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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, 2014Connector debates long path out from website disaster
February 14, 2014With a federal extension now in place protecting existing health care coverage for 155,000 residents, officials tasked with fixing the state's much-maligned enrollment website are turning their attention to clearing the backlog of applications that
February 14, 2014
UMass Memorial cited for $1.65M of Medicare overpayments
February 13, 2014A federal audit found errors in more than two-thirds of UMass Memorial Medical Center's (UMMMC) sampled Medicare claims from 2010 and 2011, resulting in nearly $1.65 million in overpayments to the health care system.
February 13, 2014Home deliveries will aid first wave of medical marijuana patients
February 12, 2014Tens of thousands of patients are expected to quickly take advantage of medical marijuana in Massachusetts, where the first dispensaries are on pace to open this summer and provisional licensees are all expected to make home deliveries, according to
February 12, 2014
UMass Memorial to close MRI lab; 50 jobs in doubt
February 4, 2014UMass Memorial Medical Center (UMMMC) will close one of its MRI imaging labs in April, which could result in the loss of 50 jobs.
February 4, 2014Reliant opens office in Southborough
January 31, 2014Worcester's Reliant Medical Group has announced the opening of a new location in Southborough that will offer specialty services.
January 31, 2014
Worcester, Hudson receive health care grants
January 28, 2014The Worcester and MetroWest regions will each receive roughly $3 million to 4 million over the next four years to help fight chronic illness and reduce health care costs.
January 28, 2014
Spectrum borrows $8.5M for new treatment site
January 21, 2014Worcester-based Spectrum Health Systems has taken out an $8.5-million bond to build an 80-bed, 30,000-square-foot treatment facility in Westborough.
January 21, 2014
Accelerated transition for health care
January 20, 2014Any business that wants to last for the long run — and really, how many don't? — must maintain an iron grip on costs.
January 20, 2014
January 20, 2014
Savings, for whom? More employers find advantages in health savings accounts
January 20, 2014It's either the future of health care or a potential source of financial problems, a means of controlling soaring medical costs or a way to leave middle-class Americans footing the bill.
January 20, 2014
Briefing: Health Information Exchange
January 20, 2014In a Jan. 8 press conference at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, doctors performed the first-ever query on the MassHIway Health Information Exchange, a secure electronic health records system that went live in 2012.
January 20, 2014
Marlborough Hospital cuts 10 jobs, lowers hours for 31 others
January 17, 2014Marlborough Hospital has eliminated or reduced the hours of 41 employees in response to a “significant decline in volume” and reimbursements over the first quarter of its fiscal year, the hospital said in a statement.
January 17, 2014
Harrington wins $490K grant
January 16, 2014Harrington HealthCare System in Southbridge has been awarded a $491,600 grant from the commonwealth to bolster its behavioral health services and help connect providers to the state's electronic health information exchange.
January 16, 2014
UMass Memorial cuts or reduces 99 positions
January 15, 2014UMass Memorial Medical Center (UMMMC) cut all or part of 99 positions, including those in high-level roles as well as a small number of clinical staff members, a spokesman for its parent organization said today.
January 15, 2014
Study: Billions in Mass. health spending wasteful
January 9, 2014At least one-fifth of the Bay State's health care spending could be considered wasteful, according to a report released Wednesday by the commonwealth's Health Policy Commission.
January 9, 2014
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