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Partners Experience in Transforming Care Delivery (Tim Ferris presentation)
Tim Ferris, vice president, Population Health Management, Massachusetts General Hospital and Partners HealthCare, spoke on the panel “Lessons from Massachusetts…
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Changes coming to health care workforce ripe for coverage
Margot Sanger-Katz While employment in many industries tanked and weakly recovered, jobs in the health care sector have grown at…
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Readmissions, the drug store and a sleep-deprived patient
Eric Whitney Colorado Public Radio’s Eric Whitney recently reported on a new program involving Walgreens pharmacists that is intended to…
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The Alternative Quality Contract (Andrew Dreyfus presentation)
Andrew Dreyfus, president and chief executive officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, spoke on the panel “Lessons from…
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Focus on freelancing: Keys to negotiating fair contracts
Irene Wielawski There’s no shortage of war stories among freelancers about the kinds of contracts they’ve been asked to sign.…
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Covering lifestyle, genetics and policies that lead to healthy aging
Eileen Beal For Dr. John W. Rowe and Robert L. Kahn, authors of “Successful Aging,” the book that got the…
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When the study’s not the story
Salynn Boyles Writing about medical research can be a pretty straightforward task. But then there are times when a study…
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2012 winners named in top health journalism awards
An investigation revealing concerns about unnecessary treatments by private dental firms – along with stories showcasing the enormous financial toll…
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Caregiving comes to the forefront of issues around aging
Photo by Ed Yourdon via Flickr The challenges of caregiving are getting new attention from AARP and the federal government…
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Reporter’s guide to health care antitrust issues
Photo by afagen via Flickr We don’t normally think about local hospitals as cutthroat competitors seeking to put rivals out…