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Drug-monitoring programs found to reduce abuse
The use by providers of a prescription drug monitoring program reduced abuse of prescription painkillers and increased demand for drug treatment programs, according to a study conducted by Rhode Island Hospital researcher Traci C. Green. more
Older women may not benefit from radiotherapy following breast-conservation surgery
The use of radiotherapy in older women with a low risk of breast cancer recurrence may not be necessary, but it has had little effect on actual clinical decisions, according to an editorial written in the current issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Dr. David E. Wazer, chief of the department of radiation oncology at Rhode Island Hospital. more
Gist to undergo surgery for brain tumor
R.I. Department of Education Commissioner Deborah A. Gist will undergo surgery to remove a believed benign brain tumor next month and will take an approximate two-month leave of absence for recovery, the department announced Tuesday. more
Letters between Kilmartin, Steward CEO leaked to media
The pending sale of Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket to Steward Health Care of Boston took another strange twist on Monday with the leak of private correspondence between Dr. Ralph de la Torres, chairman and CEO of Steward, and R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin. more
Tour of new Tockwotton held
As workmen busily labored on the construction of Tockwotton Home’s new $52.3 million, five-story facility along the edge of Narragansett Bay, Kevin McKay, Tockwotton’s executive director, led a tour of the facility on Aug. 13 for U.S. Rep. David N. Cicilline and news media. more
Teens graduate from Lifespan summer program
Ninety-three teens, ages 16 to 19, graduated on Aug. 17 from the Lifespan Summer Youth Employment Program. more
RIBGH inserts itself into Blue Cross, Steward conflict
The R.I. Business Group on Health, a coalition of more than 70 employers with more than 50,000 employees, has inserted itself into the ongoing conflict and negotiations between Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, Landmark Medical Center and its pending buyer, Steward Health Care. more
Lifespan publishes annual report
Lifespan’s annual report for 2011, published in late July, provides a thoughtful look backward at the previous year of Rhode Island’s largest private employer, with its workforce of more than 12,400. more
Performance P.T. opens Smithfield clinic
PROVIDENCE – Performance Physical Therapy recently announced the opening of its newest of six clinics, in the Smithfield Medical Center in Smithfield. A seventh clinic is scheduled to open later this month in Barrington at 310 Maple Ave. more
8/20/12
Homefront Health Care invests $175K in EMR
PROVIDENCE – Homefront Health Care, one of the largest providers of in-home health care in Rhode Island, recently invested $175,000 in upgrading its electronic medical-records system and its remote-patient monitoring. more
8/20/12
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