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HHS awards health centers outreach funds
Health centers will be hiring 2,900 outreach and eligibility assistance workers with $150 million awarded nationally to help get people enrolled in health care coverage, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today.
Highmark completes affiliation with St. Vincent Health System
Insurer Highmark Inc. announced today that it has completed its affiliation with St. Vincent Health System in Erie, having secured all necessary approvals.
Garden Spot Village joins Planetree, implements care model
Garden Spot Village has joined Planetree, a nonprofit that guides organizations through a structured process designed to “personalize, humanize, and demystify the health care system by putting the needs of individuals first.”
In brief: State begins pilot for electronic medical records exchange
The Pennsylvania eHealth Partnership Authority said it's beginning a pilot project this month for laboratories to exchange lab results electronically with medical providers through the state's information exchange network.
In brief: Good Samaritan Oncology & Hematology Associates earns certification
Good Samaritan Oncology & Hematology Associates has become one of seven practices in Pennsylvania to be recognized by the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative certification program.
Awards
Businesses featured this week: American Network of Community Options and Resources, Coldwell Banker International , Coldwell Banker Select Professionals, Creative Images Inc. , Dean Design/Marketing Group, Good Samaritan Health System, Holy Spirit Health System, International Association of Facilitators, Lancaster Regional Medical Center, Marketing Works , Martin Communications , Muscular D[...]
Lancaster County attracts retirees; communities respond
Not everyone is looking to retire in Lancaster County, though many are, according to recent reports from the U.S. Census Bureau.
UnitedHealthcare opens defined-contribution plan to groups of 51-99
UnitedHealthcare has expanded its Multi-Choice defined-contribution plan to Pennsylvania groups with 51-99 employees.
Midstate reaction to PPACA employer mandate delay mostly positive
Locally and nationally, much of the reaction to the Obama administration's surprise move to delay the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's employer mandate has been akin to relief.
Select Medical to partner in new Ohio rehab hospital
Select Medical announced today that it has entered an agreement with OhioHealth to bring an inpatient rehabilitation hospital focusing on neurological trauma and stroke patients to central Ohio.
LG Health unveils Barshinger Cancer Institute, nation’s first CyberKnife M6
The healing power of nature is emphasized throughout Lancaster General Health's new Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute, which will hold an open house for the public this Saturday.
Amendment to Mcare Act axes reporting requirement
This week, Gov. Tom Corbett signed into law Senate Bill 194, which eliminates annual reporting requirements on medical malpractice claims.
