The Western PA Healthcare News Team
Legal
Department of Labor Issues New FMLA Interpretations in 2013
By Elaina Smiley The Department of Labor (DOL) is putting a lot of focus on the Family and Medical Leave ...
EMR
5 Considerations When Migrating to an EHR
By Brian O’Neill Having the right electronic health records system in place benefits healthcare providers as well as their patients. ...
Latest Issue Now Online
The latest issue of Western Pennsylvania Healthcare News is now online! Be sure to check it out and forward it onto ...
Patient Care
Hepatitis C Awareness and Screening Recommendations
By Amy N. Puntureri R.Ph May is Hepatitis Awareness Month and Giant Eagle is partnering with the American Liver Foundation ...
STAT MedEvac Aims to Reduce Trauma Deaths by Providing Plasma on Helicopters
Trauma experts at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC will launch a multi-center trial this summer to see if they can ...
Events
Dying a Good Death: Palliative Care Conference Addresses Health Care’s Final Questions
The power of contemporary medicine is strong—so strong that, at times, that sick patients and their families feel compelled to ...
TransportU—Giving Back to the Community
Great story from WPXI-TV on a local man who donates handicap accessible van. .
