Monster Survey: Health Care Jobs Outlook OptimisticA new survey by Maynard-based Monster.com has found that health care workers are among the most optimistic about job prospects and third behind engineers and finance employees in job satisfaction. |
HealthAlliance CEO To Lead Mass. Hospital BoardPatrick Muldoon, president and CEO of Leominster-based HealthAlliance Hospitals Inc., was named chairman of the Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) Board of Trustees at MHA's annual meeting June... |
UMass Memorial Nurses' Group Ratifies ContractNurses at the Memorial and Hahnemann campuses of UMass Memorial Medical Center have ratified the three-year contract they reached with the hospital system last month after 18 months of negotiations,... |
MetroWest Home Care Firm Announces RebrandingNatick-based home care company New Century Homecare Services announced a rebranding initiative that includes a new name and logo. |
Fallon Total Care DelayedThe launch of Fallon Total Care, a Worcester-based pilot health insurance program designed for people eligible for Medicare and Medicaid benefits, has been delayed due to ongoing discussion about... |
Senate Budget Includes $1.5M For Harrington WorkHarrington HealthCare said renovation of its emergency department in Webster could start as early as this fall, thanks in part to a $1.5-million funding provision in the state Senate's fiscal 2014... |
Agencies Dive Into Data To Tame Health Care Cost Growth
By Matt Murphy
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE |
Two new state agencies are deep in the process of collecting and assembling data on health care costs deemed critical to the success of the state’s 2012 cost containment law, grappling with the... |
Community College Wins Suicide Prevention GrantMount Wachusett Community College (MWCC) said it will receive about $74,000 from the state to train Heywood Hospital employees in Gardner in suicide prevention techniques. |
Health Care Leaders Say Hospital Charges Aren't As Simple As They SeemThe recent release of Medicare data on hospital charges by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) was hailed as an unprecedented move toward transparency of hospital costs, with a list of... |
Nurse Strike Averted At UMass MemorialUMass Memorial Medical Center and registered nurses at its University campus reached a tentative contract agreement late last night that averted a one-day walkout that had been called for today. |