Party to raise funds for ALS programs, research
An education professor at Providence College who was recently diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease will be the keynote speaker at the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s...
American Heart Association joins call for universal coverage
The American Heart Association last week joined the call for comprehensive health care reform that results in universal insurance coverage, warning that without it,...
Kennedy urges CMS to reverse <br> decision on virtual colonoscopies
U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy, D-R.I., and more than 40 members of Congress are urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to reverse...
Koller seeks input on affordability
Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher F. Koller is seeking public comment on a new set of “system affordability priorities and standards” for health insurers in...
Westerly Hospital launches women’s health initiative
The Westerly Hospital is investing $1.8 million in a women’s health initiative, including an array of new high-tech services as well as a still-to-be-recruited...
Five Questions With: Dr. Kenneth Korr
The Miriam Hospital was recently accredited by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories, one of the first 1,000 facilities across the...
BCBSRI opens direct-pay insurance <br>to COBRA-eligible Rhode Islanders
PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has opened up its Direct Pay plans to COBRA-eligible people, saying it wants to...
Astro-Med profit shrinks to $2.96M
WEST WARWICK – In the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, Astro-Med Inc. (Nasdaq: ALOT) saw its annual profit fall 31.23 percent to $2.96 million,...
Lifespan to freeze pay, trim benefits
PROVIDENCE – A pay freeze for all Lifespan employees, cutbacks in education and training benefits and the elimination of the nonprofit health care system’s...
Growing QualityMetric opens new office
LINCOLN – QualityMetric Inc. has moved to new offices in the Lincoln Corporate Center on Albion Road.
The Lincoln-based company, which designs surveys and other...