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COMPANY PRIORITY: Jeff Guilbert, product-quality leader at Amgen Rhode Island in West Greenwich, receives a flu shot from University of Rhode Island pharmacy student Kate Syder during one of the company’s in-office clinics this past fall. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

R.I. companies offering in-office flu shot clinics for employees

Health Services 12/22/2017

Health and wellness, specifically preventative care, is a major concern for companies throughout the year, but especially so during cold and flu season. It is...

STEPHANIE VITO, team leader in the corporate affairs division of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, was named 2017 BlueAngel of the Year by the company for donating $500 from BCBSRI to Children’s Friend, a Providence-based youth social services nonprofit organization. Pictured, from left, with the check: Carolyn Belisle, BCBSRI managing director of community relations; Vito; and Kim Keck, BCBSRI president and CEO. / COURTESY BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD OF RHODE ISLAND

BCBSRI names Vito 2017 BlueAngel of the Year

Health Services 12/22/2017

PROVIDENCE – In its annual celebration of employees who give back to the community, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island named Stephanie...

CONVERSING: Crossroads Rhode Island members, from left, Heather Fortin, human resources and individual volunteer coordinator; Cicely Dove, vice president of family services; and Robert Upham, director of human resources, attend the PBN Workplace Excellence, Diversity and Inclusion Summit held Dec. 7 at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SKORSKI

‘Unconscious bias’ barrier to workplace inclusion

Subscriber Only 12/15/2017

“If we tolerate intolerance, then tolerance will become extinct,” warned Stephanie Huckel, manager of culture and diversity and inclusion at Blue Cross & Blue...

THE YOUR BLUE STORE location in East Providence. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island offers advisers to assist customers with buying health insurance at its Your Blue Store locations in East Providence, Warwick and Lincoln. / COURTESY BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD OF RHODE ISLAND

BCBSRI offers health insurance buying advice

Health Services 12/11/2017

PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has staff available at three Your Blue Store locations in East Providence, Warwick and...

THE PROVIDENCE CENTER will open a teen-oriented substance use disorder recovery center in January, thanks in part to a $20,000 grant from Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island. / COURTESY THE PROVIDENCE CENTER

BCBSRI pledges $20K for R.I.’s first substance use disorder recovery center

Health Services 12/07/2017

PROVIDENCE – A $20,000 grant from Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has helped The Providence Center raise the full $400,000 needed...

PROVIDENCE BUSINESS NEWS hosted its first-ever Workforce Excellence, Diversity and Inclusion summit Thursday.

PBN hosts first Workforce Excellence, Diversity & Inclusion summit

People 12/07/2017

WARWICK – Unconscious bias, strategic diversification to include people of color and women as well as the roots of diversity and inclusion from how...

BCBSRI, Lifespan, offer lower-cost managed care health plan

Health Services 11/27/2017

PROVIDENCE — Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island and Lifespan’s new coordinated care health plan, BlueCHiP Direct Advance, will cost 10 percent...

BCBSRI Patient-Centered Pharmacy Program saves $15.9 million

Health Services 11/21/2017

PROVIDENCE — Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island’s Patient-Centered Pharmacy Program has reaped $15.9 million in health care cost savings since its...