When You’re Stood Up Consider These Strategies To Control — And Reduce — Patient No-shows
Practitioners lose thousands of dollars annually from patient ‘no-shows’ and untimely cancellations. A single practitioner with an average of 10
Read MorePractitioners lose thousands of dollars annually from patient ‘no-shows’ and untimely cancellations. A single practitioner with an average of 10
Read MoreWhen SARS first showed up in Massachusetts late in March, anxiousresidents watched doctors address the issue on TV. Then
Read MoreIt’s all about peace of mind. That’s the feeling of backers of a recently introduced bill that would mandate
Read MoreThe story of Botox just got a new wrinkle. While Botox — or botulinium toxin — has become popular
Read More“When you look back at the history of home health care, you find it reaches back to Florence Nightingale,” said
Read MoreGlance at a map showing the geographic distribution of biotechnology employment in the Bay State, as measured by the Mass.
Read MoreStrategies to combat the national nursing shortage in the long term must begin on the nursing-school level. And, to be
Read MoreThe Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) required all health care providers to be in compliance with its privacy
Read MorePALMER — Thanks to a $35,000 donation from Country Bank, a new and improved nurses’ station has been built in
Read MoreAmanda Hopkins-Alexiadis described it as “new territory.” She was referring to pending changes at the alcohol and drug detoxification
Read MoreMore than 1,000 physicians, nurses, and patients, gathered in one place, can make a strong statement. And that statement
Read MorePITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems (BHS) recently announced the appointment of four new members of its Board of Trustees. The
Read MoreAmong the most important concerns of an injured worker is to receive quality medical care for an injury or illness
Read MoreBreathing through a mask that covers her small face, the little girl slips into a state of unconsciousness. Her mother
Read MoreAccording to recent findings by the state Department of Public Health, Springfield has the highest rate of obesity in the
Read MoreThe causes of America’s growing weight problem are many and well-documented. Solutions are equally numerous — although people don’t always
Read MoreComplaints from health care providers about insufficient funding are nothing new, and they can be heard across the spectrum of
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Read MoreIt began when he started touching Laura, an OR nurse, on the shoulder and back. The harassment quickly escalated. While
Read MoreBOSTON — With rapidly rising health care costs placing tremendous strain on employers and consumers, and with the state considering
Read MoreMaureen Avery Baystate Medical Center Springfield Position: Cardiac Shortstay RN Education: Holyoke Hospital School of Nursing, diploma; American International
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — Women seeking permanent birth control now have a new, non-invasive option that was recently approved by the U.S.
Read MoreThe American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), a national sponsor of the recent ‘Cover the Uninsured Week,’ is committed to getting
Read MoreWhen Holyoke Hospital joined 200 hospitals and other health care agencies throughout North America in the Improvement Action Network (IMPACT),
Read MorePITTSFIELD — George T. Smith has been named recipient of the 2003 C. Bernard and Irene Shea Community Service Award,
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — Through its academic program in biotechnology, Springfield Technical Community College has joined the BEACON Alliance (Biomedical Engineering Alliance
Read MoreGREENFIELD — Linda A. West, M.S./M.B.A., R.N., has joined Franklin Medical Center as nurse manager of Women and Children’s Services.
Read MoreFrom a business standpoint, Riverbend Medical Group’s recent purchase of Springfield Diagnostics and Rehabilitation (SDR) was, by definition, an acquisition.
Read MoreDr. Stanley Swierzewski says the use of microwave technology in the treatment of enlarged prostates isn’t exactly new. But recent
Read MoreWhile the war against terrorism takes many forms, from military action to civilian warnings, one of the less visible roles
Read MoreHOLYOKE — More than halfway toward its $4 million goal, Holyoke Hospital’s Yours For Life campaign is garnering strong support
Read MoreHealth care analysts say Massachusetts is lagging behind other states in its efforts to trim Medicaid costs. “It would
Read MoreCharles A. Welch, M.D., president of the Mass. Medical Society, says doctors across the Commonwealth need to make a “loud,
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — Baystate Ob/Gyn Group recently opened its West Springfield office at 50 Union St., adding to current offices in
Read MoreNORTHAMPTON – Jeffrey J. Benoit, R.N., C.R.N.I., a former evening nursing supervisor at Cooley Dickinson Hospital, was recently appointed to
Read MorePITTSFIELD — Rebecca L. Johnson, medical director of Berkshire Medical Center (BMC) and Fairview Hospital laboratories, has been appointed to
Read MorePITTSFIELD — Berkshire Medical Center (BMC) recently received the American Heart Association’s Get with the Guidelines Coronary Artery Disease Performance
Read MoreWhen you start from the bottom, you can’t go down much further. Not without grave consequences, anyway. That’s the
Read MoreGREENFIELD — Gastroenterologist Charles V. Casale, M.D., recently joined the medical staff of Franklin Medical Center as consultant and director
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