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Columbia Pacific CCO Integrates Behavioral Health to Network
During 2019, Columbia Pacific
CCO will be building the infrastructure
needed to further its mission to coor-
dinate and integrate care for its mem-
bers. Integrating physical health, mental
health, and addictions benefits under the
Columbia Pacific CCO umbrella will
lower barriers to coordinating care for
substance use and mental health treat-
ment, and will broaden the network of
providers to offer more patient choice
and improve access to care.
A “sister” CCO, Jackson Care
Connect (JCC) (also a CareOregon com-
pany), has successfully made a similar
transition. Member engagement with be-
havioral health clinics in JCC improved
Columbia Pacific Coordinated
Care Organization is pleased to an-
nounce the integration of their behav-
ioral health care network to further im-
prove and expand access to care during
2019. The provider network, formally
managed by Greater Oregon Behavioral
Health (GOBHI), will now be managed,
strengthened, and expanded by Colum-
bia Pacific CCO.
“This is a strategic opportunity
to bring the best available resources to
the community in order to integrate and
coordinate services; this is what Co-
lumbia Pacific CCO is known for” says
Mimi Haley, executive director of Co-
lumbia Pacific CCO.
VHS Spring Sports continued from page 12
Barbora Kvapilova won the
high jump with a PR of 4’6” and Abby
Coleman placed 2 nd . Kvapilova also
won the long jump with Abby Cole-
man finishing 3 rd and Isabelle Coleman
taking 6 th . Reynolds finished 6 th in the
triple jump.
Starr McKinnis took 3 rd in the
discus and 5 th in the shot put.
Softball – The Lady Loggers are cur-
rently in 1 st place in Special District 1
with a 3-0 league record and a 5-2 re-
cord over all.
Vernonia participated in the
Rocket Invite tournament at Pilot Rock
during Spring Break, splitting their four
games. The Lady Loggers defeated
Lost River 6-3 and won 14-1 against
hosts Pilot Rock, and fell to Grant
Union 16-0 and Enterprise 11-3.
The Lady Loggers home game
against Portland Christian was called
off due to rain on April 2. Vernonia
has an upcoming home doubleheader
against St. Paul on April 12.
Baseball – The Vernonia boys remain
winless on the season with an 0-6 re-
cord and are 0-2 in Special District 1
play.
Vernonia played in the Ridge-
field Raptors Tournament over Spring
Break, falling to Portland Christian 10-
0, Gaston 12-5, and Willamina 11-0.
The Loggers will face St. Paul
in a doubleheader at home on April 12.
by 40 percent. They also saw improved
member experiences and utilization of
needed services.
“We know that mental ill-
ness and substance-use disorders are
chronic conditions and we aim to build
a comprehensive, trauma-informed, lo-
cal community-oriented continuum of
coordinated care for supportive recov-
ery,” says Safina Koreishi, MD, medical
director of Columbia Pacific CCO. “We
know that individuals with chronic men-
tal illnesses have shortened life-spans,
and intend to create a network that en-
sures access to preventive and on-going
integrated care to meet their physical,
oral, and behavioral health needs.”
“The behavioral health network
integration is expected to be complete
by early summer, 2019,” Haley contin-
ues. “Safety and continuity of care for
members and a seamless transition for
providers are our primary objectives.
We are actively working to contract
with the same network of providers
that GOBHI had, while also look-
ing for ways to improve quality and
expand services for greater access to
mental health and addictions recovery
services. We are also adding new staff
to help behavioral health providers in
each county improve and expand ser-
vices through on-site technical assis-
tance, operational improvements, inte-
grated care coordination models, learn-
ing collaboratives, and other supports
they may request.”
Columbia Pacific CCO has been
working for the last seven years in lo-
cal communities to integrate care plans
and coordination between primary care,
behavioral health, and hospitals, as well
as with social safety net providers. Inte-
grating physical and behavioral health
benefits at Columbia Pacific CCO will
accelerate the opportunities to continue
to transform care and health in each
community.
The overall vision of Columbia
Pacific CCO is helping those in need
reach their highest potential by provid-
ing services that support their social,
emotional, and physical health.
For information, contact Patti
Atkins, (503) 961-2535, atkinsp@careo-
regon.org.
About Columbia Pacific
Coordinated Care Organization
Established in September, 2012, Co-
lumbia Pacific CCO coordinates health
services for more than 23,000 Oregon
Health Plan members in Columbia,
Clatsop, and Tillamook counties. For
more information, please visit www.col-
pachealth.org.
Vernonia School Board Meetings are held on the second
Thursday of each month. The next School Board Meeting is
scheduled for April 11 at 6:00 pm at Mist School.
NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING
A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the Vernonia School District 47J,
Columbia County, State of Oregon, on the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2019 to
June 30, 2020, will be held at 1000 Missouri Street, Vernonia Oregon.
The meeting will take place on May 2, 2019 at 6:00 PM
The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message. This is a public meeting
where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place.
An additional, separate meeting of the Budget Committee will be held to take public
comment. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed programs
with the Budget Committee. The meeting for public comment will be on: Date: May
9, 2019 Time: 6:00 PM Location: 1000 Missouri Street, Vernonia Oregon in the
library upstairs.
A copy of the budget document may be inspected or obtained on or after May 2, 2019
at 1000 Missouri Street, Vernonia Oregon, school district office, between the hours of
8:00 AM and 4:00 PM.
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