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Health Care

  • WPI team creates virtual human

    Emily Micucci November 4, 2015

    Engineers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute have developed a virtual human by digitizing and combining high-resolution images of thin slices of an actual human body, WPI announced Tuesday.

    Emily Micucci November 4, 2015
  • Home Care Alliance boosts lobbying power

    Emily Micucci November 4, 2015

    The Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts (HCAM) and the Home Care Association of America (HCAOA) have signed a collaborative agreement that will boost state lobbying efforts on behalf of home care agencies as well as offer enhanced education and

    Emily Micucci November 4, 2015
  • Spectrum hires first CIO

    Emily Micucci November 4, 2015

    Worcester-based Spectrum Health Systems has hired its first chief information officer to lead information-technology programs to support business operations.

    Emily Micucci November 4, 2015
  • Harrington lowest in costly C-sections

    Emily Micucci November 4, 2015

    Southbridge-based Harrington HealthCare has the lowest primary cesarean-section rate of all hospitals in Massachusetts, according to The Leapfrog Group.

    Emily Micucci November 4, 2015
  • Mass. health insurance clearinghouse to operate better

    State House News Service November 2, 2015

    On the verge of the start of the open enrollment period, Health Connector Executive Director Louis Gutierrez said the state's health insurance clearinghouse will operate better than it has in past years, though he doesn't expect the process to be

    State House News Service November 2, 2015
  • $100K a month for interim Hanover CFO

    Sam Bonacci October 30, 2015

    In order to lure Eugene Bullis out of retirement to serve as interim chief financial officer for about six months, Worcester-based Hanover Insurance agreed to pay him more than $100,000 per month plus a $75,000 signing bonus, according to regulatory

    Sam Bonacci October 30, 2015
  • UMass Memorial scores 'C' on patient safety

    October 29, 2015

    UMass Memorial Medical Center's University Campus received only a “C” score in an industry watchdog's annual ranking of hospital safety.

    October 29, 2015
  • Door opened to home care workers pay hike

    State House News Service October 28, 2015

    Amid a national push to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour, home care workers in Massachusetts urged lawmakers Tuesday to boost their pay level.

    State House News Service October 28, 2015
  • Mass. Medical Society opposes assisted suicide

    October 28, 2015

    The Massachusetts Medical Society, a professional society representing about 25,000 Bay State doctors and medical students, maintained its tradition of opposing physician-assisted suicide during testimony before the legislature's Joint Committee on

    October 28, 2015
  • Q&A: Laura Roias, program director, Walden Behavioral Care

    October 28, 2015

    Laura Roias is the program director at Walden Behavioral Care's Worcester clinic, specializing in the treatment of eating disorders.

    October 28, 2015
  • UMass workforce to grow by 200

    Emily Micucci October 28, 2015

    For city leaders who have championed downtown redevelopment efforts, UMass Memorial Health Care's upcoming lease of 75,000 square feet in the Front Street office towers marks major progress toward revitalization.

    Emily Micucci October 28, 2015
  • MetroWest hospitals score high on patient safety

    Emily Micucci October 28, 2015

    MetroWest hospitals have come out on top for safety in a semiannual ranking by The Leapfrog Group, an independent hospital watchdog organization.

    Emily Micucci October 28, 2015
  • Spectrum wins $1M ex-convicts grant

    Emily Micucci October 27, 2015

    Worcester-based Spectrum Health Systems has received a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to operate a reentry program for offenders leaving prison considered at high-risk for resuming criminal activity.

    Emily Micucci October 27, 2015
  • UMass Memorial moving 500 workers to upgraded downtown towers

    Sam Bonacci October 26, 2015

    Worcester-based UMass Memorial Health Care will bring 500 information-technology employees downtown following the $36 million redevelopment of 100 and 120 Front St. in downtown Worcester.

    Sam Bonacci October 26, 2015
  • WBJ awards the 2015 Outstanding Women in Business

    October 26, 2015

    Any one of the six 2015 Outstanding Women in Business is amazing in her own right, but the combined force of this class presents a vast array of lessons and insights for men and women of all ages looking to succeed in their professional and personal

    October 26, 2015
  • 2015 Outstanding Women In Business: Joyce Murphy, Commonwealth Medicine

    October 26, 2015

    Joyce A. Murphy is executive vice chancellor and the chief executive of Commonwealth Medicine, the healthcare consulting division of UMass Medical School, where she works with state agencies, businesses and nonprofits to increase the effectiveness

    October 26, 2015

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