primary care clinics to deliver Patient-Centered Primary Care Home model outcomes-based care.

Additionally, Wellness Centers, developed with GOBHI to address chronic pain and opioid addiction, are a referral resource for primary care providers:

• Ivy Avenue Wellness Center
• North Coast Pain Clinic
• Revitalize Wellness Center

Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (OAHHS)

In 2015, the Oregon Legislature, with support of the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, directed the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) to commission a study on the boarding of patients with mental illness in hospital emergency departments while they wait for a bed in an appropriate setting. OHA released the report in February of 2017.

HB 2023 of the 2015 legislative session required all inpatient psychiatric hospitals to develop and follow policies related to assessment, lay caregivers, and discharge. OAHHS developed guidelines to inform hospitals with inpatient psychiatric units on the new provisions in the law and established rules, which hospitals have implemented. Along with the guidelines, OAHHS with the help of National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and other stakeholders developed a patient-friendly brochure to help the patient better understand what to expect before, during and after the discharge process.

With the passage of HB 3090 from the 2017 legislative session OAHHS will develop and assist hospitals in implementing emergency department policies for the release from a hospital's emergency department of a patient that presents with a behavioral health crisis, including suicide prevention measures. OAHHS will again develop guidelines to assist hospitals to implement the law and rules and will work to develop patient-facing messaging to ensure everyone is aware of the release process.

For more information, contact: Katie Harris, Director of Rural Health &Program Management at kharris@oahhs.org | (503) 479-6027

Oregon Health Authority (OHA) Health Policy and Analytics Division, Office of Behavioral Health Policy

The 2017 Listening Tour's most requested stakeholder partner was the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) Division of Health Policy and Analytics' Office of Behavioral Health Policy. Jackie Fabrick, Behavioral Health Policy Analyst provided co-authorship of the 2017 report.

Additional behavioral health resource information from OHA includes:

Behavioral Health Collaborative (BHC)

In 2016, OHA created the BHC to develop future behavioral health system recommendations for Oregon. The BHC is made up of peer support services, advocates, counties, behavioral health providers, courts, Oregon Department of Human Services, Oregon's coordinated care organizations, hospitals, education, law enforcement, and tribal representatives. Following the 2016 BHCC Recommendation Report, six workgroups were formed to address the identified areas for improvement. More information on the workgroups as well as data and mapping tools can be found in the above link.

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)

Twenty-five million dollars in planning grants were available to states to develop applications to participate in a two-year CCBHC demonstration program. Oregon applied for, and was awarded a planning grant. In December 2016, Oregon was selected as one of eight demonstration states. The above link includes the following:

• Demonstration Advisory Group information
• Certification and compliance materials
• Data collection and analysis resources

Oregon Performance Plan

In response to a 1999 Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation, OHA collaborated with DOJ to create a state performance plan to improve and monitor mental health services for adults with serious and persistent mental illness. More detail on the Plan and data gathering is available at the above link.

2017 Listening Tour Partner Resources

Oregon Health Authority Office of Health Information Technology (OHIT)

Timely access to health information supports providers to improve communications, coordination and efficiencies for patient-centered care, across health care settings. OHIT projects and initiatives strive to serve patients and providers in all areas of Oregon.

The Oregon Common Credentialing Program (OCCP), established by Senate Bill 604  in 2013, will centralize the collection and verification of credentialing information for Oregon health care practitioners via Medversant's ProviderSource and Client Portal. The OCCP will be mandated for use beginning Nov. 4, 2018.

OHA is developing a state-level Provider Directory that will contain the information providers need to securely communicate and exchange patient information. It will also provide a single source of authoritative provider information, such as contact information, clinic affiliations, licensing data, etc. that can support the operations and analytics needs of health care organizations.

Funding available for rural hospitals to implement EDIE and PDMP

To assist Type A and Type B rural hospitals, the Oregon Research & Education Foundation, a 501c3 subsidiary of the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, has funding available from OHA for the implementation of Emergency Department Information Exchange (EDIE) and/or Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP).  Find funding details and application information here.

Oregon Medical Board (OMB)

The OMB staff review all incoming license applications for their intended practice location. If the physician or physician assistant indicates an intended practice address that is on the Oregon Office of Rural Health list of rural and frontier locations, those applications are flagged, prioritized and expedited. This helps providers begin practicing in rural and frontier Oregon faster.

Oregon State Board of Nursing (OSBN)

Statement from the OSBN:

While the Board has had multiple discussions related to the Nurse Licensure Compact, which allows nurses to have one multistate license with the ability to practice in their home state and in other compact member states, the Board voted not to endorse the concept as significant opposition was voiced by Oregon Nurses Association without any offsetting voice of support.

For additional information about the OSBN's work, please visit their website. Resource links include:

• Licensure applications and certification information
• Scope of practice information
• Publications

Oregon Center for Nursing (OCN)

The Oregon Center for Nursing facilitates research and resources for Oregon's nursing workforce. Resources on choosing nursing as a career and recent publications such as a 2018 report on Aging Trends in Oregon's Nursing Workforce are available on their website.

2017 Listening Tour Partner Resources

Oregon Medical Board (OMB)

During the past two years, the Medical Director of the OMB has met with rural providers in Redmond, Roseburg, Seaside, and Lakeview to discuss the challenge of treating chronic pain and prioritize making resources available for rural providers and their patients. The Board published a booklet, Cultural Competency: A Practical Guide for Medical Professionals, in 2017 and distributed it to 17,000 licensees in Oregon. The booklet includes sections specific to caring for rural Oregonians, and features additional resources on caring for patients who have varied backgrounds in health literacy, language, ethnicity, race, and religion.

Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network (ORPRN)

Through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Accountable Health Communities Initiative, ORPRN is launching a project on social determinants of health screening in Crook, Curry, Deschutes, Hood River, Jackson, Jefferson Josephine, Wasco and Yamhill counties in 2018.