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Amid COVID-19 surges, PA hospitals ask for help
The Wolf administration is organizing with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to launch a number of regional support sites for both hospitals and long-term care facilities and strike teams to support hospitals facing staffing shortages.
LG Health opens outpatient center in Clay Township
Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health’s new 15,500-square-foot outpatient center, Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Lincoln, opened in Clay Township, Lancaster County on Monday.
Following historic peaks in telehealth usage last year, patients are expected to continue to use virtual care
If you were to ask any health system executive what the future of health care was in 2019, they would have said telemedicine. And in March of last year, with patients unable to access their physicians because of the quarantine, that shift to telemedicine happened in weeks, not years.
Dr. Levine directs vaccine distributers to share doses with private providers
Vaccine distributors across the state will need to direct 10% of each shipment to non-hospital affiliated health care personnel, according to a new order signed by Pennsylvania Department of Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine on Wednesday.
Open letter to Gov. Wolf, Dr. Levine asks for more information regarding vaccines
Pennsylvania’s rollout of vaccines left smaller private physician practices with little to no information about when or if their staff can expect to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, a group of nine Pennsylvania physician associations wrote in an open letter to Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine.
Highmark’s value-based reimbursement program saved members $1 billion over 3 years, company says
Since Highmark Inc. began offering its value-based reimbursement program for primary care physicians in 2017, the Pittsburgh-based insurer says it helped its members avoid more than $1 billion in emergency department visits and hospital admissions.
Penn Medicine Lancaster CEO Jan Bergen to retire in January
Jan Bergen, president and CEO of Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, announced today that she will retire from the Lancaster-based health system in January.
Capital BlueCross to offer advanced payments to independent health care providers
Capital BlueCross will be offering advanced payments to independent health care providers in their network who have seen at least a 40% loss in payments from a loss in patients due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wolf provides immunity to health care providers treating COVID-19
An executive order signed by Gov. Tom Wolf offers health care providers immunity against medical malpractice suits related to treatment of COVID-19. The immunity is granted to any individual licensed, registered or certified to practice health care in the state.
Physician-led network negotiates new contract with Gateway Health
An organization representing more than 150 independent physicians agreed to a contract with Pittsburgh-based Gateway Health Plan to provide incentives based on quality of service to over 50 private practices.
Applications for $450 million state loan program for hospitals opens today
Pennsylvania hospitals can now apply for loans through a $450 million aid package from the state to help facilities stay above water during the COVID-19 pandemic.
