The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Nursing

Advocacy In Nursing

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Verlia M. Brown, MA, RN, BC In today’s healthcare system, one of the newest phrases is “advocacy in nursing.” ...

Insurance

Medicare Specialists of Pittsburgh: An Agency that You Know and Can Trust

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

From time to time, we like to spotlight great organizations across the region. This month we draw your attention to Medicare ...

Technology

Changing Healthcare Regulations Increase Need for More Agile Technologies 

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By Randy Hickel In 2014, new regulations for electronic health records (EHRs) will apply to Medicare and Medicaid providers. To ...

Nursing

Top Ten Things Nurse’s Should Know About Providing End of Life Care

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

At some point in your nursing career, you will encounter a patient who is dying.  Care for that patient is ...

Education

LaRoche Classes Now Forming!

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team
Nursing

Massachusetts General Hospital Leaders Share Secrets to Improved Patient Care

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Top hospital executives explain narrative model in new STTI book Hospitals are filled with doctors, nurses, and other health professionals ...

HIPAA

The Cost of Noncompliance

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

HIPAA Security Rule Audits, Breaches on the Rise By Shawn Piatek for PrecisionBS One glance at the headlines on seemingly any ...