For Karyl Leggio, dean of the business school at Loyola University Maryland, six years in the top post is long enough.
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Read More »June 4, 2014 Comments Off on Loyola dean to return to teaching
For Karyl Leggio, dean of the business school at Loyola University Maryland, six years in the top post is long enough.
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Read More »June 2, 2014 Comments Off on Union, hospital clash over reports of layoffs
The ongoing clash between Dimensions Healthcare System and the union representing the system’s hospital workers continued Monday, as union representatives forecast hundreds of layoffs while Dimensions officials brushed aside that claim as nonsense.
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Read More »May 30, 2014 Comments Off on Health exchange board approves $43.5M in contracts
Reporters were informed via email Friday morning that the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange board scheduled a meeting for 5:30 p.m. Friday evening.
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Read More »May 29, 2014 Comments Off on For employers, insurance mandate still confuses
Another recent ruling is adding to the confusion surrounding the provision in the Affordable Care Act that requires medium and large businesses to provide health insurance to their employees
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Read More »May 28, 2014 Comments Off on Thumbs-down to the handshake?
Dr. Mark Lamos isn’t afraid to shake his patients’ hands. But, according to at least a few physicians, he should be.
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Read More »May 28, 2014 Comments Off on Towson, UB unveil redesigned joint MBA
Towson University and the University of Baltimore have redesigned their joint MBA program to better reflect the business environment and the needs of students and employers, the institutions said Wednesday.
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Read More »May 27, 2014 Comments Off on Md. is 10th-best state for nurses, report says
May 23, 2014 Comments Off on Lazarus, Bogomolny receive Sondheim awards
Retiring presidents Robert Bogomolny and Fred Lazarus, of the University of Baltimore and the Maryland Institute College of Art, respectively, both received Sondheim Public Service Awards Thursday from the Greater Baltimore Committee. The university presidents were recognized for their “extraordinary” ...
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Read More »May 21, 2014 Comments Off on Baltimore nursing home workers plan strike
About 50 workers at Fayette Health & Rehabilitation Center in Baltimore are beginning a 24-hour strike Thursday morning to protest the most recent contract proposal from the nursing home’s management.
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Read More »May 20, 2014 Comments Off on State may drop SHOP, go to third-party providers
State officials are preparing to abandon their original plan for creating a small business health insurance exchange.
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