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7 Ways to Improve Patient Safety

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Sarah Lisovich While there’s been significant improvement in overall patient safety in the in-patient hospital setting, there’s still much work ...

Homecare Hospice

Dying Patients Who Received Palliative Care Visited the ER Less

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Community-based palliative care – care delivered at home, not the hospital – was associated with a 50 percent reduction in ...

Patient Care

Repeal of Affordable Care Act Impacts International Medical Travel

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Laura Carabello The repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been met with considerable market uncertainty. As the ...

Patient Care

LifeCare Health Partners Opens 49-Bed Freestanding Behavioral Health Hospital

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Facility provides inpatient treatment for individuals managing mental health disorders LifeCare Health Partners has announced the opening of LifeCare Behavioral ...

Patient Care

Sponsor Post: Allegheny County Health Department

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

 

Patient Experience

Five Things Every Foster Parent Should Think about Before Adoption

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

For many parents, being a foster parent is the only way they can experience the joys of being a parent. ...

Patient Care

Consider the Conversation: A Documentary About Unintended Consequences

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Consider the Conversation, a documentary about unintended consequences, takes a hard look at how we treat people at the end ...