Knowing the Issues is the First Step
Health Information Technology: Making the Connection
August 13, 2010: Since 2004, when former President Bush set the goal for all Americans to have electronic health records within ten years, the nation's health care system has been in the midst of a revolutionary transformation. Hospitals and other health care providers across... Read more.
Everyone is talking about health care reform, but what does it mean for you? Learn more about health care reform and where you and your hospital fit into this issue.
Health Reform: What Are Americans Thinking?
July 8, 2010: Americans remain divided on their view of the new federal health reform law, but support appears to be growing. Find out more about the public's perceptions and share your own in our health reform reader poll. Read more.
Everyone is talking about health care reform, but what does it mean for you? Learn more about health care reform and where you and your hospital fit into this issue.
Big Change Brings Big Gains
April 29, 2010: The nation's new comprehensive health care law--the largest health care overhaul in nearly 50 years--promises to cover 32 million more Americans and bring big changes for consumers, employers, insurers, and providers. Over the next decade, the law's many reforms, innovations, mandates, and subsidies will help nearly 400,000 uninsured in Pennsylvania obtain health coverage and improve the care they receive. Read more.
Everyone is talking about health care reform, but what does it mean for you? Learn more about health care reform and where you and your hospital fit into this issue.
The Promise, Challenges of Health IT
March 17, 2010: Pennsylvania hospitals have long recognized the important role of health information technology (health IT) in improving quality and advancing efficiencies in the delivery of care. According to a study by the American Hospital Association, hospitals in Pennsylvania are leaders in this area. Hospitals here use more health IT functions--such as medication order entry and clinical alerts--at a moderate or high level than hospitals nationwide. Read more.
Everyone is talking about health care reform, but what does it mean for you? Learn more about health care reform and where you and your hospital fit into this issue.
National Legislation Stalls, But PA Keeps Moving
February 17, 2010: Just a few short weeks ago, passage of comprehensive national health care reform seemed imminent until the U.S. Senate lost its filibuster-proof 60-vote Democratic supermajority. The future of reform changed overnight. Read more.
Everyone is talking about health care reform, but what does it mean for you? Learn more about health care reform and where you and your hospital fit into this issue.
Hospitals Support Health Reform Efforts to Cover the Uninsured
January 5, 2010: This fall, the nation's hospital community agreed to do its part and contribute $155 billion over the next ten years to support national health care reform and one of its main goals: providing health insurance coverage for most of America's 45 million uninsured. Read more.
Everyone is talking about health care reform, but what does it mean for you? Learn more about health care reform and where you and your hospital fit into this issue.
Straight Talk on Health Care Reform
December 1, 2009: The historic debate continues in Washington, D.C., about how to best overhaul the nation's health care system. Trying to follow the debate can be confusing. Trying to understand proposals and their impact can be even harder. To help make sense of the issue and the latest proposals, we've provided some "straight talk" on health care reform. Read more.
Everyone is talking about health care reform, but what does it mean for you? Learn more about health care reform and where you and your hospital fit into this issue.
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