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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthMetrix Research Inc., an independent Medicare research and solutions firm, recognizes the selection of 30 Medicare Advantage plan websites for MedicareWebWatch certification. The certification recognizes excellence in Medicare plan website content, member connectivity, design and privacy assurance. The websites were selected from 136 Medicare Advantage websites following a comprehensive review earlier this year. According to HealthMetrix...
MECHANICSBURG, Pa., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Effective September 4, 2010 there will be 30 accredited trauma centers in Pennsylvania: Adult Level I Trauma Centers Allentown - Lehigh Valley HospitalBethlehem - St. Luke's HospitalDanville - Geisinger Medical CenterHershey - The Milton S. Hershey Medical CenterJohnstown - Conemaugh Memorial Medical CenterPhiladelphia - Albert Einstein Medical CenterPhiladelphia - Hahnemann University HospitalPhiladelphia - Temple University...
PITTSBURGH, July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Registration for the Dick's Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon opens Monday, August 2nd, 2010. To celebrate the first day of registration for the May 15, 2011 race, special one-day savings will be added to the low, early bird registration price for the Marathon and Half Marathon for 24 hours only. In addition, anyone registering for the Marathon or Half Marathon at any time during opening week will be registered to win one of twenty Dick's Sporting Goods...
PITTSBURGH, July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) and UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) are teaming up to bring "smarter" hospital rooms to patients nationwide. Created by UPMC three years ago to bring the right patient information to the bedside when it's needed, the high-tech "smart room" now features new capabilities, namely a system for automatically organizing and prioritizing the work of nurses and other caregivers. Under a new agreement, IBM will be the...
WASHINGTON, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. News Media Group has released the 2010-11 Best Hospitals rankings, marking the 21st year of the influential annual analysis. The rankings, including an Honor Roll of 14 hospitals with high scores in six or more specialties, are posted online at www.usnews.com/besthospitals and will be featured in the August print issue of U.S.News & World Report, which will go on sale July 27. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100603/PH13717LOGO )...
A new study finds that families of people who are critically ill may have a more hopeful view their loved one's condition than do doctors, even when doctors provide survival estimates.The study is not the first to show that doctors and family members often differ in their opinions about survival probabilities of critically ill patients, raising doubts about whether doctors are effectively communicating prognoses.Some experts say doctors should provide specific numerical estimates of a...
PITTSBURGH, June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- UPMC WorkPartners, part of the world-renowned University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, today announced a new Workers' Compensation product line offering dollar one coverage for Pennsylvania companies. "Since we began operations in 1997, WorkPartners has been providing expert claims management to self-insured companies across the region," said David M. Weir, President of WorkPartners. "Now, with our new Commercial Workers' Compensation product,...
PITTSBURGH, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- UPMC Health Plan is the first health insurer in the region to offer real-time "live chat" via the Internet to its members and providers, who are enjoying the speed and convenience of getting their health care questions answered in a new way. Internet chat technology enables members to engage in secure online conversations with a UPMC Health Plan Member Advocate about any topic that may have been dealt with in a phone call in the past. Topics include, but...
PITTSBURGH, June 7 /PRNewswire/ -- A unique collaboration between UPMC Health Plan, Children's Community Pediatrics (CCP), and Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC is utilizing a multidisciplinary team approach in the setting of the pediatrician's office to provide practical weight management strategies for children who are obese or overweight. The pediatric weight management program -- which is for children age 19 and under -- includes promotion of best practice clinical guidelines,...
HARRISBURG, Pa., May 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Secretary of Health Everette James today visited the Avonworth and Mt. Royal middle schools in Allegheny County to commend students and teachers for their yearlong commitment to exercising for 30 minutes every school day. "It is great to see the improvement these students have made in their levels of fitness and to hear how it has benefitted them," said James. "These schools are demonstrating that when the health of students is made a top...
