CVS subpoenaed by SEC for information on Medicare business
WASHINGTON - CVS Caremark Corp., the largest U.S. provider of prescription drugs, was subpoenaed by U.S. regulators seeking corporate records, including information on 2009...
Landmark union authorizes strike if RegionalCare wins bid
WOONSOCKET – Union employees at Landmark Medical Center and its affiliate, the Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island, voted Wednesday to authorize a strike if...
CVS 1Q profit drops, denies PBM split
WOONSOCKET – CVS Caremark Corp. said Thursday its first quarter net income dropped to $713 million from $771 million, and also denied plans to...
Five Questions With: Peter Andruszkiewicz
Peter Andruszkiewicz, the new president and CEO of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, views his new position is a chance to...
R.I. nursing homes exceed U.S. satisfaction rates
PROVIDENCE – For the fifth consecutive year, consumer satisfaction for nursing home care in Rhode Island surpassed the national standard, according to the results...
New England Tech offers e-health records training
WARWICK – New England Institute of Technology is offering the first industry customized electronic health records training program in the region.
The work force training...
Chafee leads visit to Baltimore’s medical hub
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee led a delegation of public and private sector representatives to Baltimore on April 29 to evaluate the University...
Rhode Island, Miriam hospitals earn cancer award
PROVIDENCE – Two Lifespan hospitals recently received the outstanding achievement award from the American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer, based on surveys conducted...
Demand growing for palliative care
Half of his patients die within two weeks of admission; one-third die within one week of admission. Yet, for Dr. Edward W. Martin, chief...
U.S. attorney says medical-marijuana centers violate federal law
PROVIDENCE – U.S. Attorney Peter F. Neronha on Friday told Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee the state law establishing up to three medical-marijuana centers violates...
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