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
Read MoreThe challenges of the U.S. health care system are so significant that it’s easy to lose perspective and forget that,
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — Mercy Medical Center announced the opening of a new six-bed Sleep Center in the Physicians’ Office Building at
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — Baystate Children’s Hospital will stage its 9th annual Pediatric Diabetes Health Fair on Nov. 5, from 6-8 p.m.
Read MoreIn the wake of the Oct. 1 federal Appeals Court ruling that U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Tauro lacked jurisdiction
Read MoreRecently a Boston hospital was cited for “hours violations” by the Accreditation Committee for Graduate Medical Education (one of 227
Read MoreDr. Loren Roberts was 12 when he suffered the sledding mishap, but he recalls the details as if it occurred
Read MoreBaystate Names Toner VP for Development SPRINGFIELD — Susan Toner has joined Baystate Health as vice president for Development and
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — Mary Ellen Scales, RN, director of Baystate Medical Center’s Infection Control Program, has been honored as a 2009
Read MoreNORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Health Care Corp. plans to join the New England Alliance for Health (NEAH), a health care
Read MoreAccording to a report released by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), Health New England (HNE) achieved the highest
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — The Sisters of Providence Health System’s Capital Campaign has received contributions totaling $400,000 from two prominent Springfield-area businesses.
Read MorePITTSFIELD, NORTH ADAMS — The two primary providers of health care services in Berkshire County, Berkshire Health Systems (BHS) and
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — A national survey and study has identified Baystate Health as one of the most wireless health providers in
Read MoreNORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital is the first facility in the region to offer laser therapy for treating benign prostate
Read MoreWALTHAM, Mass. — The Mass. Medical Society recently released its 2008 Physician Workforce Study, and reported that 12 physician specialties
Read MoreBOSTON — In a first-of-its kind survey conducted by the Mass. Hospital Association (MHA), Massachusetts hospital executives shared their perspectives
Read MoreBOSTON — ProMutual Group recently announced that its continuing medical education (CME) activities Web site is now accessible to health
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