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Chafee nominates Hittner to replace Koller at OHIC
(Updated, Friday, 8:48 a.m.) Dr. Kathleen Hittner has been nominated by Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee to replace Christopher F. Koller as Rhode Island’s health insurance commissioner, the governor’s press office announced Thursday afternoon. more
BIF awarded $272K to study new models for the ‘aging experience’
(Updated, 3:28 p.m.) The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has awarded a $272,400 grant to the Business Innovation Factory to “explore the ‘connected aging experience’ and identify transformational models for connected aging,” according to the Providence-based organization. more
| 6/12/13
CVS specialty pharmacy earns URAC accreditation
Nonprofit health care accreditation agency URAC has awarded a specialty pharmacy accreditation to CVS Caremark Corp. in recognition of quality health care service, CVS announced Tuesday. more
Info meeting set for Care New England-Memorial merger
The R.I. Attorney General and the R.I. Department of Health will hold a public informational meeting regarding the proposed affiliation of The Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island and Care New England on Tuesday, June 11. more
Mass. hospitals cut back on pay
BOSTON – http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/mass_roundup/2013/06/massachusetts-hospitals-pull-back-on.html more
| 6/7/13
New physicians to be trained in patient-centered model
A new partnership to train new physicians in the patient-centered medical home model as part of a collaborative initiative between Kent Hospital and Thundermist Health Center will be … more
Providence ranks 22nd on fittest metros index
The Providence metropolitan area ranked No. 22 on the annual American Fitness Index, a list that ranks the country’s 50 largest metro areas using indicators such as access to health care, smoking and obesity rates. more
| 5/31/13
Report: R.I. ranks 31st in senior health
Rhode Island is ranked 31st in the United States for senior health, according to the inaugural edition of United Health Foundation’s “America’s Health Rankings Senior Report: A Call to Action for Individuals and Their Communities,” released Wednesday. more
Lifespan continues restructuring its workforce
(Updated, 1:45 p.m.) Lifespan, Rhode Island’s largest hospital network, is undertaking what it called an “Operational Restructuring Initiative” to trim between $100 and $150 million from $1.7 billion in annual expenses over the next 30 months, hospital officials announced on Wednesday. more
Koller orders health care pricing transparency by insurers
In a bulletin issued Tuesday afternoon to health care insurers, R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher F. Koller announced new “obligations” for insurers to disclose the price of health care services to certain health care providers. more
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