Posts Tagged ‘healthcare’
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island to end nearly 65% of prior authorization requirements
blue cross ending prior authorization
Read MoreRhode Island nursing home bill veto response – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues With the adjourning of the General Assembly on the early morning of June 14, out of thousands of bills thrown into the legislative hopper in this year’s legislative session, 249 bills passed both chambers. At press time, Gov. Dan McKee has vetoed five bills, including one to create a Rhode Island…
Read MoreWomen & Infants, Union disagree if emergency services are changing to target men and children
Women & Infants Hospital Frontline Staff Hold Informational Picket to Demand a Voice in the Implementation of Care Changes to Treat Men and Children An update is provided at the end of this article Earlier this week Women & Infants members of SEIUU 1199NE walked the picket line in front of Women & Infants Hospital…
Read MoreBusiness Beat: Nursing Home Navigator, new service at The Care Concierge of New England
Nursing Home Navigator services now offered by Care Concierge of New England
Read MoreMulti-lingual Health Fair: 12+ agencies offer healthcare and insurance info in Providence
Wheelhouse Health Navigation and The Rhode Island Department of Health are hosting a Navigating Health Fair in hopes of making it easier for patients and their families who have questions about healthcare and insurance get the answers they need in one convenient location. The event will be held on Saturday, March 23rd from 9am to…
Read MoreBusiness Beat: Lifespan’s Marcia Neiberg joins board of directors of HopeHealth
HopeHealth, a regional nonprofit leader in hospice, palliative care and home care, has announced the appointment of Marcia Neiberg, MBA, to its board of directors. Neiberg is the senior vice president, chief strategy and planning officer, and chief of staff at Lifespan, a non-profit Providence-based health system. Neiberg brings decades of leadership in strategy, planning…
Read MoreJoin RI Blood Center in helping NIH build historic, diverse, health database
Rhode Island Blood Center Joins Historic Research Program Focused on Gathering Diverse Health Data from One Million People in the U.S. The National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program aims to build one of the most diverse health databases in history to accelerate research and improve health The Rhode Island Blood Center (RIBC) will be participating…
Read MoreRhode Island’s 5-year plan to support persons with Alzheimer’s, related disorders – Herb Weiss
article looks at rhode island’s new 5 year Alzheimer’s plan
Read MoreIn The Arena: Joe Paolino Jr. talks with Dr. Michael Wagner, Care New England
Each week Joe Paolino Jr. talks with leaders in the state of Rhode Island about issues of the day. This week he interviews Dr. Michael Wagner, who has served as President and CEO of Care New England, who has just finished his first year in that position. They talk about a “leave well enough alone”…
Read MoreResponses begin to declaration of nursing home emergency in RI
RINewsToday reached out to local groups who have been active in the minimum standards for nursing homes issue, as a follow up to the declaration of a Nursing Home Emergency in Rhode Island, made by Gov. McKee on December 29th. John E. Gage, MBA, NHA, the President & CEO of the Rhode Island Health Care…
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