VA faces problems as it attempts to modernize record keeping

The Department of Veterans Affairs decided in 2018 to modernize the health record system of the country’s largest hospital network. Under the best possible circumstances, this would increase efficiency and speed of care for the nine million veterans it served by 1,500 hospitals and clinics. It is a highly complex rollout scheduled to take ten…

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What to do after an injury at work

People often only expect workplace injury is to happen at construction sites, manufacturing plants, oil refineries, and busy factories. Still, workplace injuries occur in places that are far more common than that. Restaurants alone see more than 90,000 injuries and illnesses each year. Because workplace injuries are so common, it is essential to know how to respond…

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Understanding and navigating the workers’ comp systems

Pennsylvania workers spanning the state and employed in diverse industries understandably value the company benefits they receive in exchange for their labor. Those benefits are not handouts tied to management generosity; rather, they are hard-earned entitlements based on workers’ sustained good-faith performance. As such, they are intended to be reciprocal. Employees do their jobs, and…

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