The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Wellness

Homeopathy for the Pain in You

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By Michelle S. Fielding, WHE As a morning runner with my 10-year old Australian Shepherd, Hines, I look forward to ...

Legal

Think Twice About “Maximum Medical Leave” Employee Policies

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By Antoinette Oliver and Elaina Smiley The recent $1.35 million settlement that Princeton HealthCare System must pay to former employees ...

Drug & Alcohol Treatment

Do You Want to Get Well?

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Addiction is a disease where the patient controls the outcomes By Michael Campbell In 1956 the American Medical Association declared ...

Medical Devices

Key Factors at Play in Producing Sterile Medical Equipment

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The recent closing of several research facilities by the Center for Disease Control has led the University of Pittsburgh Medical ...

The Essential Risk Management Tool for Discussing Medical Care to Patients and Family Members

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As an employee in health care you’re informed early in your career to use simple language and avoid medical jargon ...

Legal

Health Care Employers Should Prepare for Overtime Changes

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By Gary M. Sanderson Health care employers are increasingly facing liability for failing to pay workers overtime wages as required ...

A Better Way to Pay for Healthcare

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By Kathleen Ganster Keeping the quality in patient care while working with less funding seems to be an overriding theme ...