Phoenixville Hospital Improves Women’s Health Pavilion
Over the last three years, the Phoenixville Hospital has been expanding and remodeling. The most recent upgrade focused on the Women’s Health Pavilion’s maternity department and has received positive feedback.
PA facing an increase in health insurance scams
The new changes in health insurance regulations have open the door for scammers to target senior citizens, small business owners, people who buy individual coverage, and the uninsured. There are several cases in Pennsylvania that have surfaced and are expect to increase in the upcoming months. Advocacy and government agencies have taken action to educate the public on strategies to avoid insurance scams.
Violators could pay more for selling Cigarettes and Tobacco Products to those without proper ID
Today the Committee on Public Health and Human Services of the Council of the City of Philadelphia will hold a Public Hearing at 1:00 PM, in Room 400, City Hall, to hear testimony on increasing penalties for violating the law on selling Cigarettes and Tobacco products without acceptable identification.
5th annual Bucks County pandemic flu drive
The Bucks County Health Department set up a pandemic drill to practice providing flu shots to large numbers of residents in a short amount of time. Utilizing the efficiency of ‘drive-thru’ concept, this practice drill was able to offer 10,000 people with a flu shot in a 6 hour period and over 20% were provided with free flu shots.
PA Bio Summit in Philadelphia
On Monday, November 8, 2010, Pennsylvania Bio hosted a summit focused on developing strategies for the future of the life-science industry in the region. It brought together industry representatives, academia, and the financiers to engage in discussions.
Free Kidney Health Screening
The National Kidney Foundation Serving the Delaware Valley will be holding a free health screening, the Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP), on Sunday, November 14th from 9am to 1pm at Bethel AME Church – 419 South 6th St., Philadelphia 19106.
Violence against healthcare professionals at work is on the rise
The Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals (PASNAP) is sponsoring a session on workplace violence against healthcare workers today.
New Contract to Consider Quality and Cost of Care
Indpendence Blue Cross and the Jefferson Health System agreed on a new contract that can be identified as framework for other regional health systems.
The Franklin Institute names George Church winner of the 2011 Bower Award and Medal
George Church, a geneticist at Harvard Medical School, launched the Personal Genome Project to make genomic sequencing more accessible for individual patients. His efforts are starting to pay off and patients are benefiting from the advancements.
New GOP governors will affect the way many states administer health care reform laws
It is up to states to run markets, known as “exchanges,” through which individuals and small businesses will be able to buy health insurance plans, often with federal subsidies, beginning in 2014. States will also oversee a mostly federally funded expansion of Medicaid to cover a far larger share of the poor.