Boston Hospital becomes first to use Google Glass in the emergency room
A Boston-based hospital is the first in the country to take Google Glass into the ER. The pilot program, started by Dr. Steven Horng at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, …
Hospital mergers raise price concerns
Hospital administrators in Connecticut who have been involved in the unprecedented streak of mergers and consolidations often tout the financial benefits and efficiencies of such moves. But as the number …
Massachusetts to dump health website contractor
Massachusetts planned to cut ties with the contractor for its hobbled health care insurance website, state officials said Monday. CGI Group, a Montreal-based information technology firm, was also the lead …
Massachusetts Health Cost-Control Bill Contains First-in-Nation Fund for Prevention Programs
A coalition of consumer and public health groups applauded the inclusion of money in the health cost-control bill adopted by lawmakers Tuesday to pay for programs to stem chronic illnesses …
Blue Cross Blue Shield Online Tool Tracks Health-Care System
The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation said last week it has launched an online tool that allows users to track the changing makeup of the state’s health-care delivery …