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UPDATED: HealthAlliance cutting more jobs
April 22, 2014HealthAlliance Hospital is planning to lay off the equivalent of 6.5 full-time nursing and support staff positions at its Burbank Campus in Fitchburg, according to hospital officials.
April 22, 2014
The road ahead for UMass Memorial
April 14, 2014UMass Memorial Health Care is navigating in turbulent times, but how long will they last for Central Massachusetts' largest health care system, and the region's largest employer?
April 14, 2014
State’s heroin crisis forcing service providers to answer higher demand
April 14, 2014The law of supply and demand is fundamental to any business model, but success depends on the ability to scale up operations to meet the demand.
April 14, 2014Connector revises expectations for functioning website
April 11, 2014Many of the helpful features envisioned when the state set out to build the Rolls-Royce of health insurance exchanges may have to be set aside for now, according to the Patrick administration, which is tempering expectations in advance of the
April 11, 2014Conversion to private rooms among goals of $54M Milford Regional project
April 8, 2014Construction of a new wing at Milford Regional Medical Center is underway, and while the hospital's new emergency department and intensive care units will house state-of-the-art technology and boast more square footage, the availability of more
April 8, 2014
HealthAlliance Hospital lays off 4
April 1, 2014HealthAlliance Hospital of Leominster has laid off four employees, and executives are evaluating the need to cut for more, according to Interim President Michael Cofone.
April 1, 2014Genzyme's MS drug approved in Brazil
March 21, 2014Three months after being denied approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Cambridge-based Genzyme has won approval of its multiple sclerosis treatment in Brazil.
March 21, 2014
March 17, 2014
CEO: UMMMC adjusting to higher costs, declining caseload
March 13, 2014The CEO of Central Massachusetts' largest health-care provider says government and business need to come together to push down rising health insurance costs.
March 13, 2014Walden tries alternate route for Framingham treatment center
March 11, 2014Waltham-based Walden Behavioral Care, a treatment center specializing in eating disorders, will press on with plans to build a new treatment center at the former Marist Retreat Center on Pleasant Street in Framingham under its nonprofit education
March 11, 2014UMass Memorial seeks joint replacement improvements
March 7, 2014UMass Memorial Medical Center has been tapped as one of 32 medical centers worldwide to look at ways to improve costs and outcomes associated with total joint replacement.
March 7, 2014
Moody's downgrades UMass Memorial again
March 7, 2014For the second time in less than three months, UMass Memorial Health Care has received a credit downgrade by Moody's Investors Service. Moody's cited ongoing challenges in UMass's core operations, including declining admission volumes and “
March 7, 2014
Insurers, providers get set to give patients prices for medical procedures
March 3, 2014When Massachusetts passed its health care cost-containment law in 2012, policymakers acted under the logic that medical care should be treated like any other product, with customers able to shop around for the very best deal.
March 3, 2014
Smaller hospitals target risk sharing in collaborations
March 3, 2014Large hospitals and health care systems in Massachusetts and beyond are exploring potential mergers with the intent to save money, but will smaller hospitals in Central Massachusetts follow that trend?
March 3, 2014Survey finds need for better data storage at hospitals
February 24, 2014Hospitals are putting themselves and their growing volumes of data at risk by continuing to rely on outdated and inefficient practices to back up and archive information, according to a study by a trade group of technology professionals within the
February 24, 2014
Small medical practices pay hefty toll for health records updates
February 17, 2014The Massachusetts health care industry has entered an era of uncharted territory, now that the state can force providers to spend tens of thousands of their own money on information technology infrastructure to help them share patient records more
February 17, 2014
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