Health Care

A health care IT industry veteran with more than two decades in the field has been appointed president of Natick-based Interbit Data, the company announced.

Are businesses in for a bumpy ride on the road to health care reform? Or, will the provisions of the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) be easier to implement than many anticipate?

The chief of staff for U.S. Rep. James McGovern will become the top liaison to government for UMass Memorial Health Care, the Worcester-based health care system announced Monday.

The Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) has filed a bill in the Legislature that would set maximum patient limits for nurses and require hospitals to adjust patient assignments based on specific patient needs.

The 2013 Health Care Public Opinion Survey conducted in May by the Massachusetts Medical Society found that Bay State adults consider cost the most pressing health care issue they're facing, ahead of access and quality of care.

As cost pressures mount from health-care reform efforts at the state and federal levels, hospitals are continually seeking out alliances within the industry.

Like his predecessor, Jack Dutzar, Armin Ernst is both a physician and a CEO. Amid the maelstrom...

Following more than a year of sparring with nurses over staffing, UMass Memorial Health Care is expected...

Tufts Medical Center and Vanguard Health Systems New England, the parent of Saint Vincent Hospital and MetroWest Medical Center, have signed an affiliation agreement to enhance and expand cardiovascular services to patients in Central and Eastern Massachusetts, according to a statement from Tufts.

With millions of dollars in play, a state agency is crafting regulations for grants to hospitals and will spend the rest of the summer hearing input on how those funds should be doled out.