Pennsylvania hospitals and health care professionals are using telemedicine services to save lives and keep patients healthy, but we need additional legislative action to protect consumers and expand access to that care. The Pennsylvania Senate passed a bill (Senate...
Health insurance can be confusing. In order to compare different health plans and get the best plan for you and your family, you must understand a lot of complex terminology. There are premiums, HMOs, PPOs, allowed amounts, and much more in any health insurance...
The opioid epidemic continues to escalate across the U.S. and within communities in Pennsylvania. Opioid addiction is a chronic disease and its proper clinical designation is opioid use disorder, or OUD. This disease doesn’t discriminate. It can affect anyone,...
Change can be scary, but change for the better makes everything worth it. With every upgraded phone model that comes out and every update we are notified about on our phones, there are always new things to get used to and small changes made for the better. Just like...
Hospitals in Pennsylvania are constantly innovating to improve the quality of care they deliver to patients. St. Luke’s University Health Network’s Comprehensive Spine program, launched in August 2018, is a perfect example. Comprehensive Spine is a new...
Telemedicine is changing the way Pennsylvanians access health care. Using electronic communications technology, including two-way video, email, smartphones, and wireless tools, providers can deliver high-quality health care to patients. Telemedicine connects patients...
To recognize hospitals that are making outstanding efforts in Pennsylvania communities, The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania began its Excellence in Care awards. This year, Titusville Area Hospital was highlighted for enhancing its emergency care...
With its rapid advancements and constant new developments, technology can often be overwhelming. You might be nervous about using your mobile device or computer to get in contact with the doctor when you need to. But don’t worry — when you use telemedicine services,...
With telemedicine, your living room can be your waiting room. But that's just the beginning of telemedicine's benefits!
Have you ever become ill or injured on vacation or while traveling? Finding the nearest urgent care center or emergency room in a new place and arranging transportation can add unnecessary anxiety to a stressful situation. Telemedicine puts these worries...