The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Caregivers

Checklist for Sibling Family Caregivers

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

The following checklist can help siblings better manage the care of their senior loved ones. —Identify and list the needs ...

Legal

U.S. Physician Practices Spend Four Times As Much As Payer Administrative Money As Canadian Counterparts

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

A commonwealth fund supported studies reported some key findings: 1. Physician practices in the United States spent $82,975.00 per physician ...

Technology

Consumer-Grade vs. Hospital Grade: How to Ensure Your Healthcare Facility Meets a High Standard of Safety and Satisfaction

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Dan Nathan, Vice President and General Manager, TeleHealth Services With television no longer being exclusive to the domestic home, ...

Events Seminar

What’s on the Horizon—Meaningful Use, Security & Privacy, 5010 and Insurance Exchanges & More!

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

On Friday, August 26, at the Regional Learning Alliance, in Cranberry, PA, the Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the HFMA will host ...

Workshop

For Nurses Workshop: Teamwork Principles with Infusion of TeamSTEPPS Concepts

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

On Sept. 17, 2011, RTConnections will present a nursing workshop from 8am-12pm at the Sewall Center on the Robert Morris ...

Who’s Thinking About the Consumers?

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

On Tuesday, the stock market dropped another 265 points as mounting concerns about the U.S. Economy continues to worry Wall ...

Technology

New Technology/Equipment Acquisitions: Balancing Needs vs. Wants

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

In today’s rapidly-changing market for healthcare landscape, choices about what technology or new equipment to evaluate, if and when to ...