Sherman joins BCBSRI board
PROVIDENCE – Merrill W. Sherman, principal at Sherman Consulting LLC and former president and CEO of Bank Rhode Island, has been named as the...
Health plans in R.I., Mass. most comprehensive in U.S.
SUNNYVALE, Calif. – Although fewer than 2 percent of available health plans satisfy all required health benefits under the federal Affordable Care Act, Massachusetts...
Union reaches tentative pact with potential new Landmark suitor
(Updated, 4 p.m.)
WOONSOCKET – A tentative five-year collective bargaining agreement has been reached between United Nurses & Allied Professionals, Local 5067, the union that...
Regulators seek more information on Care N.E., Memorial merger
PROVIDENCE – State regulators reviewing the expedited application by Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island to join the Care New England hospital network have requested...
Salve to launch health care administration degree program
NEWPORT – Salve Regina University will launch a new Bachelor of Science degree program in health care administration and management beginning in the upcoming...
Textbook written by Women & Infants providers wins award
PROVIDENCE – A textbook written and edited by health care providers at Women & Infants Hospital won a 2012 Book of the Year Award...
R.I. receives $1.6M to design health care model
PROVIDENCE – A six-month planning grant for $1.6 million under the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation Center’s “State Innovation Model Design Program” was...
Preventure moves into new expanded facility
COVENTRY – Preventure, a corporate health and wellness provider, moved into its new 10,000 square feet facility on Nooseneck Hill Road on Feb. 25,...
Whitehouse receives ‘Champion of Hope’ award
PROVIDENCE – The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network presented Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse with its “Congressional Champion of Hope” award on Feb. 25, to commend his...
Lifespan, UnitedHealthcare to partner on new approach to care
PROVIDENCE – United HealthCare and Lifespan, Rhode Island’s largest hospital network, have announced the creation of an accountable coordinated care organization, or ACCO, the...