Tag: Pamela Lauria
Rise of concierge healthcare has raised concerns
As a nurse practitioner at Brown University Health’s East Greenwich office, Pamela Lauria has met with new patients who tell her that she’s their...
Summit panelists: R.I. trying to chip away at the many health...
When primary care nurse practitioner and state Sen. Pamela Lauria, D-Bristol, sees patients with urgent symptoms, she finds that a potential medical emergency isn’t...
Health care panel: Team approach needed to make system fixes
It doesn’t take a clinical degree to diagnose why Rhode Island has difficulty retaining health care providers who completed their education in the Ocean...
PBN health care summit: Multifaceted approach needed to repair R.I.’s ailing...
PROVIDENCE – When primary care providers choose to practice in Massachusetts or Connecticut over Rhode Island, it’s not about luxury.
Across the board, the Ocean...
McKee, RIDOH announce grant funding to boost primary care training capacity
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee and the R.I. Department of Health recently announced the state will make up to $90,000 in grant funding...
PRIMARY DUTIES: Nurse practitioners playing bigger role as doctors disappear
Erica Ogni’s workday starts early and is chock full, with as many as two dozen patients trooping through her exam room at South County...
PBN Health Care Summit: R.I.’s fragile system is now in ‘crisis’
WARWICK – Six months ago, Dr. Michael Wagner said Rhode Island’s health care was fragile. Now he says it’s in a state of crisis.
Among...
R.I. Senate OKs commission to explore creation of medical school at...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Senate approved a resolution establishing a 21-member commission to explore the possibility of creating a medical school at the University...
Bill requiring safe storage of firearms set to become law in...
BOSTON (AP) – A bill that would require the safe storage of firearms in Rhode Island has been approved by lawmakers and is awaiting...
General Assembly passes bill banning noncompete clauses for nurse practitioners
PROVIDENCE – The General Assembly has passed a bill that would prohibit noncompete clauses in employment contracts for nurse practitioners.
By banning noncompete clauses, the...
