Money, mergers, medical care–a volatile stew
It appears the news surrounding the health care industry as it
approaches the new millennium will be as much about mergers as medicine.
That...
Winter light can mean discontent, even depression
For millions of Americans, the coming of winter means depression as dark as a December evening.
Dr. Norman E. Rosenthal knows this well. A South...
A light to ease the glare is aimed at VDT screens
With the launch last Monday of the Eclipse Computer Light four Rhode
Island businessmen feel they have gotten on the ergonomic bandwagon
early enough...
Chafee sees managed care on Clinton’s speech agenda
U.S. Senator John H.
Chafee, speaking at a meeting of the Employer Health Care Coalition last
week, made a prediction about President Clinton's State...
Health care coalition eases pain as medical costs rise
For the first time in 30 years, workers at Astro-Med, Inc. are
contributing 15 percent toward the cost of their health insurance.
The
head...
Our Lady of Fatima, St. Joseph choose VNA Service of Greater...
Our Lady of Fatima Hospital and St. Joseph Hospital for Specialty Care --
divisions of St. Joseph Health Services of Rhode Island -- have...
Customers’ favorite plan dropped by Tufts Health
Less than a year after Tufts Health Plan entered the Rhode Island
marketplace, the regional managed-care company is yanking its most
popular, but least...
Subdivision dispute pits town vs. state
The Town of East Greenwich, which has openly defied a 1992 state law
requiring planning boards to approve local subdivisions, will now take
its...
Coalition shows health in printing
The Rhode Island Printing Industry Coalition is proving to be a sound
investment on the part of the Rhode Island Human Resource Investment
Council.
The...
Impact of marketing is message to makers
It's not enough to make a mechanics' hand-lamp that's durable, brightly
colored, and functional.
It has to be macho.
That's what Alec B. Dawson, president...








