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St. Joseph Health names new CEO
PROVIDENCE – St. Joseph Health Services of Rhode Island announced today that John M. Fogarty, who has served as acting CEO since last year,...
Providence budget stressed by absence of state aid
Days after the General Assembly approved the state budget and ended its session without approving several measures that would have allowed Providence and other...
Cost of near-universal care rising in Massachusetts
Several states have discussed it, but none has gone as far as Massachusetts. In a bipartisan agreement two years ago that many have called...
Grant allows nursing home to adopt EMRs
NORTH SMITHFIELD – Saint Antoine Residence, a 260-bed skilled nursing facility, announced last week that it has been awarded a $770,000 grant from the...
R.I. Hospital study suggests overdiagnosis of bipolar disorder
PROVIDENCE – A new study by Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University researchers to be presented at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting this...
CMS to boost long-term hospitalization pay, <br>cut nursing home pay
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) last week announced rate adjustments for fiscal 2009 that will increase reimbursements for...
R.I. nursing homes rate well in satisfaction survey
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s nursing homes did well in the second annual statewide survey on resident and family satisfaction, with 92 percent of residents...
UnitedHealthcare offers extra savings for state
PROVIDENCE – UnitedHealthcare of New England last week sweetened the deal it has been offering municipalities and school districts by adding extra discounts if...
Landmark can keep angioplasty, drop surgery
WOONSOCKET – The R.I. Department of Health has granted a waiver to Landmark Medical Center that allows the hospital to continue to perform angioplasties...
R.I. Hospital recognized for bariatric surgery
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Hospital last week announced that it has been designated a “bariatric surgery center of excellence” by the American Society for...
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