Patient Experience
Patient Care
Dealing with Infectious Disease Contamination
Infectious diseases are transmitted through the air, droplets or physical contact. Germs and viruses can easily move from one person ...
Medicare
Medicare Advantage Payers Justifiably Concerned Over Magnitude of 2019 Proposed Changes to CMS-HCC Risk Adjustment Model
When the Medicare Advantage community received an ‘earlier than normal’ CMS Advanced Payment Letter/Part I Draft Release on Dec. 27, ...
Patient Care
Giving Asthma and Allergy Patients a Test for Triggers at Home
By Gregory Sancoff When a patient presents with asthma or allergy symptoms, medical professionals might face a dilemma: treat just ...
Patient Care
Minimizing Hospital-Acquired Infections: Can Probiotics Help?
By Taly Dery As has been extensively reported, risks for healthcare-associated infections (HAI) still remain high, despite updated protocols. It ...
Patient Care
Conemaugh Physician Group Welcomes Family Nurse Practitioner to Davidsville Practice
Amanda Leigh McKendree, MSN, FNP-C, a family nurse practitioner, is now caring for patients at Conemaugh Physician Group – Davidsville, ...
Cannabis Care
Compassionate Certification Centers™ Makes History with First Accredited Medical Cannabis Evaluations
The Pennsylvania-based office is overseen by Dr. Bryan Doner and Dr. Keyur Patel, who have been approved by the Department ...
Patient Care
Is Your Organization Culturally Competent?
By Kim Bassett Cultural competence in healthcare is defined as the ability of providers and organizations to effectively deliver health ...
