Author: HCN Staff

How much is your practice worth? The answer depends on the underlying facts and circumstances. While there are guidelines and

The state’s fiscal ’05 budget hasn’t been finalized yet — a House-Senate conference committee has passed a $24.8 billion compromise

Physicians looking for some good news on the liability insurance front received a double dose of the opposite recently, with

LENOX — Noted film crtic Gene Shalit will be the honorary chairperson of the 4th Annual Alzheimer’s at Tanglewood benefit

Acupuncture ranks as one of the oldest and most commonly used methods of healing in the world. But while it

BOSTON — The New England Economic Partnership released a study last month showing that health care is one of the

SPRINGFIELD — Responding to the growing need for more carefully coordinated management of the medical and health and safety needs

BOSTON — Mount Auburn Hospital President and CEO Jeanette Clough was recently named the 64th chair of the Mass. Hospital

WALTHAM, Mass. — The Massachusetts Medical Society, the statewide membership organization for some 18,000 physicians, residents, and medical students, announced

PITTSFIELD, MA — The name of the late J. Ryder Neary, M.D. will be placed on the Berkshire Medical Center

Far from clarifying essential health issues, the new Medicare prescription law and its discount drug card have left seniors and

Dr. Charles Cavagnaro calls it “cook-book legislation.”  By that, he means that those who support proposed legislation that would implement

The Alzheimer’s Association joins the world in mourning the loss of former President of the United States Ronald Reagan. Our

The nation’s leading cancer organizations report that Americans’ risk of getting and dying from cancer continues to decline and survival

Many health administrators face a dilemma when it comes to marketing health care services. The marketing landscape is large, and

LONGMEADOW — Susan Kline, Carol Hirshberg and Theo Glickman, representing the Family Council of Ruth’s House Assisted Living Residence, were

PALMER — Marcia Turner, RN, BSN, CHPN, of the Quaboag Valley Hospice, recently received certification from the Hospice and Palliative

Hormone therapy in the treatment of symptoms of menopause has come under close scrutiny in a wide-ranging study conducted by

Medical schools across Massachusetts produce thousands of physicians each year. The challenge is persuading them to work in the state

Mammograms have proven to be an effective method of catching early-stage breast cancer, but many women put them off, for

PITTSFIELD — The Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons has granted approval to the cancer program at

NORTHAMPTON — The Mass. Assoc. of Directors of Healthcare Volunteer Services (MADHVS) awarded Cooley Dickinson Hospital’s Auxiliary and staff with

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital’s Auxiliary recently received the Champion for Children Award at the fifth annual Child Abuse Awareness

Call it uncharted territory — both for Massachusetts law and the state’s business community.   On May 17, six months

In the summer between her two years of nursing school at Greenfield Community College, Russian native Olga Saykina wanted an

SPRINGFIELD — There is still time to obtain walk papers for the sixth annual Step Out for Hospice walkathon to

When the Mass. Medical Society (MMS) offered its strong support of legislation to curb the cost of medical liability insurance,

If your facility is experiencing a chronic shortage of nursing staff, as most in Western Mass. are, you may be

WALTHAM — Physicians with the Mass. Medical Society (MMS) are applauding the action of the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Insurance,