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Five Questions With: Nancy C. Jean
For Nancy C. Jean, senior media relations officer for Lifespan, it’s the personal connections that make social media so powerful. Jean oversees social media...
Special master, Chafee seek expedited timetable for Landmark sale
PROVIDENCE – Jonathan N. Savage, the special master appointed for Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket, filed a joint petition Jan. 24 asking to move...
Butler annual report goes online
PROVIDENCE – This year’s annual report for Butler Hospital, Rhode Island’s only private, nonprofit psychiatric and substance abuse hospital, marks a technological shift in...
Paiva Weed looks for insurance exchange
PROVIDENCE – The first step in establishing a Rhode Island health insurance exchange was taken by R.I. Senate President M. Teresa Paiva Weed, who...
AG seeks to block direct-pay rate increase
WARWICK – The first salvo in the war of words over the request by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island to increase...
Five Questions With: Tony Pankau
Tony Pankau, the new vice president of Rhode Island operations for Amgen Inc., recently replaced Kimball Hall in that position, who accepted a promotion...
‘Dine-in’ program enlivens Fall River nursing facility
FALL RIVER – In response to a suggestion on a customer survey, the Crawford Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has begun a new “Dine-In”...
CVS recommends ‘pharmacy homes’
WOONSOCKET – A new study published Jan. 10 in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that patients with chronic heart disease are likely to...
UnitedHealthcare encourages e-health records use for small physician practices
PROVIDENCE – With a focus on practices with 10 or fewer doctors, UnitedHealthcare of New England has launched an education and awareness effort to...
Koller to continue to serve under Chafee
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher F. Koller will continue to serve in that role as a member of Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee’s...