Issue Highlights
ON PAGE ONE
HEALTH CARE: MEDICINE ENTERS A NEW ERA — Nudged by government incentives, Central Massachusetts hospitals discover the benefits of using technology, especially electronic medical records, for patient care.
HEALTH CARE: TARGETING COSTS — A little more than a year after criticizing the state for rejecting most rate increase requests for small business health insurance plans, insurers — as well as health care providers — want the state to do more to help control the costs of care.
SOLAR POWER MARKET HEATS UP — A proposal to install a solar farm in Leicester could spell thousands of dollars in savings for Worcester’s Hanover Theatre, thanks in part to a financial incentive.
NEWS & ANALYSIS
BUSINESSES APPLAUD FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS — Trade deals with three countries, notably South Korea, could be a boost to Central Massachusetts firms.
ARTS PLAY THEIR PARTS — A study of arts and cultural institutions throughout New England finds they provide an economic lift, especially in Worcester.
401(K) REPORTING CHANGES ON THE WAY — Regulations that take effect in 2012 will require financial institutions to offer more detail about the fees associated with their 401(k) plans. And employers who sponsor the plans must make that information accessible to workers.
SPECIAL FOCUS: HEALTH CARE
TEMPERATURES RISE OVER COSTS — Polls find the public and doctors in Massachusetts favor more government involvement.
ALL HEALTH, ALL THE TIME — Charter TV of Worcester jumps into the growing online medical information space.
AN APP CHECK A DAY — A research team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute has designed a smartphone app that could help treat and prevent heart disease.
THE LIST
SHOP TALK
Q&A with Dr. Jack Dutzar, CEO of Reliant Medical Group (formerly Fallon Clinic)
OPINIONS
VIEWPOINT: THE BAY STATE'S GLOBAL BUSINESS POTENTIAL - Massachusetts and its businesses are ripe for increased participation in global economic partnerships.
VIEWPOINT: MASS. NON-COMPETES ARE NOT THE ISSUE - People who support banning non-compete agreements on Massachusetts workers often point to California as a state that has unleashed a flood of entrepreneurial energy by doing away with non-competes.
EDITORIAL: DON'T BE FOOLED; IT'S STILL A JUNGLE OUT THERE - Central Massachusetts businesses can take a little comfort in last month's report from MassBenchmarks that the gross state product - the output of goods and services in the commonwealth - grew at an annual rate of 3.9 percent during the third quarter of this year, more than one-and-a-half times the growth in the national gross domestic product.
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