Co-op organizers hope to create community of doctors, patients -The Times (Oregon)

Tigard resident Tony McCormick sees a need for better health care in Portland. And he has a plan. McCormick, a medical software writer by day, has founded Patient/Physician...

Tigard resident Tony McCormick sees a need for better health care in Portland. And he has a plan. McCormick, a medical software writer by day, has founded Patient/Physician Cooperative — Portland, a health care co-op that brings physicians and patients together in a way that makes it easier for ever

Tigard resident Tony McCormick sees a need for better health care in Portland. And he has a plan.

McCormick, a medical software writer by day, has founded Patient/Physician Cooperative — Portland, a health care co-op that brings physicians and patients together in a way that makes it easier for everyone involved, McCormick said.

“We have successful health care co-ops in Houston and North Carolina, but here in Portland we have a much better understanding of co-ops and I thought, ‘Well, this is silly. We should start one here, too.”

The group is hosting its first meeting in Tigard next week.

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