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Health Care

  • UMass Memorial Health Care to undertake $169M in renovations

    Sam Bonacci March 30, 2016

    The UMass Memorial Health Care system will be investing over $168.8 million in renovations to its four hospitals after securing a tax-exempt bond through MassDevelopment.

    Sam Bonacci March 30, 2016
  • Central Mass. colleges showcase affordability

    Laura Finaldi March 28, 2016

    In bid for students, marketing for Central Massachusetts higher education turns to dollars and cents.

    Laura Finaldi March 28, 2016
  • Urgent care center to open in Marlborough

    Sam Bonacci March 25, 2016

    A CareWell Urgent Care center with an affiliation to UMass Memorial Health Care is set to open this summer in Marlborough.

    Sam Bonacci March 25, 2016
  • Marlborough company to join S&P 500

    Sam Bonacci March 25, 2016

    Marlborough's Hologic has been selected to be listed on the S&P 500 trading index.

    Sam Bonacci March 25, 2016
  • Latest MRI technology lands in Worcester

    Sam Bonacci March 24, 2016

    The most advanced MRI machine from General Electric has come to Worcester at the Shields Health Care location on Shrewsbury Street.

    Sam Bonacci March 24, 2016
  • Health care access, affordability woes taint high Mass. insured rate

    State House News Service March 23, 2016

    While nearly all Massachusetts residents have insurance, almost half are having a hard time taking advantage of their benefits.

    State House News Service March 23, 2016
  • Report outlines community hospital business difficulties

    State House News Service March 22, 2016

    Community hospitals in Massachusetts face a "self-reinforcing cycle of challenges" that makes their traditional business model unsustainable as more patients choose larger academic medical centers, according to a new report.

    State House News Service March 22, 2016
  • Stemming the costs of elder care

    Susan Shalhoub March 21, 2016

    Knowing medical costs will grow right along with the number of elders, healthcare organizations are rallying by keeping more nursing-home-eligible seniors in their own homes with more integrated supports and streamlined resources, which – happily –

    Susan Shalhoub March 21, 2016
  • Healthcare innovation: Conquering Lyme disease: A new approach?

    Mark S. Klempner March 21, 2016

    While the pharmaceutical industry has not addressed prevention of Lyme disease as a public health need largely because of concerns about the market and profitability, MassBiologics was founded on a mission to improve public health.

    Mark S. Klempner March 21, 2016
  • Consumer advice: 10 questions for selecting a healthcare provider

    Kristin Morales-lemieux March 21, 2016

    To select a primary care provider, patients should first determine where they would like to seek care and carefully consider any potential barriers.

    Kristin Morales-lemieux March 21, 2016
  • Benefits administration: Keep your staff in motion

    Hilary Gardner March 21, 2016

    There is no denying that a sedentary lifestyle is unhealthy and can lead to life-threatening health problems.

    Hilary Gardner March 21, 2016
  • A new weapon to fight the deadliest cancer

    Livia Gershon March 21, 2016

    Lung cancer has long been a particularly terrifying diagnosis. Out of every 100 people who were found to have the disease between 2005 and 2011, only 17 percent were alive five years later.

    Livia Gershon March 21, 2016
  • Assisted living facilities push for wider services from nurses

    State House News Service March 16, 2016

    The Massachusetts Assisted Living Facility Association tried Tuesday to sway lawmakers to opposite sides of a bill that would allow nurses working at an assisted living facility to provide certain health care services.

    State House News Service March 16, 2016
  • Health pricing talks reach highest levels

    State House News Service March 15, 2016

    Gov. Charlie Baker and the Democratic leaders of the House and Senate are discussing a legislative solution to avert a ballot question that would put limits on prices health care providers can charge for comparable services.

    State House News Service March 15, 2016
  • Baker to address addiction at health care conference

    State House News Service March 14, 2016

    Gov. Charlie Baker will bring his perspectives on drug addiction along with a freshly signed law aimed at limiting access to powerful painkillers to an April conference looking at ways to improve health care.

    State House News Service March 14, 2016
  • UMass Memorial decentralizing

    Sam Bonacci March 14, 2016

    A $700-million technological connection is setting the groundwork that will allow for UMass Medical's community growth.

    Sam Bonacci March 14, 2016

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While shifting cultural norms in the business community have found hiring managers outwardly working toward hiring a more diverse staff, studies in the last few years by organizations like McKinsey & Co. and Regent University found women and people of color are promoted less frequently than their white male counterparts. This produces a dynamic where company leadership at many organizations remains dominated by white males even as the company's employees become more diversified.