Marion Davis
Hospitals join national effort to save 5M lives
The numbers are staggering: Every year, experts estimate, there are 15 million instances of harm at U.S. hospitals – errors, oversights and missteps in...
Benefits expert sees many hurdles <br>to controlling costs
It’s not as bad as it was just a few years ago, when double-digit annual health premium increases were the norm. But health insurance...
A powered prosthetic mimics calf muscle’s movement
The most striking thing about the demonstration was how ordinary the two men looked. Pacing across the stage – first slowly, then fast –...
Lifespan, Care New England seek to merge
Lifespan and Care New England, the state’s two large health care systems, announced today that they plan to merge into a single entity, to...
Doctors blaze a trail in technology
Polaris Medical Management Inc. was created to let doctors focus on what they do best: care for their patients. Small practices were having a...
Making mental health resources more accessible
Mental illness can be a lonely place. It can undermine your sense of self, your confidence in your own judgment. It can be shameful...
Fidelity builds ‘a record-setter’
The topping-off was purely ceremonial: The steel work on Fidelity Investments’ $200 million new office building is still two or three weeks away from...
Mandatory mediation paying off
A pilot mediation program started in 2005 in Superior Court has led to settlements in almost half the 70-plus medical malpractice cases it has...
Joint ventures can pose risks to parties
It is the 21st-century way of doing business, especially in the global economy. A large U.S. company eager to develop cutting-edge technology will find...
Gauging pros, cons of electronic health records
It’s not just the cost, doctors say. It’s the time, the effort and the lack, in many cases, of a visible payoff. Even the...
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