Critical Condition Financial Challenges in Health Care Threaten Jobs, Access to Treatment
The financial challenges to hospitals and other health care organizations have been well-documented for many years: a significant gap between
Read MoreThe financial challenges to hospitals and other health care organizations have been well-documented for many years: a significant gap between
Read MoreThe results of a first-of-its kind survey of Massachusetts physicians about the practice of ‘defensive medicine’ — tests, imaging, hospitalizations,
Read MoreTransitions are exciting times, buzzing with possibility and new ideas. Task forces, academics, and bloggers seek attention and support for
Read MorePeter Straley says there are a host of quantitative methods for measuring the relative success of a health care plan
Read MoreJonathan Evans noted that modern medicine has been around only a couple hundred years, but people have been on the
Read MoreWhy do so many fitness programs fail?Every year, millions of people make a decision to improve their health and fitness
Read MoreSometimes people get a harsh reminder of a health issue they should give more attention. And sometimes, they get two.
Read MoreDr. Joseph Sklar was more than 2,000 miles away from the operating room in the Salt Lake City Hospital in
Read MoreKey ContributionThe East Longmeadow High School Key Club recently presented a $4,000 contribution to the American Red Cross Pioneer Valley
Read MoreHospitals encourage patients to complete a health care proxy upon arrival and tend to direct patients to complete one upon
Read MoreThey’re called ‘surg techs.’ That’s a the colloquialism within health care circles for the surgical technician, an individual who plays
Read MoreHartnell Joins CDH Radiology Department NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital welcomes Dr. George Hartnell to the hospital’s medical staff. Hartnell,
Read MoreThe Medicare program imposes certain billing provisions applicable to purchased diagnostic tests. The original purpose of these provisions was to
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — The John Adams Innovation Institute announced a $150,000 grant to Baystate Medical Center and the Chamberlain Group to
Read MoreWARE — A $40,000 gift from Country Bank for Savings in Ware has enabled Baystate Mary Lane Hospital to purchase
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — The board of directors of the Pioneer Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross has unanimously approved a
Read MoreNORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital’s 122nd annual meeting of its board of trustees on Oct. 14 was marked by awards,
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — Mercy Medical Center is looking for a few good ideas to improve the overall health and safety of
Read MoreLONGMEADOW — Jewish Geriatric Services (JGS) has been named the recipient of the 2008 Pathways to Greatness Award, given annually
Read MoreNORTHAMPTON — The American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer has awarded Cooley Dickinson Hospital’s Cancer Care Program a three-year
Read MorePALMER — The Audiology and Hearing Improvement Center at Wing Memorial Hospital & Medical Centers has announced that applications are
Read MorePALMER — For the second year in a row, the Quaboag Valley VNA (QVVNA) of Wing Memorial Hospital has been
Read MoreFLORENCE — Tapestry Health has received a one-year planning grant from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation to
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