Posts Tagged ‘ConvergenceRI’
Improving care for mothers and infants in Rhode Island
By Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com Rhode Island joins effort to improve maternal health outcomes – Hospital Association of Rhode Island is spearheading the initiative In an effort to combat what is deemed a national crisis in maternal morbidity and mortality, Rhode Island recently became the 33rd state to join the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health.…
Read MoreWe travel the spaceways, from crisis to crisis – by Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer Photo: The diversion of ambulances from Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket and Kent Hospital in Warwick has become “situation normal” at the Emergency Room at Miriam Hospital, according to nurses there, causing three-hour-long delays in patients being seen. How do we choose to be participants, not passive observers, in…
Read MoreThe office visit is a dinosaur
The changes to the health care delivery landscape in Rhode Island keep occurring at a fast and furious pace, the result of constant disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. A fundamental tectonic shift has occurred, a sea change, in the way that providers and patients are talking to each other – and how providers are…
Read MoreWhat we have here is a failure to communicate
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer Neighborhood Health Plan of RI’s president and CEO sent letters to the House and Senate Finance committees opposing a telemedicine budget article, but apparently kept his board of directors in the dark about the content Photo: A portion of the letter sent by Peter Marino, president and CEO of…
Read MoreRI/US Coronavirus testing problems – meeting the unmet needs
Editor’s Note: We publish this one month since it was written, in June, 2020. As we publish once again a call for testing sufficiency is growing from coast to coast. Particularly in hotspot states of Florida and Texas. But also in Rhode Island we are hearing of days’ wait to get a test, and then…
Read MoreMaking the local news media irrelevant
Making the local news media irrelevant; and they respond like well-trained pets By Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com – contributing writer A trip to the Governor’s live news briefing at the Vet revealed how Raimondo has made the local news media largely irrelevant – and, in turn, how they have responded to the change like well-trained pets…
Read MoreGreening urban spaces as a prevention strategy for against domestic violence
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com How Newport has become the city in Rhode Island with the greatest opportunity to reshape its future landscape, with residents participating at the table, thanks to a HEZ With the Newport Folk and the Newport Jazz festivals canceled for this summer because of COVID-19 concerns, with many of the traditional summer…
Read MoreWhat nursing homes can teach us about health care in a post-pandemic world
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI Photo: by Rupert Whiteley, Nursing assistant Vincent White, left, helps Village House resident Carolina Vincent prepare for a meal. The world is not held together by a cosmic, cause-and-effect glue What the “facts” tell us about the world we live in mean nothing if we do not capture their nuance. On…
Read MoreThe pandemic’s silver linings playbook – hope for recovery as the economy reopens
By Heather Evans Research surveys conducted of C-suite executives by CommerceRI found that the two stories that drew the most engagement were about Health Equity Zones and the state’s pledge to move to renewable fuels by 2030, which could influence economic development strategies in a post-pandemic world, focusing on placed-based health and resilience. Rhode Island…
Read MoreWhat does it mean these days when the doctor is calling?
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI Numerous folks have reported that they have been received calls and texts from physicians and primary care providers in recent weeks Where do news stories come from? Many times, they are driven not by news releases and press conferences but by the daily mundane experiences of life that pique curiosity. Such…
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