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Health Care

  • UMass Med To Help Mich. Control Medicaid Costs

    October 24, 2013

    The University of Massachusetts Medical School was awarded a three-year, $3 million contract by the state of Michigan to help the state control its Medicaid costs.

    October 24, 2013
  • Report: Central Mass. Home To 3 Of State's Least Safe Hospitals

    October 24, 2013

    Three of the least safe Bay State hospitals are located in Central Massachusetts, according to a report compiled Wednesday by a nonprofit.

    October 24, 2013
  • Quest Acquisition Will Bring New Lab To Marlborough

    Emily Micucci October 9, 2013

    New Jersey-based Quest Diagnostics announced it has acquired ConVerge Diagnostic Services, LLC, which operates full-services medical laboratories throughout New England. This is the fourth purchase for Quest this year and its second in Massachusetts.

    Emily Micucci October 9, 2013
  • Harrington Breaks Ground On Emergency Department

    October 8, 2013

    Harrington HealthCare System broke ground Tuesday on an $8.8 million reconstruction of the emergency department at its hospital in Webster.

    October 8, 2013
  • Roach: Patient Satisfaction Crucial To Hospitals' Success

    Emily Micucci October 7, 2013

    With his transition to the role of CEO at Marlborough Hospital still ahead of him next month, Steven Roach, now the CEO of Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer, said it's too early to delve into his vision for the UMass Memorial Health Care

    Emily Micucci October 7, 2013
  • Tenet Completes Purchase of Vanguard Health

    October 4, 2013

    Saint Vincent Hospital and MetroWest Medical Center are now officially under a new owner.

    October 4, 2013
  • House OKs Bill To Regulate Compounding Pharmacies

    Colleen Quinn State House News Service October 3, 2013

    Nearly a year after a deadly national meningitis outbreak that originated at a Framingham pharmacy, the House on Wednesday unanimously approved legislation subjecting the industry to stricter oversight regulations and new licensing requirements.

    Colleen Quinn State House News Service October 3, 2013
  • Rehabilitative Resources CEO Resigns

    October 1, 2013

    Rehabilitative Resources Inc. CEO Michael Coughlin announced Friday that he will resign after nine months with the company.

    October 1, 2013
  • In Reverse Decision, Sunovion Wins Patent Infringement Suit

    October 1, 2013

    A federal appellate court ruled last week that a planned generic sleep aid would infringe on Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. patent for its Lunesta drug, rerversing a lower-court ruling against the Marlborough firm.

    October 1, 2013
  • Successor To Long-Time CEO Could Dictate Waters' Future

    Livia Gershon Special To The Worcester Business Journal September 30, 2013

    In the 18 years since Waters Corp. went public, other life sciences companies have expanded their product lines, made opportunistic acquisitions, merged and spun off new entities.

    Livia Gershon Special To The Worcester Business Journal September 30, 2013
  • Briefing: Physician Shortage

    September 30, 2013

    For eight years, the Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) has been reporting a shortage of primary care physicians in its annual Physician Workforce Study, which surveys Bay State doctors on such topics as supply of physicians, recruitment and rete

    September 30, 2013
  • Health Reform Helps Launch Kennedy Center Ahead

    Brandon Butler Special To The Worcester Business Journal September 30, 2013

    About three years ago, the Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center — which had just been renamed to honor the longtime, late United States senator — did some strategic planning to map out its future.

    Brandon Butler Special To The Worcester Business Journal September 30, 2013
  • Ventilation Upgrades Slated For UMass Med Building

    September 27, 2013

    A Newton-based company announced Tuesday that it's been awarded a $1.2 million contract to install an air-quality monitoring system in University of Massachusetts Medical School laboratories.

    September 27, 2013
  • UMass Memorial, Baystate Health Sign 'Collaboration' Deal

    Rick Saia September 26, 2013

    UMass Memorial Health Care is exploring potential “collaborative opportunities” with Springfield-based Baystate Health that could include clinical work, the Worcester-based health care system said today.

    Rick Saia September 26, 2013
  • State Prepping For Huge Shifts In Subsidized Insurance Populations

    State House News Service September 26, 2013

    More than 150,000 people enrolled in the state's subsidized health insurance program Commonwealth Care will have three months to re-subscribe for benefits under the federal Affordable Care Act, heralding an outreach push planned by the Patrick adm

    State House News Service September 26, 2013
  • Cognoptix's Alzheimer's Test Yields Strong Results

    September 24, 2013

    Results from a clinical trial suggest that a Cognoptix eye test will be able to improve early diagnoses of Alzheimer's disease, according to the company.

    September 24, 2013

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Massachusetts whistleblower laws predominantly safeguard public employees from retaliation when they report violations, abuse, or risks to public health and safety. However, private employees have far more restrictions in regards to their state-provided whistleblower protections, but there are still ways they file retaliation complaints, including federally through the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Act.

In January, the state agency Cannabis Control Commission suspended a whistleblower featured in a WBJ investigation. Without providing reasoning, the CCC put Business Operations Manager Meghan Dube on paid administrative leave. Dube subsequently resigned from her role.

In May, Carla LeBlanc, a nurse at Saint Vincent Hospital was fired for her appearance on a local podcast in which she spoke out about long-documented concerns regarding working conditions and interpersonal dynamics at the Worcester facility. She then filed a lawsuit against the hospital and its operator under the Massachusetts Healthcare Whistleblower Protection Act, which offers protections to private healthcare workers.