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DOC health services briefing: off‑site care backlog, MOUD redesign and EHR rollout delays
Summary
Deputy Director Heidi Stewart told a legislative subcommittee March 11 that Oregon DOC health services faces shortages of permanent clinicians, rising contract nurse costs, bottlenecks in off‑site specialty care, and medication management challenges that are prompting a redesign of the MOUD program and a staged EHR rollout.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Heidi Stewart, deputy director of the Oregon Department of Corrections and interim health services assistant director, told the Public Safety Subcommittee on March 11 that health services is under strain from staffing shortages, high pharmaceutical costs and scheduling backlogs for off‑site specialty care, and described planned changes including an EHR rollout and MOUD program redesign.
"Pharmaceutical costs continue to have a significant impact on expenses," Stewart told the committee. She said hepatitis C antivirals, long‑acting injectable antipsychotics, biologics and oncology drugs account for a large share of pharmacy spending and that those…
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