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Bernadette Della Bitta Nicholson says that, as a profession, massage therapy is in what she would call its “adolescence.” The

We have all seen the projections of massive nursing shortages in the coming years. Right now, 12{06cf2b9696b159f874511d23dbc893eb1ac83014175ed30550cfff22781411e5} of nursing positions

BOSTON — The Healthcare Financial Management Assoc. (HFMA) recently released a report to members showing that the percentage of hospitals,

All Massachusetts seniors have an interest in protecting their assets against reclamation by the state when they obtain Medicaid benefits.

SPRINGFIELD — Leslie Educational Alternatives (LEA), a for-profit provider of residential and day services for the developmentally disabled and mentally

BOSTON — The Mass. Hospital Assoc. (MHA) recently reported that nearly 70{06cf2b9696b159f874511d23dbc893eb1ac83014175ed30550cfff22781411e5} of the state’s acute care hospitals serving adult

The words are heartfelt — and strong. “I have stood by the bedside of sick and dying patients. I have

WALTHAM — A statewide survey of physicians released recently shows that, while nearly 75{06cf2b9696b159f874511d23dbc893eb1ac83014175ed30550cfff22781411e5} of all physicians believe computers are

PITTSFIELD — An Emergency Department physician at Berkshire Medical Center has been named Volunteer of the Year for 2003 by

According to a new study, there’s a wide gap between what doctors in Massachusetts think of computer technology in the

WALTHAM — The Mass. Hospital Assoc. will kick off 2004 with a program, Proven Strategies for Increasing Revenue, on Jan.

In decades past, the term ‘cosmetic surgery’ evoked images of going under the knife and hoping things turned out for

Migraine headaches afflict about 28 million Americans each year, often debilitating sufferers to the point they cannot conduct their daily

LONGMEADOW — Karen L. Johnson, SHRP, CPM has been named vice president of Human Resources for Jewish Geriatric Services (JGS),

SPRINGFIELD — Having graduated in May with a Nursing degree from American International College, Carol R. Scott of Springfield admits

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Medical Center announced the appointment of Estelle R. Mullen as director of Cardiology Services. In her new

WALTHAM — The Mass. Medical Society (MMS) responded recently to yet another announced cut in Medicare physician reimbursement — the

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital’s theme over this past year was “doing what’s right, not what’s expected.” The 117th annual

BOSTON — The Mass. Hospital Assoc. recently warned that increased numbers of patients without insurance coverage are destabilizing the health

PEMBROKE, Mass. — For the seventh consecutive year, the Massachusetts Healthcare Purchaser Group (MHPG), the state’s only coalition of private

NORTHAMPTON — The Cooley Dickinson Physician Hospital Organi-zation (CDPHO), in partnership with Cooley Dickinson Hospital, recently announced the start of

By the time this issue of The Healthcare News hits the newsstands, there’s a chance that this month’s health law

While congressional leaders appear closer than ever to giving older Americans a Medicare prescription drug benefit, some Democrats complain that

With minimally invasive procedures rising to the forefront of modern surgical practice, two new pieces of equipment at Cooley Dickinson

The votes in Congress were expected. So were the court injunctions that followed. What remains uncertain is the future legal

In the wake of three tragic deaths at Children’s Hospital Boston, the issue of patient safety has once again made

Individual and group practice retirement plans are the single most valuable tax-planning vehicle available to doctors today. Changes in ERISA

An event intended to bring hope to breast cancer sufferers and their families also brought out a record number of

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