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Coastal Medical Inc., Rhode Island’s largest primary care group practice, was one of 89 medical organizations designated as an accountable care organization, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced on late Monday.
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By Richard Asinof |
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R.I. Department of Education Commissioner Deborah A. Gist will undergo surgery to remove a believed benign brain tumor next month and will take an approximate two-month leave of absence for recovery, the department announced Tuesday.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Rhode Island employers pay more for employee health insurance than the national average in spite of a slowdown in the annual rate of increase, according to a study by USI Insurance Services.
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By PBN Staff
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Candescent Partners, the private equity firm that purchased Koch Eye Associates in March, has acquired Dartmouth-based Eye Health Vision Centers.
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By PBN Staff
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Medical device maker Covidien PLC has completed its acquisition of Oridion Systems Ltd., the company announced Tuesday.
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By PBN Staff
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A memorandum of understanding was reached Wednesday between Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island and Landmark Medical Center of Woonsocket to extend the previous insurance contract that had expired on July 16.
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By Richard Asinof |
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A hearing to approve a memorandum of understanding reached on Sept. 5 between Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island and Landmark Medical Center on extension of a health insurance contract turned into much more.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Summer Infant Inc. is issuing a voluntary recall on its Mother’s Touch/Deluxe baby bathers due to the risk of serious head injury to infants.
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By PBN Staff
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The Tufts Health Plan Foundation awarded more than $1.6 million in grants to 46 Massachusetts and Rhode Island-based organizations in its first cycle of funding for 2012.
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By PBN Staff
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Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island announced Wednesday that it has eliminated 43 positions, effective immediately. Sixty percent of the workforce reductions were management positions, according to the health insurer.
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By Richard Asinof |