The Western PA Healthcare News Team
Patient Care
Consider the Conversation: A Documentary About Unintended Consequences
Consider the Conversation, a documentary about unintended consequences, takes a hard look at how we treat people at the end ...
Healthcare System
How MACRA Will Fundamentally Transform Healthcare
By Pawan Grover M.D. The Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA) is a dramatic change from the traditional “fee for service” ...
Paris Companies and CEO, David Stern, Win Third Consecutive “Smart 50” Award
Repeating its 2014 and 2015 selections, Paris Companies is honored as one of the Pittsburgh region’s best-run companies for 2016. ...
Technology
The Next Step for Excellence: The Value of Program Accreditation
By Stacey Lang, RNC, BSN, CNRN Senior VP, Corazon, Inc. Much has been written about the rapidly changing healthcare landscape, ...
Legal
Is Your Pennsylvania Trauma Facility Being Short-Changed By Workers’ Compensation Insurers?
By Sean Audley If you are a Pennsylvania Certified Trauma facility, you are invariably familiar with the significant difference in ...
People in the News
Saturday & Evening Hours Planned for Genesis Koman & Kimmell Family Practice
Genesis Koman & Kimmell Family Practice recently extended its Saturday and evening hours to accommodate patients. “We have been considering ...
Pharmaceutical
Opioid Antagonists via Nasal Spray: A Versatile Tool
By Roger Crystal, M.D. With the U.S. opioid epidemic continuing to rage, novel strategies are being implemented to mitigate the ...
