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Providence Business News has announced the winners of its newest event, Healthiest Employers, which recognizes companies – large and small – that have health and wellness initiatives and believe in encouraging employees to adapt healthy lifestyles.
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By PBN Staff
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The Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island has entered into partnership discussions with Care New England, according to a joint statement released Thursday by Memorial’s acting president and CEO Arthur DeBlois and Dennis D. Keefe, president and CEO of Care New England.
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By Richard Asinof |
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The U.S. Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated ruling this morning on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, upholding the law, saying in a 5-4 decision that the law, with its mandate requiring health insurance coverage, was constitutional.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island announced Wednesday that it has eliminated 43 positions, effective immediately. Sixty percent of the workforce reductions were management positions, according to the health insurer.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Dr. Timothy J. Babineau has been named the next president and CEO of Lifespan, the company announced Monday.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Rhode Island has the lowest percentage of A-grade hospitals in the nation according to the Hospital Safety Score report released Friday by the Leapfrog Group.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Christine C. Ferguson will be appointed by Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee as the new director of the R.I. Health Benefits Exchange at a news conference at the Statehouse, state officials annouced Thursday.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University have signed an affiliation agreement that establishes Home & Hospice Care as the major teaching affiliate for hospice and palliative medicine for the school.
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By Richard Asinof |
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University Medicine has entered into an agreement with Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island to roll out its patient-centered medical home model to six more of its practices, BCBSRI announced Monday.
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By PBN Staff
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Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee announced Friday afternoon that he would allow the legislation changing the Hospital Conversions Act to become law without his signature.
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By Richard Asinof |