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Category: Patient Care & Quality

Health Issues, Patient Care & Quality

DOH Urges Pennsylvania Physicians to be Vigilant for Cases of Acute Flaccid Myelitis

Pennsylvania physicians are being encouraged to be continually vigilant for cases of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), according to a Sept. 2 alert by the state … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Patient Care & Quality

Community Clinics Can Apply for State Grants to Help with Influx of New Patients

As a result of the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), community health care centers are seeing an influx of new patients. Nationwide, 9,000 … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Patient Care & Quality

Free Concussion CME Available for Pennsylvania Physicians

“As a former high school and college athlete as well as a parent of a lacrosse player, I’ve seen many young competitors sit out of … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Patient Care & Quality

Ability to Sign Death Certificates Electronically Is Coming

The Pennsylvania Department of Health, Division of Vital Records, has announced that it will expand their Electronic Death Registration System (EDRS) beyond the pilot participants … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Patient Care & Quality

FDA Warns of Prescribing and Dispensing Errors with Brilinta and Brintellix

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in an advisory that, as of June 2015, it had received 50 reports of medication errors involving … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Patient Care & Quality

6,000 Homeless Children Will Automatically Qualify for Early Intervention Services

Each year, an estimated 6,000 Pennsylvania infants and toddlers (birth to 3 years old) are homeless. Surprisingly, under current state law, there is no assurance … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Patient Care & Quality

Market Your Practice and Make Sure You’re Listed in PAMED’s Find-A-Physician Directory

Do you want patients to find your practice when they are looking for a new physician in Pennsylvania? If you are a member of the … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Patient Care & Quality

Uninsured Pennsylvanians Will Have Better Access to Care Thanks to New Law

There are approximately 1.3 million people in Pennsylvania who have no insurance. Many of them visit community health care clinics that provide primary care services … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022

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