Patient Experience

Rehab

Students fight addiction at ‘Recovery High’

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

As part of our Drug & Rehab Focus in July, we wanted to draw your attention to recovery schools such ...

Patient Care

Pennsylvania Action Coalition Appoints Frances Ward as Executive Director

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

The Pennsylvania Action Coalition, in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and AARP, today announced that Frances Ward, ...

Patient Care

Health Care Reform: Can We Afford Another Round of Wait and See?

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Katharine C. McCorkle, Ph.D.  Health care in the United States is in crisis.  There’s no need to dwell on ...

Health Plans Insurance

The Affordable Care Act: What’s Next for Pennsylvania

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has published two new articles analyzing the Supreme Court’s decision on the Affordable Care Act ...

Patient Care

4 Easy Ways to Exercise Around the House

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

You don’t need pricey equipment to get a good workout. You don’t need to join a gym. And you don’t ...

Patient Care Pediatric

The Children’s Home Celebrates the Passage of House Bill 1960 Extending its Medical Day Care Services to Age 21

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

House Bill 1960 Vulakovich – (PN 2674) amends the Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Centers Act changing the age limit of ...

Patient Care

Shared Decision Making

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Stephen E. Perkins, MD In health care, the concept of shared decision making is becoming more accepted, both by ...