Allegheny Health Network (AHN) is a physician-led, non-profit healthcare system based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, dedicated to defining a higher standard in care through compassion, respect, and understanding. AHN is committed to providing patients with expert care of the highest quality, with physician leaders shaping care decisions and driving innovation. As an academic institution with 14 hospitals and over 250 physician practices, AHN provides care for complex diagnoses and treatments while actively educating the next generation of medical professionals through its residency and fellowship programs. AHN serves people across Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, and West Virginia.
AHN is a nationally recognized healthcare network, renowned for quality patient care, accelerating research, and life-saving advances. The network fosters a supportive, collaborative environment across its diverse clinical areas. As part of Highmark Health, one of the nation's most respected health organizations, AHN benefits from significant stability and resources, enabling it to continually enhance patient care and expand its reach. AHN maintains a close-knit work community where each of its 22,000 employees, including 3,000 physicians, residents, and fellows, is valued and recognized.
AHN’s Center for Inclusion Health Personalizing Equitable Care Delivery for Marginalized Communities
February 28th 2023On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Elizabeth Cuevas, MD, division chief of Allegheny Health Network’s (AHN) Center for Inclusion Health, on prevalent health inequities facing marginalized communities and strategies to identify and address these issues.
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Dr Amy Crawford-Faucher Discusses RSV and Future Vaccines
February 3rd 2023Amy Crawford-Faucher, MD, vice chair of the Primary Care Institute and Department of Family Medicine at Allegheny Health Network, discussed treatment of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) without a vaccine and what a future vaccine could mean for older adults.
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Dr Amresh Raina Addresses Gender Differences in HF Presentation
November 12th 2022Disease symptomatology may be the same, but the presentation of heart failure (HF) and heart attacks differ between women and men, explained Amresh Raina, MD, of the Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Dr Amresh Raina Illuminates Top Concerns in Asymptomatic Heart Failure
November 1st 2022Risk factors not properly addressed in patients with asymptomatic heart failure, such as high blood pressure and having diabetes or mild heart valve problems, can lead to structural heart problems or heart failure itself, noted Amresh Raina, MD, of the Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Dr Amresh Raina Explains Radiation’s Impact on the Heart
October 19th 2022There is potential impact on the heart, coronary arteries, and heart function following radiation to the left side of the body, explained Amresh Raina, MD, director of the Advanced Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension Program at Allegheny General Hospital and the Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Dr Amresh Raina: Cancer Treatments Are Affecting Heart Function in Many Ways
October 3rd 2022Amresh Raina, MD, director of the Advanced Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension Program at Allegheny General Hospital and the Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a board-certified advanced heart failure cardiologist, who is also certified in echocardiography and general cardiology.
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Dr Amresh Raina on the Importance of Treating Dominant Disease Physiology in Comorbid HF
September 25th 2022When mapping out treatment strategy, it is important to first establish dominant disease physiology in patients who have heart failure (HF) and pulmonary hypertension, explained Allegheny Health Network's Amresh Raina, MD.
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