Mission Statement: 

OAHHS provides leadership in health policy, advocacy and comprehensive member services that stregthen the quality, viability and capacity of Oregon hospitals to best serve our communities.

OAHHS 2008-2009 Strategic Planning Task Force:

• Peter Rapp, OHSU Hospital, SPTF Chair
• Carol Kunau, RN, Adventist Medical Center
• Eric Buckland, West Valley Hospital
• Gary Pulsipher, Silverton Hospital
• Julie Manning, Samaritan Health Services
• Mike Bonetto, Cascade Healthcare Community
• Pam Vukovich, Legacy Health System

 Key Strategic Issues:

1. Access
2. Workforce
3. Community Engagement and Accountability
4. Clinical Quality
5. Cost
6. Finance & Reimbursement

Goal: Every Oregonian has access to medically-necessary health care services.

Objectives:

1. Stabilize and expand access for people in all geographic regions through a delivery system that
   1. responds to the characteristics and needs of patients; and
   2. provides services to meet those needs.
2. Broaden access to community-based inpatient and outpatient mental health.

Goal: Oregon hospitals have appropriate staff to deliver high quality health care.

Objectives:

1. Increase knowledge and understanding of statewide health care workforce needs;
2. Create a positive environment to make Oregon attractive to providers; and
3. Address workforce licensing issues to provide high quality, cost-effective health care.

Goal: Oregon hospitals are integral and trusted partners in achieving healthier communities.

Objectives:

1. Increase awareness of hospitals' contributions as key community partners, employers and critical economic engines;
2. Create community understanding of hospital contributions beyond emergency services and treating the uninsured; and
3. Drive community collaboration to improve the health of the community.

Goal: Oregon hospitals provide quality health care services that meet or exceed national benchmarks.

Objectives:

1. Based on publically-reported data, adopt Oregon hospital quality standards, set benchmarks and communicate these efforts to stakeholders; and
2. Lead statewide adoption of IOM aims: equitable, timely, effective, efficient, patient-centered and safe.

Goal: Oregon hospitals will reduce health care cost inflation in collaboration with patients, providers, purchasers and insurers.

Objectives:

In order to impact the cost of hospital care, the following elements must be addressed:

1. Reduce the cost of services provided;
2. Reduce the need for hospital services;
3. Promote appropriate collaboration and coordination among hospitals to avoid duplication of high acuity services; and
4. Promote efficacious and appropriate care through the use of evidence-based medicine.

Goal: Oregon hospitals receive fair, adequate and sustainable reimbursement from public and private payers.

Objectives:

1.  Advocate for payment reform that fosters provision of the right care at the right time, in the right place by the right level of provider;
2.  Advocate for funding mechanisms that are broad-based, equitable and sustainable; and
3. Seek opportunities to gain additional/enhanced federal matching funds for state dollars supporting health-related services.