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CurrentCare, Rhode Island’s Health Information Exchange and a service of the Rhode Island Quality Institute, is the first in the United States to exchange behavioral health data electronically, CurrentCare announced Thursday.
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Global rating firm Fitch Ratings Ltd. has placed $17.8 million in bonds from St. Joseph Health Services of Rhode Island on rating watch positive, due to a letter of intent signed by the hospital’s parent CharterCare Health Partners and Prospect Medical Holdings.
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By PBN Staff
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CharterCARE president and CEO what a new venture with Prospect Medical Holding will mean for Rhode Island.
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By Richard Asinof |
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New research has shown that women reaching the age of 40 need to be vigilant about contraception, according to an article recently published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Westerly Hospital has received ISO 9001:2008 certification by DNV, a leading accreditor of U.S. hospitals that integrates ISO 9001 quality compliance with Medicare conditions of participation.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Costal Medical announced that it has created a new accountable care organization, or ACO, to enable primary care doctors to better manage patient health care and achieve lower costs and higher-quality outcomes.
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By Richard Asinof |
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When the Rhode Island health-benefits exchange becomes operational on Oct. 1, companies with fewer than 50 employees will be able to use it to offer health insurance to their workers. But those with between 50 and 99 employees will not be able to do so.
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4/1/13
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The opening of a new stem cell research laboratory on the fifth floor of Lifespan’s Coro Building in the Knowledge District affirms the city’s place as a budding academic clinical-research hub, according to Dr. Peter Quesenberry, director of hematology oncology at Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital.
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By Richard Asinof
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State regulators have suspended their review of Prime Healthcare Service’s application to buy Landmark Medical Center until the applicant can provide additional clarifying information, according to Amy Kempe, spokeswoman for the R.I. Attorney General’s office.
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By Richard Asinof |
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More than 450 people crowded into the Grand Ballroom at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick to hear two panels of health care experts discuss the implementation of health care reform in Rhode Island, new innovative payment and delivery models for health care delivery now underway, and the progress being made on the launch of the R.I. Benefits Exchange.
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