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In Rhode Island and other areas along the East Coast, artists in recovery recently gathered to celebrate Fellowship Health Resources’ second annual Studio 35 Day.
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2/18/13
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A new program targeted at enrolling specialists, enabling them to apply and receive benefits and incentive payments for achieving “meaningful use” federal standards for their electronic health records, has been launched by the Rhode Island Regional Extension Center, a service of the Rhode Island Quality Institute.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Lifespan opened a new stem cell research laboratory Wednesday afternoon on the fifth floor of the hospital network’s Coro Building. The lab is the first phase of a major investment to turn the entire building in Providence’s Knowledge District into a state-of-the art research facility.
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By Richard Asinof |
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A six-month planning grant for $1.6 million under the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation Center’s “State Innovation Model Design Program” was awarded to Rhode Island on Feb. 21
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By Richard Asinof |
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Preventure, a corporate health and wellness provider, moved into its new 10,000 square feet facility on Nooseneck Hill Road on Feb. 25, a sign of the company’s rapid growth.
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By Richard Asinof |
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The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network presented Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse with its “Congressional Champion of Hope” award on Feb. 25, to commend his work in co-authoring the Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act, which was signed into law on Jan. 2 by President Barack Obama.
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By Richard Asinof |
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A textbook written and edited by health care providers at Women & Infants Hospital won a 2012 Book of the Year Award from the American Journal of Nursing, hospital officials announced on Feb. 25.
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By Richard Asinof |
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United HealthCare and Lifespan, Rhode Island’s largest hospital network, have announced the creation of an accountable coordinated care organization, or ACCO, the first of its kind in New England.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Although fewer than 2 percent of available health plans satisfy all required health benefits under the federal Affordable Care Act, Massachusetts and Rhode Island plans covered the highest percentage of essential benefits in the country, according to an analysis from HealthPocket Inc.
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By PBN Staff
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State regulators reviewing the expedited application by Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island to join the Care New England hospital network have requested additional information, according to Amy Kempe, a spokeswoman with the R.I. Attorney General’s office.
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By Richard Asinof |