The Western PA Healthcare News Team
Drug & Alcohol Treatment
Do You Want to Get Well?
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
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
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
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
By Kathleen Ganster Keeping the quality in patient care while working with less funding seems to be an overriding theme ...
Poor Health: A Frayed Safety Net
More than a quarter of the hospitals in the Pittsburgh area closed in the first decade of the 21s century, ...
Events
A Patient Centered Approach to Achieving Value in Health Care
How to Reduce Costs While Delivering Ideal Outcomes and Experiences Achieving value in today’s healthcare environment requires improving outcomes and ...
