September 01, 2020 Ideal Leadership during the Emergency Management Preparedness Phase I’ve worked with some great leaders during my tenure, and many of the best ones have adopted a transformational style of leadership. Their examples are the ones that I have used most often as I strive to be an effective leader in my own work in the emergency management community.
July 30, 2020 Key Areas of Emergency Preparedness—Are You Ready? For close to ten years, The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) has embraced an emergency management (EM) program, supporting organizations across the commonwealth before, during, and after crisis.
October 31, 2019 11 things you should know about marketplace open enrollment 2020 in Pennsylvania The Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Marketplace turns five this year.
October 16, 2019 3 Reasons Why Physician Credentialing Red Tape Hits Rural PA Especially Hard As chief financial officer, I am responsible for the financial sustainability of Meadville Medical Center, a medium-sized hospital in rural Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
September 18, 2019 Can we heal rural health? All eyes are on PA In terms of health and well-being, rural Pennsylvania and urban Philadelphia have all too much in common, including high rates of child poverty and mortality, food insecurity, and chronic disease.
July 16, 2019 33 PA Health Care Groups Agree: Reform Insurance Prior Authorization Practices Pennsylvania needs some commonsense reforms to protect against prior authorization red tape that can keep patients from getting the health care they need when they need it.