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Free care isn’t free.   Yet, with the unveiling of Gov. Mitt Romney’s state budget plan for fiscal year 2005,

Al Gini says most Americans could take some lessons from Tony Soprano.  Not on clean living, ethical business practices, or

GREENFIELD — The administration of Franklin Medical Cenhter (FMC) announced recently that home care services will no longer be provided

SPRINGFIELD — For the fifth consecutive year, Baystate Health System (BHS) has been ranked among the Top 100 Integrated Healthcare

It’s a question of balance.   Going into this month’s examination of the low-carbohydrate diet craze — and it has

As the 2004 election cycle begins, voters expect candidates to address health care issues, according to a new national survey

PITTSFIELD — The National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators (NCBDE) has announced that Ann Kohn, RN of Berkshire Medical Center’s

DES PLAINES, Ill. — Patient safety and specialty training are the focus of two new sets of critical care guidelines

BOSTON — The Mass. Medical Society (MMS), the 18,000-member statewide association of physicians, testified earlier this month before the Legislature’s

NORTHAMPTON – Members of the CDH medical staff raised $43,060 in support of the Cooley 2003 annual appeal, up from

BOSTON — The most recent Mass. Hospital Assoc. survey of hospital finances revealed that 52{06cf2b9696b159f874511d23dbc893eb1ac83014175ed30550cfff22781411e5} of the Commonwealth’s hospitals reported

PITTSFIELD — In recognition of her dedication to volunteerism at Berkshire Medical Center and throughout the community, the Berkshire Health

PITTSFIELD — The Berkshire Visiting Nurse Association announced that Deborah A. Renzi, RN has achieved her certification in case management

BELCHERTOWN — The medical practices of Hampshire Family Physicians and WomanCare Ob/Gyn are now open and seeing patients at their

In the nation’s schools, the presence of sweet, high-fat snacks in vending machines and on cafeteria lines is undercutting efforts

The American Heart Association has announced new guidelines for preventing heart disease and stroke in women based on a woman’s

For many physician practices, December means the end of another fiscal year. Records are sent to the accountant, financial statements

An IRS revenue ruling (IR2003-102), issued in September 2003, expands the benefits of having an employer-sponsored health flexible spending arrangement.

While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other federal, public health organizations continue to investigate the safety of

WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than 5,000 health care executives will hear from an all-star lineup of the nation’s leading managed

As legislation to ease the liability insurance burden on Massachusetts doctors moves slowly through the state Legislature, doctors continue to

PITTSFIELD — The Physical Therapist Assistant Consortium of New England has presented Diane Barrett, PT, with its Clinical Faculty Award.

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital employees raised $48,477 in six weeks to underwrite the cost of eight new beds for

NORTHAMPTON — In late November, Cooley Dickinson Hospital’s pharmacy became the second hospital in New England to install the PyxisConnect,

When the surgical and laboratory professionals at Berkshire Medical Center discuss the changes involved in the hospital’s $40 million expansion

One of the most common questions health care practice managers ask counsel is whether or not it is advisable to