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Category: Patient Care & Quality

Health Issues, Patient Care & Quality

Pennsylvania Cancer Fairness Coalition Seeks Parity in Cancer Treatment

The 28th annual National Cancer Survivors Day is Sunday, June 7, 2015. The time was right for the Pennsylvania Cancer Fairness Coalition’s June 3, 2015 … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Health Issues, Patient Care & Quality

PennDOT Permitting Select Facilities to Issue Temporary Parking Placards

Under a new PennDOT program, hospitals, medical specialist centers, and physician therapy centers can now issue temporary parking placards for patients before they leave the … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Health Issues, Patient Care & Quality

Recommendations for Providers in Response to Multi-State Measles Outbreak

On Jan. 26, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) forwarded a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) alert on the U.S. multi-state measles outbreak … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Health Issues, Patient Care & Quality

Measles Cases Increase; Urge Patients and Health Care Workers Get Vaccinated

On June 5, 2014, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) alerted the public and media to a case of potential exposure to measles in Dauphin … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Health Issues, Patient Care & Quality

Physicians Stress Need for Increased Measles Vaccination Rates during Media Call-In

The confirmation of a measles diagnosis in Cumberland County, following closely on the heels of a multi-state measles outbreak that began in California, has led … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Health Issues, Patient Care & Quality

Measles Case Reported in Allegheny County; Physicians Need to Be Alert

The Allegheny County Health Department has alerted the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) and the local media that a case of measles has been confirmed … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Health Issues, Patient Care & Quality

Pennsylvania Project Works on Connecting Medical and Dental Health

What do the number one chronic infectious disease in children and the number one chronic health problem in children have in common? It’s oral health. … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Health Issues, Patient Care & Quality

Lyme Disease and West Nile Virus Hit Pennsylvania — PA Physicians Offer Summer Health Advice

Summer is the time most people relax, enjoy the outdoors, and worry less. But, nothing can bug you more than a bug bite. And for … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022

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