Pocono Medical Center has just launched an amputee’s support group which will meet the second Saturday of each month at the Stroud Conference Room from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. There is no cost. Call (570) 588-3027 for more information.…

Provided by Caring Times, a publication of Griswold Special Care

The new health care law clearly intends to keep older adults in their homes to receive the services they need to be as independent as possible.  This is wonderful news for…

Richard Kennedy, MD, Radiologist at Pocono Medical Center (PMC), was recently conferred the degree of Fellow by the American College of Radiology (ACR) at their annual meeting. ACR Fellows are members who have demonstrated exceptional service to the ACR as…

Thomas D. Meade, M.D., a nationally renowned knee specialist who has performed over 15,000 knee procedures in his career, has joined Coordinated Health effective June 1. Dr. Meade will see patients at Coordinated Health facilities in Allentown, Bethlehem, Brodheadsville and…

By Tim Sohn

Pocono Business Journal columnist Tim Sohn (Left) recently asked Michael Wilk, CFO (below Right) at Pocono Medical Center (PMC), the following questions regarding healthcare reform and its impact on the hospital and patients:

PBJ: The healthcare reform…

Antonio Scarpa, MD, PhD (in photo) and director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Center for Scientific Review, recently addressed an audience at The Commonwealth Medical College on how research dollars are allocated by the NIH. “The money that…

A webinar explaining what’s next: reforms explained for insurers, will be co-sponsored on May 19 by the Center for Health Transformation and Guidon Performance Solutions.  The Webinar will be held at 1:00 p.m. It will cover:

• Regulation and compliance

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