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03/05/2019
PA Orthopaedic Society: Medical liability Venue Shopping Would Hike Costs, Threaten Care
Feb. 4 news conference proposes blocking legislation The possible return of medical liability venue shopping, in a proposal now moving behind the scenes at the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, threatens to plunge Pennsylvania into a crisis that could drive up health insurance premiums while forcing medical professionals to leave the state. State lawmakers will join the …
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02/01/2019
Conemaugh Nason Elects New Medical Staff President, UOC’s Dr. Angela Rowe
Roaring Spring, PA (January 29, 2019) – Conemaugh Nason Medical Center’s medical staff recently elected Angela Rowe, DO, FAOAO as its president. Dr. Rowe’s leadership responsibilities will include providing leadership and guidance to the medical staff and work as their liaison to the administration team.She will hold the position for two years. She most recently …
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01/04/2019
Paper Opioid Prescriptions, A Visage of the Past
On October 24, 2019, paper opioid prescriptions will be a visage of the past. That’s because Governor Tom Wolf signed into law HB 353, POS’s signature initiative to require e-prescribing of controlled substances. With Act 96, the state government took a great stride toward eliminating illegal opioid medication diversion to the streets. The Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society …
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01/04/2019
University Orthopedics Sports Medicine Fellowship Program, in conjunction with Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, Earns Continued Accreditation
Altoona, PA - Decemeber, 2018, We are pleased to announce that the University Orthopedics Sports Medicine Fellowship Program, in conjunction with Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, earned continued accreditation through 2021 from the ACGME based on the information gathered from the ACGME representative’s site visit of June 6, 2018. Not only did we earn continued accreditation, but we did …
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11/28/2018
Dr. Ruben Echemendia, Clinical Director of UOC Concussion Care Clinic in State College, PA is a Co-Principal Investigator on a $14.7M grant from the NFL to Boston Children’s Hospital that will examine the 20-year neurologic health outcomes in former NFL players
Boston Children’s Hospital has received $14.7 million from the National Football League to study potential long-term neurologic health consequences of concussions and sub-concussive injuries sustained by former NFL players. The research team will be led by William Meehan, MD, of Boston Children’s Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Center, in collaboration with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the …
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