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NewsSteward strikes deal with Tufts-affiliated docs
Expanding Massachusetts hospital operator, Steward Health Care System, is affiliating with Manet Community Health Center, a South Shore physician group of about 20 doctors that have been affiliated Read more...
Patient drops suit against Tufts Medical Center over privacy breach
In a turn of events, the woman who sued Tufts Medical Center and a physician over what she said was violated privacy by faxing medical records without her consent, dropped the lawsuit. Tufts did not Read more...
Tufts sues Kidney Foundation for $1.4M for uncompensated research
Despite a partnership that began back in 1997, Tufts Medical Center in Boston has sued the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) for $1.4 million. Tufts claims the Foundation hasn't reimbursed the Read more...
Hospital CEO compensation falls
In line with other reports that executive pay may be leveling off, CEOs at Massachusetts teaching hospitals witnessed lowered, although still respectable, compensation packages in 2009 compared to Read more...
Tufts Medical Center sued for faxing patient records without consent
Tufts Medical Center in Boston faces a lawsuit after a patient said the hospital faxed her medical records to her workplace without her consent, causing her embarrassment, reports The Boston Globe Read more...
Lifespan to pay $14M to Tufts over conflicts of interest
A federal judge ordered Lifespan Hospital Group to pay a $14.2 million settlement to Tufts Medical Center (formerly New England Medical Center) for failing to disclose potential conflicts of Read more...
Top teaching hospitals fall from grace with high infection rates
They may be known for possessing leading minds and excellent service, but the well-known academic centers may not be the safest places for patients. A new Consumer Reports Health hospital ratings Read more...
New England nurses set to strike May 5 and 6
Nursing groups at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine, St. Vincent's Hospital in Worcester, Mass., and Tufts Medical Center in Boston announced yesterday they're each planning a single-day Read more...
Massachusetts hospitals bracing for nurses strike
Hospital administrators in Massachusetts suspect the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) is planning to strike on Apr. 22, the start of Easter weekend. Unresolved staffing, pay and pension issues Read more...
Lower reimbursements, patient admissions lead to hospital job cuts
MetroWest Medical Center is cutting staff by 50 positions, CEO Andrei Soran told the Worcester Business Journal. Thirty of the positions cut will involve layoffs. The other 20 jobs will be cut via Read more...
| Press ReleasesNew Contract Agreement Reached between Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Tufts Medical Center and New England QualiBCBSMA Members Can Continue to Seek Care at Tufts Medical Center and from its Community Physician Network BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA), Tufts Medical Read more >> 15% Increase in Proton Therapy Payment Rate for 2012 Recently Approved by CMS Strengthens the Economic Case for Proton CenSAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES (AMEX:AMS), a leading provider of turnkey technology solutions for advanced radiosurgical and radiation therapy services, said today Read more >> Boston’s Top Academic Medical Centers Join Pfizer’s Centers For Therapeutic InnovationEight Institutions To Collaborate with Pfizer on Medicine Development NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Pfizer Inc. today announced its network of translational research partnerships, called the Centers Read more >> GHXcellence Award Winners Leverage Supply Chains to Drive Costs Out of HealthcareHealthcare innovators recognized for achievements in transforming business operations to deliver increased efficiency, reduce waste and lower costsDALLAS, April 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- GHX honored Read more >> Picis Supports AORN SYNTEGRITY ™ Standardized Perioperative FrameworkCollaboration with Association of periOperative Registered Nurses Helps Perioperative Clinicians Share Information and Benchmark Performance WAKEFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Picis announced its Read more >> |
