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Reengineer triage for improved ER efficiency
A patient with a toothache and a patient with a stomach ache both go to the emergency department. Until providers assess whether they are truly emergent cases, both are typically treated the
Critics: Emergency department wait time claims unsubstantiated
As hospitals boost their short emergency department (ED) wait times or 30-minutes-or-less pledges , skeptics question whether these claims are substantiated with data. Hospitals have been touting
Insurers criticized for preventing psychiatric care
A new study is criticizing health insurers in Massachusetts, where statewide reform has lead to innovative changes like global payments, for preventing patients from accessing timely psychiatric
Harvard Pilgrim, Tufts no longer merging
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan are calling off plans to merge, and the decision is raising as many questions as it answered, including whether Massachusetts's proposed health law
Tufts Health Plan considers a second merger
Tufts Health Plan is considering taking control of a small managed care plan, Network Health, that could help expand its reach into the health insurance market for lower-income people, reports the
Infusion from feds buys time for safety-net hospitals
The feds have approved a $435 million aid plan for Massachusetts safety-net hospitals, the Boston Globe reports. The infusion includes $180 million for Boston Medical Center and channels another $163
Reform means desperate times for safety net hospitals
Massachusetts hospitals that treat poor and uninsured patients are facing financial crisis, trying to cut losses while still providing care for the state's poorest residents. Officials with these
SPOTLIGHT: Labor board restores retiree health benefits
Cambridge Hospital nurses won a fight against the Cambridge Health Alliance when the Commonwealth Employment Relations Board ruled Friday that a unilateral cut in retiree health benefits was not
Labor board restores hospital nurse retiree benefits
Cambridge Hospital nurses won a fight against the Cambridge Health Alliance when the Commonwealth Employment Relations Board ruled Friday that a unilateral cut in retiree health benefits was not
Mass. to use $764M of stimulus money for healthcare
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick announced on Wednesday that his state will use $764 million in federal stimulus money to help hospitals reduce job cuts, and to keep in tact benefits for residents
