The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Legal

How Salable is Your Healthcare Business?

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Ralph Manning and Beth Pearson For most entrepreneurs, their retirement plan is to sell the business and use the ...

Healthcare Administration

Hospital Zone: The Six Sigma Solution

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Jason Piatt Here’s what we know. In manufacturing, Six Sigma methodologies aim at improving overall quality by eliminating defects ...

Hospice

Wishes Granted

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Rafael J. Sciullo, MA, LCSW, MS Making a wish can be a magical process. Sometimes it involves a long-held ...

Hospice

Family Hospice Accepting Names for Celebration of Life Wall

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Family Hospice and Palliative Care, a non-profit organization that is Pennsylvania’s leading hospice provider, is accepting names for its “Celebration ...

Accountable Care Legal

The Progress and Promise of ACOs

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Mike Cassidy, Esq. Since Accountable Care Organizations (“ACO”) are one of the featured topics for the May edition of ...

Legal

Healthcare Professionals: Remember Motorcycle Safety

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Edgar Snyder, Esq. As healthcare professionals, you may have seen firsthand the devastation caused by motorcycle accidents. Even if you ...

Pediatric

Developmental Therapists—Gatekeepers for Pediatric Care

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

In medicine, general practitioners are known as the gatekeepers to the health care system. They look at the overall health ...