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Rhode Island Hospital became the first hospital in New England, and among the first in the country, to treat a patient with an implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) that uses the novel approach of a single lead to sense changes in the heart’s upper chamber, the atrium.
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By Richard Asinof |
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President and CEO of Care New England discusses the R.I. Health Benefits Exchange and the departure of Chris Koller.
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By Richard Asinof |
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In partnership with the National Association of Community Health Centers, CVS Caremark Corp.’s CVS Caremark Charitable Trust has announced the 21 recipients of the “Innovations in Community Health” grants.
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By PBN Staff
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The real national costs of emergency department visits may be as high as 10 percent of national health care expenditures, according to a report released by Brown University’s Dr. Michael H. Lee.
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By Alex Kowalski |
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As part of the rollout of the new Rhode Island 2013 Community Health Needs Assessment and a new website, the Hospital Association of Rhode Island and the R.I. Department of Health handed out blue squeezable stress balls, indicative of one of the major findings: Rhode Island has a problem with its mental health.
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By Richard Asinof |
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The Rhode Island Business Group on Health is calling upon the R.I. General Assembly to form a binding commission to address excess hospital bed capacity in the state, the group announced on May 1.
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By Richard Asinof |
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The R.I. Health Benefits Exchange will soon have a new name and a new website as part of a marketing campaign to introduce the new online marketplace where consumers can research, shop, compare and purchase health insurance products, according to Ian Lang, associate director of marketing and communications for the exchange.
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By Richard Asinof |
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On May 1, Lifespan opened its own retail pharmacy on the campus of Rhode Island Hospital, saying the state’s largest hospital network was taking this new approach to encourage medication adherence and to reduce readmissions.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Legislation that would require the state to use technology to screen Medicaid claims to prevent them from being paid to unlicensed, sanctioned or deceased providers passed the R.I. Senate on May 7.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Aidance Skincare, a skincare company based in Woonsocket, is partnering with Surfers Healing Rhode Island to host a surf camp for autistic children on Sept. 14 in Narragansett.
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By Rebecca Keister |