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Celtic Healthcare: Educating Communities About Palliative Care Services

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Kathleen Ganster Healthcare may mean medicine and nurses, but it may also mean a 160- pound furry creature.  Life ...

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre to Premiere First-Ever Autism-Friendly Performance of “The Nutcracker”

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Christopher Cussat This December, the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT) will premiere its first-ever, autism-friendly production of “The Nutcracker.” The performance ...

Strategy and Management Counseling

Integrating Cost Saving Strategies into Service Line Co-Management Agreements

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Kristin Truesdell Healthcare reform is fully upon us, and unfortunately the time has come where hospitals must provide care ...

Research

Better Sleep Quality: The Key to Managing Fibromyalgia and PTSD?

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Seth Lederman, M.D. The symptoms of fibromyalgia (FM) can include chronic diffuse musculoskeletal pain, increased pain sensitivity at multiple ...

Nursing

Surviving Survival

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

​With advances in the treatment of childhood brain tumors, more children, some say up to 90 percent, survive and the ...

Five TIPS for Ensuring Accurate Coding Practices

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Marsha Knapik, RN, MSN Change in healthcare is continual, and many of the ongoing changes result in corresponding modifications ...

Colonial Courtyard at Clearfield ‘Family’ Thankful Months after Fire

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Fire Safety Training Saved Lives, Prevented Injuries during June Tragedy Candy Shomo recalled a picture-perfect afternoon, complete with blue skies, ...