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Steward 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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