Health Care

UMass Memorial Health Care has put in place a new electronic prescription system that it says will provide for more secure prescribing of opioids and help reduce fraud and doctor shopping.

Boston Scientific is undertaking a restructuring program that officials say could result in as much as $150 million in savings per year, although the company indicated some employees will be phased out as the company focuses on new areas of growth.

Lawmakers dealt a blow last week to a bill that sought to rein in rising prescription drug costs through pricing disclosure mandates, issuing an order calling for further study on the matter.

As tax collections have faltered over the past two months, the Baker administration has confidently asserted that it can "manage through" what has become a $311 million shortfall in revenues with just weeks left until the end of the budget year.

Massachusetts is the healthiest state in the nation for older adults, according to the recently released 2016 America's Health Rankings Senior Report.

The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine has taken disciplinary actions against the medical licenses of two doctors practicing in Framingham and Marlborough.

Quinsigamond Community College has received an “unprecedented” gift of $300,000 that will allow it to complete the final phase of its health care programs.

Gov. Charlie Baker signed a bill Tuesday afternoon that was whisked through the Legislature last week as part of a deal to avoid a high-priced ballot campaign fight.

The Greater Worcester Community Foundation has announced the 13 organizations that received $183,500 in grants from the Fallon/OrNda Community Health Fund.

Harrington HealthCare System has received its ninth consecutive A grade from the Leapfrog Group for patient and hospital safety.