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Rhode Island’s health information exchange, known as CurrentCare, had a total of 276,279 enrollees as Dec. 31, 2012, according to Lisa DiPrete, director of communications at the Rhode Island Quality Institute, the nonprofit managing the build out.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Junior senator talks about the challenges he faces in the Senate championing an improved health care delivery system.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Lifespan is in negotiations and close to finalizing the purchase of OB-GYN Associates Inc., one of the largest obstetric-gynecological medical practices in Rhode Island, according to a number of sources familiar with the proposed acquisition.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Leaders of the Rhode Island Health Insurance Small Employer Taskforce are calling for greater transparency in health care provider finances following the release of national data for the top 100 most frequently billed procedures under Medicare.
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By Richard Asinof |
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A new biomarker in the blood has been identified that signals the earliest stages of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according an article published on Aug. 6 in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
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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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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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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.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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(Updated, 1:30 p.m.) Rhode Island Hospital was awarded $10.8 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health for research into joint health.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Three health insurers – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, UnitedHealthcare of New England, and Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island – will offer a total of 28 health plans on the R.I. Health Benefits Exchange for the individual and small group markets beginning on Oct. 1.
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By Richard Asinof |
