Stronger ties, planning seen cutting costs By Lisa Wangsness, Globe Staff | April 8, 2009 WASHINGTON – A decade after HMOs provoked an angry public backlash for being too focused… Read more »
Year: 2009
‘Medical home’ approach brings back managed care (MS)
COFAR Coalition Statehouse Rally Gathers Opposition to Governor Patrick’s Facility Closure Plan
SRE Report Public Announcement (MC)
The Department of Public Health is releasing, at the Public Health Council meeting tomorrow (April 8, 2009), a hospital-specific report of the Serious Reportable Events that were submitted by hospitals… Read more »
State mandate not driving health coverage costs (MS)
Report: Increases due to inflation By Kay Lazar, Globe Staff | April 7, 2009 On the third anniversary of Massachusetts’ landmark health insurance overhaul, a new report shows that employers,… Read more »
Hospital Gets Subpoena Tied to Doctor’s Studies (MC)
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Medical errors still common in U.S. hospitals (DS)
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While patient safety in US hospitals is improving, "medical mistakes still occur at an alarming rate," according to the sixth annual HealthGrades study of patient… Read more »
Union employees open to concessions, but demand management cuts as well (MS)
Some Boston Globe union workers were stunned to learn of the newspaper’s threatened shutdown. To others, it was not a complete surprise, given the industry’s mounting troubles. Some viewed it… Read more »
Annual Jobs with justice Dinner
At the annual Jobs with Justice dinner, MNA was recognized for the role it played in the "No On Number 1 Campaign" Vice President Donna Kelley Williams, a nurse at… Read more »
Layoff of Public Health Nurses in Worcester Will Decimate the City’s Public Health Program & Increase the Risk for Spread of Communicable Diseases
Decision to Cut Public Health Services Comes As the City Launches Celebration of National Public Health Week WORCESTER, MASS — As the City of Worcester prepares to celebrate National Public… Read more »
The Status Conference is at 9:30 at the Federal Court House Judge Saris IS RESIDING (MC)
The status conference on the 15th is when, BU and NIH will pretty much tell the judge exactly what they said in that document that Doug sent around (ATTACHED) We’ll… Read more »
