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R.I. getting $4.2M to reduce use of hospital ERs
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) last week announced grants of $37.5 million to support 29 programs in 20...
Mass. creates panel on veterans’ mental health
BOSTON – Gov. Deval L. Patrick last week signed legislation creating a commission to study the mental health needs of U.S. military veterans returning...
Health sector outspends all others on lobbying
WASHINGTON – A new report by the Center for Responsive Politics, which tracks spending in U.S. politics, shows the health care sector spent $444.7...
Medicare seeks to deny payment for 9 more problems
WASHINGTON – New rules proposed a week ago by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services would add nine conditions to the list...
Toronto geriatrics expert to speak at URI
KINGSTON – Geoff Fernie, a professor at the University of Toronto and vice president of research at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, will speak at...
Health center project gets $640,000 in federal grants
PROVIDENCE – Two federal grants will help Providence Community Health Centers move its Allen Berry clinic to a new, 60,000-square-foot facility on a brownfields...
Landmark eyes merger with Memorial Hospital
WOONSOCKET and PAWTUCKET – Landmark Medical Center, which has been struggling financially and has approached Lifespan twice in the last year to discuss the...
Commission warns about pediatric medication errors
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. – The Joint Commission, which accredits health care facilities, issued an alert on Friday to try to reduce the incidence of...
Tockwotton Home to become lab for better elder care
PROVIDENCE – Tockwotton Home is partnering with three regional research and development entities to create what they call “a real-world laboratory” for new products,...
Lifespan leaders focus on patient safety
WARWICK – Nearly 400 Lifespan managers and executives gathered at the Crowne Plaza Hotel at the Crossings last Thursday for a symposium on patient...
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