Blue Cross patient initiative (Boston Globe)
Excerpts from the Globe's blog on the Boston-area medical community. A new organization funded by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts is planning a multi-year patient safety initiative directed at consumers. The Partnership for Healthcare Excellence, a coalition that includes consumer groups, doctors and nurses, and business organizations, expects to launch an advertising campaign this ...

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association Nationally Recognized by BusinessWeek and AARP for Creating a Unique Workplace ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) was recently recognized, separately, by AARP and BusinessWeek for developing a workplace culture that supports the careers of new employees and encourages the continued development of mature workers.

Alumni Watch: Oldest Chegwidden earns cross country honor at Felician (New Jersey Herald)
Felician senior Paul Chegwidden (Wallkill Valley) won the Philly Metro Small College Cross-Country Invitational. Led by Chegwidden (27 minutes, 3 seconds), the Golden Falcons placed four runners among the top 10, and nine in the top 25 to take the team championship on the 8,000-meter course.