The Western PA Healthcare News Team

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Clinical Care

Value-Based Care Hacks: Low-Cost Wins for Independent Practices

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Value-based care sounds great on paper—better outcomes, happier patients, shared savings. But for independent practices, it often feels like a ...

Patient Experience

The Consumerization of Care: Are Patients Your New Competition?

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

The healthcare game is changing—and it’s not just insurers or regulators rewriting the rules. Patients, armed with Fitbits, Google, and ...

Patient Care

How Long Can Dental Veneers Last? The Truth Behind the Smile

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

The Lifespan of Dental Veneers – What You Need to Know In just a few visits, dental veneers may completely ...

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Patient Care Technology

Staffing Smarter: How Data-Driven Scheduling Cuts Burnout and Costs

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Healthcare staffing is a pressure cooker. Nurses are clocking 12-hour shifts back-to-back, physicians are stretched thin across clinics, and administrators ...

Patient Care

How to Transition from Rehab to Sober Living

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Recovering from addiction is a journey that does not end when rehab is over. The transition from a structured rehabilitation ...

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Clinical Care

The Micro-Hospital Boom: Can Small-Scale Facilities Solve Rural Healthcare Gaps?

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Rural America is bleeding healthcare access. Since 2005, over 100 rural hospitals have shuttered, leaving communities scrambling for emergency care ...

Patient Care

Duquesne University and CVS Pharmacy® Team up to Help Address Pharmacist Shortage

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Collaboration removes financial barriers to higher education and supports talent pipeline for future pharmacists Duquesne University and CVS Pharmacy®, a ...