Author: HCN Staff

A new and growing practice by the American Hospital Association (AHA) is providing a new tool for health care facilities

Once an individual has made the decision to go into business, a careful analysis must be performed to decide the

In the last issue of The Healthcare News we discussed E-Prescribing and its advantages to patients, doctors, and insurance companies.

The following is a summary of the two bills currently being discussed on Beacon Hill in regard to patient safety

SPRINGFIELD – Baystate Medical Center’s ICU has been recognized as one of the top hospital critical care units for a

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Medical Center has achieved Level II Trauma Center verification from the American College of Surgeons, having met

SPRINGFIELD – Despite the warm sunny weather outside, the phones still rang during the 19th annual Children’s Miracle Network Telethon

What is as foolish as a person who has emphysema and smokes or a person who rides in a car

We support the Patient Safety Act.  Why? Because the legislation proposes collaborative, innovative solutions to the issues of the pressing

Electronic prescribing (a/k/a e-Prescribing) is cutting edge information technology that should be on the strategic planning agenda of medical group

With skin cancer such a pervasive problem in the U.S., several health care organizations have stepped up their research and

LONGMEADOW – Jewish Geriatric Services (JGS), in Longmeadow, recently announced that it has named Barbara L. Macdonald, M.S., APRN, BC,

LONGMEADOW – Jewish Geriatric Services (JGS) recently paid tribute to more than 80 members of its volunteer force at its

MaryLynn Ostrowski calls it a “moving billboard.”   That’s how she described Health New England’s new vehicle for promoting both

BURLINGTON, Mass. — Lahey Clinic CEO Dr. David Barrett became the 65th chairman of the Mass. Hospital Assoc. at the

WESTFIELD — Noble Hospital was recently accredited as a primary stroke treatment center by the Mass. Dept. of Public Health.

WESTFIELD — The Women’s Center at Noble Hospital has been awarded a three-year accreditation in mammography as a result of

According to a recent survey conducted by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, in 2002-2003, Massachusetts ranked

PITTSFIELD – Darlene Rodowicz, who has served as associate vice president for Finance at Berkshire Health Systems since 1995, has

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Westbank recently announced the addition of investment, insurance, and financial planning services through an exclusive broker-dealer affiliation

WARE – The Mary Lane Hospital Spirit of Women Membership Program will present the second annual Summer Symposium for Women

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center has received Primary Stroke Service designation from the Mass. Dept. of Public Health following a

NORTHAMPTON – Easthampton Savings Bank recently announced a pledge of $400,000 to Cooley Dickinson Hospital’s Caring for the Future campaign.

The Mass. Medical Society (MMS) commissioned a study recently that revealed what those involved in health care knew already —