Pittsburgh company’s healthcare product is beating the recession
Sales of AccuNurse, a voice-activated portable system that provides nursing home aides with information on their residents as they work, among other things, are growing.
Hospital & Healthsystem Assoc. of PA: Hospitals contribute to the economy
HAP: As role of hospitals as key social, economic anchors continues to grow, we urge policymakers to not respond to the recession with further Medicaid, Medicare cuts.
Mental health advocate says that due to economic troubles, issues are on the rise
Alyce Spector, president of the Mental Health Association of the Capital Region, says that psychologists are reporting an enormous increase in their number of referrals.
Rep. Schroder proposes bills to control stimulus fund spending
His plans include having the General Assembly allow itself to reject the stimulus money in whole or in part.
In tough economy, parents are relying more on school nurses
Reasons include wanting the nurse’s (free) opinion before paying for a visit to the pediatrician.
Survey: More than 80% of PA hospitals are currently considering lay-offs
The survey was conducted by the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of PA.
U.S. Institute of Medicine: Many more Americans will lose their health insurance
With the economy expected to weaken even more, healthcare will become more expensive leading more employers to discontinue their employee coverage.
Stimulus bill will temporarily make COBRA less costly
More people will be able to afford the health insurance program for recently laid-off workers.
Healthcare provisions abound in the stimulus bill
The head of one medical records system provider calls the bill “the moment momentous funding initiative that has hit the health-care industry since the passage of Medicare in 1965.”
Healthcare industry studies appear to contradict each other
Both studies examine the viability of the healthcare industry. One reports trouble in the present and near future, while the other predicts that the industry will be the leader of job growth through 2016.