U.S. Attorney applauds ethics changes <br> at Roger Williams Medical Center
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island and Roger Williams Medical Center have agreed to terminate the deferred prosecution...
R.I. Hospital fined $50,000 for wrong-site surgery
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health said today that it has issued a reprimand to Rhode Island Hospital and fined the facility $50,000...
Major study of long-term care starts
The National Institute on Aging has awarded $10 million to Brown University’s Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research to create a major national...
In work force development, collaboration seen as key
A year ago, leaders in Rhode Island’s health care sector and in work force development and education held a summit to tackle a major...
Brown works with employers to ID best in wellness
So maybe you have started a Weight Watchers program at the office, or a lunchtime walking group. Perhaps an expert has come in to...
HSAs appeal as way to curb costs
Dear Dan: Our young business is hard-pressed to afford a full-blown health insurance plan. But our employees need something. Are health savings accounts a...
Lighthouse spinoff targets hot IT security market
Lighthouse Computer Services, a Lincoln-based firm recently named among the 5,000 fastest-growing companies in the country by Inc. magazine, has spun off a subsidiary...
Cyberkinetics teams up with neurology partner
FOXBORO – Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Systems Inc., a medical device company focused on developing novel implantable products to treat neurological diseases and injuries of the...
Human stem cells created without need for embryos
Ordinary skin cells from the face of a 36-year-old woman and the foreskin of a newborn were turned into stem cells and may have...
Gilstein is Miriam Hospital’s Person of the Year
PROVIDENCE – The Miriam Hospital has honored accountant Alan M. Gilstein as its 2007 Person of the Year.
Gilstein – a principal in the...
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