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Health Care Economic Forecast
December 21, 2015In the healthcare field, there's never a dull moment. Federal and state healthcare reform and ever-present pushback from union groups on topics like staffing and price transparency are sure to keep administrators and clinicians on their toes for the
December 21, 2015
Manufacturing & Technology Economic Forecast
December 21, 2015Manufacturing and technology are strongholds in the Central Massachusetts economy, and business leaders continue to underscore the importance of supporting the sectors, which have significant crossover.
December 21, 2015
UMass Memorial posts 2015 revenue, patient growth
December 18, 2015UMass Memorial Health Care posted continued revenue growth through fiscal 2015 while reporting more patients served throughout a system that is moving more towards outpatient care.
December 18, 2015
100K square foot Worcester VA facility off the table
December 17, 2015The UMass Medical School and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will offer expanded medical coverage for veterans at the UMass Medical School in Worcester despite pulling plans for a 100,000 square foot new construction.
December 17, 2015
UMass Medical to partner with prisons; fight opioid addiction
December 17, 2015UMass Medical School will take the fight against the ongoing opioid crisis within prison walls through a new health collaborative with a focus on bringing evidence-based treatment for substance abuse and Hepatitis C to prisons and jails, the school
December 17, 2015
Fed tax bill measures could benefit Mass. jobs
December 17, 2015Small business and medical device industry officials say a pair of provisions in the just-struck Congressional deals on tax credits and spending bode well for job production in Massachusetts.
December 17, 2015
Westborough startup clinches $200K in MLSC funding
December 17, 2015A Westborough startup developing a treatment for a common parasitic infection was awarded a $200,000 grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC), one of six grants issued through the state-backed investment agency's Universal
December 17, 2015
Fallon appoints new human resources officer
December 16, 2015Fallon Health of Worcester has brought on Jill Lebow as senior vice president and chief human resources officer, the health care insurance company announced Tuesday.
December 16, 2015
Harrington Receives $20K
December 16, 2015Webster First Federal Credit Union has issued a $20,000 donation to support construction of Southbridge-based Harrington HealthCare's new psychiatric unit in Webster, Harrington announced.
December 16, 2015
MassHealth driving increased health spending, says HPC
December 16, 2015A 2014 excess in healthcare spending was driven largely by the state's ballooning MassHealth program, rather than commercial insurance payers, according to a presentation of the state's Health Policy Commission (HPC) taking place in Boston today.
December 16, 2015
High health insured rate marred by access, cost concerns
December 15, 2015More than one in six people in Massachusetts had an unmet health need due to the cost of care in 2015, according to a new report showcasing how despite the state's continued high rate of insurance coverage the cost of care continues to be an
December 15, 2015
Boston Scientific issues recall for failing surgical instrument
December 10, 2015Marlborough-based Boston Scientific has issued a global recall on its Chariot Guiding Sheath following 14 complaints of failure, including while the device was inside patients, which could lead to obstruction of blood flow causing stroke or kidney
December 10, 2015
Staffing firm opening Worcester location; hiring 63
December 9, 2015The health care staffing and recruiting firm Barton Associates will hire 63 employees to staff a new Worcester location, set to open in January.
December 9, 2015
December 9, 2015
Human Rights Campaign calls Kennedy CHC a “leader” in LGBT care
December 9, 2015As participation in an annual survey measuring LGBT equality in the U.S. healthcare system nearly doubled, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has singled out Worcester-based Edward M.
December 9, 2015
Charles “Chip” Norton
December 7, 2015To call Chip Norton a fresh face to Central Massachusetts is a little bit of a misnomer, since he has owned and/or developed several multi-million real estate projects in the region for years, but he was largely working behind the scenes until late
December 7, 2015
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