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Atmed Treatment Center has opened its second urgent care center in Rhode Island at 5750 Post Road, open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends.
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Brown University and Johnson & Wales University have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore potential collaborations between Brown’s Warren Alpert Medical School and the new physician assistant program at Johnson & Wales, the schools announced Wednesday.
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CharterCare announced Thursday that it had executed a letter of intent with Prospect Medical Holdings Inc., a national health care services company based in Santa Ana, Calif., to create a partnership.
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The overall well-being of Rhode Islanders ranks 37th among the 50 states, according to the 2012 Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index.
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By PBN Staff
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Global rating firm Fitch Ratings Ltd. has placed $17.8 million in bonds from St. Joseph Health Services of Rhode Island on rating watch positive, due to a letter of intent signed by the hospital’s parent CharterCare Health Partners and Prospect Medical Holdings.
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PROVIDENCE – In the latest round of charitable giving through its more than decade-old BlueAngel Community Health Grants, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island is spreading $235,000 in grants to …
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The Rhode Island Chronic Care Sustainability Initiative plans to increase its number of participating primary care medical practices from 16 to 36, growing the number of patients enrolled in patient-centered medical homes in Rhode Island from 86,000 to more than 190,000, about one-fifth of the state’s population.
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On May 1, the Hospital Association of Rhode Island will release the findings from its statewide community-health needs assessment and launch a new community health website, prepared in collaboration with the R.I. Department of Health.
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UnitedHealthcare of New England has partnered with the Rhode Island Primary Care Physicians Corp. to develop an innovative patient liaison program to help drive patient engagement and improve health care quality and outcomes.
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CurrentCare, Rhode Island’s Health Information Exchange and a service of the Rhode Island Quality Institute, is the first in the United States to exchange behavioral health data electronically, CurrentCare announced Thursday.
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By PBN Staff
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