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Federal help for Medicaid expansion will aid adoption
Officials in the Obama administration confidently predict that few, if any, states will opt out of the expansion of Medicaid that health care reform allows. Opponents say most of them will. more
Guest Column: Peter Orszag | 7/16/12
Hospital beds, health planning and controlling costs
In business, many major projects begin with a needs assessment. Since becoming involved with health care reform years ago and helping to form the grassroots reform group today known as HealthRIght, I have long advocated such a planning process for our health care system. more
Guest Column:
Ted Almon | 4/8/13
Lifespan opens its retail pharmacy at R.I. Hospital
On May 1, Lifespan opened its own retail pharmacy on the campus of Rhode Island Hospital, saying the state’s largest hospital network was taking this new approach to encourage medication adherence and to reduce readmissions. more
Physicians urged to ask about erectile dysfunction
An international team of researchers led by physicians at The Miriam Hospital are recommending early screening of erectile dysfunction (ED) symptoms of younger and middle-aged men because it may be an early warning sign of heart disease. more
McNamara looks to make ‘sorry’ inadmissible
PROVIDENCE – Rep. Joseph M. McNamara, D-Warwick, is sponsoring legislation that will make benevolent gestures by a health care provider – such as saying “I’m sorry” or expressing other forms of sympathy – inadmissible as evidence of an admission of liability in a civil action. more
2/25/13
Community Health Centers break ground on 2nd phase
Work is now underway on the second phase of the $45 million project at the former Federal Lithographers mill building, the largest private development initiative in South Providence. more
Vaccine development for H7N9 flu moving forward
It has been a very busy month and half for Dr. Anne S. De Groot and her team at EpiVax, a bioscience firm based in the Knowledge District, which celebrated its 15th birthday on May 17. more
Landmark awarded accreditation in echocardiography
Landmark Medical Center has been awarded a three-year echocardiography accreditation from the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission, the hospital announced April 24. more
A state promotes obesity in deference to individual liberty
A test for state legislators: more
Guest Column:
Joan Retsinas | 4/22/13
Kent Hospital to host career open house
Kent Hospital will host an open house for high school and middle school students interested in pursuing a career in health care on Tuesday, April 9, from 4-7 p.m. in the hospital’s Doctors’ Auditorium. Parents, teachers and other interested individuals are encouraged to attend, hospital officials said. more
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