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Hospice

Angels, Miracle Workers and Unsung Heroes

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Rafael J. Sciullo The month of May is an exciting time. Children can see the end of the school ...

Accountable Care

Easier Softer ACOs

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Although the ink is barely dry on the proposed regulations for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), there are already harbingers that ...

Hospice

The Simple Act of Doing More

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

“Those who can, do.  Those who can do more, volunteer.”   ~Author Unknown The work done by those who care ...

Pediatric Alliance Selects Ascent Data for Colocation and Managed Services

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Ascent Data, Pittsburgh’s trusted provider for data center colocation and managed services, including data security, backup, virtualization and cloud computing, ...

Legal

ACOs and Anti-Trust

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Mike Cassidy In last month’s post entitled “Reform Redux,” I mentioned that one of the foremost issues for the ...

Legal

ONC Announces Open Public Comment Period on the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan: 2011-2015

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Mike Cassidy Several days ago, I posted an article about health reform and it’s Top Ten Issues. Just this ...

Legal

The Practice of Engagement: How a Health Care Attorney Transformed His Practice Through Social Media

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Daniel Casciato In June 2007, health care attorney Mike Cassidy of Pittsburgh-based Tucker Arensberg, P.C. (and chair of its ...