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The Slater Technology Fund has committed to $250,000 in funding to a $750,000 seed round for Care Thread, a provider of secure mobile messaging and team-based collaboration solutions for the medical industry, Slater announced Tuesday.
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By PBN Staff
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Candescent Partners, the private equity firm that purchased Koch Eye Associates in March and acquired Eye Health Vision Centers in December, has acquired South Kingstown-based Seacoast Eye Associates Inc.
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By PBN Staff
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Rhode Island employers pay more for employee health insurance than the national average in spite of a slowdown in the annual rate of increase, according to a study by USI Insurance Services.
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By PBN Staff
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Rhode Island was granted conditional approval to operate its R.I. Health Benefits Exchange, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today, one week after Rhode Island submitted a 1,000-page “Exchange Blueprint.”
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On the 10th annual “Ready or Not? Protecting the Public from Diseases, Disasters and Bioterrorism” report, Rhode Island scored a 5 out of 10 on the key indicators of public health health preparedness.
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(Updated, 2:45 p.m.) A new comprehensive study released Wednesday by R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher F. Koller documents payment disparity by hospitals and payers in Rhode Island.
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Two reports released today by R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher F. Koller provide insight into market trends covering Rhode Island’s commercial health insurers.
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Candescent Partners, the private equity firm that purchased Koch Eye Associates in March, has acquired Dartmouth-based Eye Health Vision Centers.
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By PBN Staff
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The Clinica Esperanza/Hope Clinic received a $40,000 grant from Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island to help fund its new walk-in Cheer clinic.
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By PBN Staff
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Brown University’s Executive Master of Healthcare Leadership program has created a nine-member advisory committee to help the program focus on the nation’s rapidly changing health care landscape.
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By PBN Staff
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