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Health Care

  • State Announces Workforce Grants In Health Care

    July 26, 2013

    The Patrick administration is accepting applications from health care organizations for workforce retention and training grants.

    July 26, 2013
  • Spectrum Health Wins EHR Grant

    Rick Saia July 18, 2013

    Spectrum Health Systems, Inc. of Worcester has received a grant of close to $50,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to implement and upgrade an electronic health records (EHR) system for one of its programs.

    Rick Saia July 18, 2013
  • Milford, Harrington Hospitals Get Health Records Grant

    July 17, 2013

    Milford Regional Medical Center (MRMC) and Harrington HealthCare System are among the latest health care providers to receive funding to help them use the state's new health information exchange, the Mass HIway.

    July 17, 2013
  • Central Mass. Physicians Receive Health Records Grant

    Emily Micucci July 15, 2013

    The Central Massachusetts Independent Physician Association (CMIPA) has received a $75,000 grant from the Massachusetts eHealth Institute to help physicians with the organization connect to the state's electronic Health Information Highway, known as

    Emily Micucci July 15, 2013
  • Connector Embarks On Costly Obamacare Transition

    Andy Metzger State House News Service July 12, 2013

    As states buckle in to begin implementing the Affordable Care Act, Massachusetts has a conceptual head start on the rest of the country, but a top Bay State health care official says comporting state law to comply with Obamacare presents its own

    Andy Metzger State House News Service July 12, 2013
  • Muldoon Tapped To Lead UMass Memorial Medical Center

    July 12, 2013

    The head of a UMass Memorial Health Care affiliate has been named the new president of Worcester's UMass Memorial Medical Center.

    July 12, 2013
  • Harrington Rehab Services To Relocate

    July 11, 2013

    Harrington HealthCare System is moving rehabilitation services at two locations to its new building in Charlton, the hospital announced.

    July 11, 2013
  • Marlborough Hospital Adds 3-D Mammography

    Emily Micucci July 10, 2013

    Marlborough Hospital said it is now offering three-dimensional breast tomosynthesis for breast cancer screening at its Women's Imaging Center in Southborough.

    Emily Micucci July 10, 2013
  • Controversial Framingham Project Goes To ZBA Hearing

    Emily Micucci July 9, 2013

    As casino developers court residents in Milford, canvassing neighborhoods on foot, a similar effort is underway in Framingham for a proposed development with a starkly different purpose.

    Emily Micucci July 9, 2013
  • Advocates To Patrick: Preserve Fair Share Contribution

    State House News Service July 8, 2013

    A one-year delay to a key provision of the Affordable Care Act will not dissuade Bay State employers from offering health insurance, according to the Patrick administration and the state's major business association, while a health care advocacy

    State House News Service July 8, 2013
  • Federal Health Care Reform Needs Surgery

    Richard C. Lord Special To The Worcester Business Journal July 8, 2013

    Seven years ago, Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) and its 5,000 member employers supported the groundbreaking health reform effort in Massachusetts, a necessary step toward repairing a health-care system that had been choking the life

    Richard C. Lord Special To The Worcester Business Journal July 8, 2013
  • White House Calls Time Out On Key Health Reform Provision

    Emily Micucci July 8, 2013

    Until the middle of last week, some companies were facing a tough question of whether to offer health insurance benefits to their employees or pay the financial penalty for not doing so.

    Emily Micucci July 8, 2013
  • Groups Praise Delay Of Key Health Care Mandate

    July 3, 2013

    Saying that it has heard business' concerns regarding the complexity of reporting requirements and the amount of time to implement changes, the Obama administration said it's delaying a key part of the Affordable Care Act for another year.

    July 3, 2013
  • UMass Nurses Ratify Contract

    Emily Micucci July 1, 2013

    Nurses at UMass Memorial Medical Center's University campus voted to ratify their three-year contract with hospital management on Friday, the nurses' union said, officially ending lengthy contract negotiations mired by a dispute over staffing levels.

    Emily Micucci July 1, 2013
  • MetroWest Physician Alliance Awarded Grant

    Emily Micucci June 24, 2013

    The MetroWest Accountable Healthcare Organization (MetroWest AHO), an alliance of more than 220 MetroWest physicians formed to negotiate with health insurers and payors, has received a $75,000 grant to help the organization connect to the state

    Emily Micucci June 24, 2013
  • Vanguard Health Systems To Be Acquired

    Emily Micucci June 24, 2013

    Nashville-based Vanguard Health Systems will be acquired by Tenet Healthcare Corp., a Dallas-based health care services company, the organizations announced Monday.

    Emily Micucci June 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.