Posts Tagged ‘Richard Asinof’
COVID symptoms different in older patients – Richard Asinof
New research points to the need for better, improved testing There remains so much to learn, from a medical research standpoint, about the coronavirus pandemic, and the different ways that it afflicts the human body – and the need to develop treatments that reflect the new scientific research as it becomes available. One of the…
Read MoreDoes giving change us; does it change everything? The year of the Rhode Island Foundation – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer on health issues Does giving change us; does it change everything? This week, the Rhode Island Foundation celebrates its annual meeting, during a time of pandemic when the philanthropic giant has seemingly emerged as the premier policymaker for the state. As the president and CEO of the Rhode Island…
Read MoreUnsteady start for RI’s Opioid Settlement Advisory Council – Richard Asinof
RI’s Opioid Settlement Advisory Council off to an unsteady start, by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.
Read MoreA talk with Kristin Sousa, new director of the RI Medicaid office – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI Photon courtesy of RI EOHHS, Kristin Sousa, director of the R.I. Medicaid office. Kristin Sousa, the new director of the RI Medicaid office, is, in many ways, the antithesis of the former director, Ben Shaffer. There are many “hot potatoes” being passed around in Gov. Dan McKee’s administration these days, with…
Read MoreDo the rest of us all live off Hope? – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI The plans to resurrect the vacant office edifice known as the “Superman” building in downtown Providence may carry with it an expensive, as yet uncharted, environmental cost – the apparent need to remove asbestos and other toxic legacies from the structure. The watchword phrase often intoned at real estate deals is:…
Read MoreHealth Care Workforce Summit – what was said, who attended, who was missing – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer on health Editor’s Note: For much of the past week, ConvergenceRI has been trying to slog his way through watching four and a half hours of a taped Facebook Live event, the “Healthcare Workforce Summit,” held on Friday morning, April 1, at the Nursing Education Center at South Street…
Read MoreA conversation: How to improve care at nursing homes in RI – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer NOTE: This article is with Marguerite McLaughlin and Gail Patry Image courtesy of Healthcentric Advisors A strategic response to a policy paper published by Milbank Memorial Fund, looking at federal policies Editor’s Note: The residents of nursing homes, already a highly vulnerable population, became one of the principal victims…
Read MoreSharing our stories: The courage within, with Peter Simon – Richard Asinof
by Peter Simon for Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI Photo: The crew of the USS Zircon. Stanley Simon, an orthopedic surgeon, is pictured at stage right, the person farthest left to the viewer, in the second row. Scenes from the fighting in Ukraine have prompted memories for many about what it means to put your life on…
Read MoreRemembering Dr. Paul Farmer – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com – contributing writer on health An antidote to despair Dr. Paul Farmer offered insights about what he has learned from his efforts to build a public health infrastructure in the clinical deserts of Haiti, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and now Liberia Editor’s Note: Dr. Paul Farmer died on Monday, Feb. 21, in…
Read MoreGetting to no… rejecting the Lifespan, Care New England merger application – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer RI Attorney General nixes merger between Care New England, Lifespan, calling them out for failure to produce an integration plan that detailed the costs and benefits of such a merger. PART One There is a new public health sheriff in town. R.I. Attorney General Peter Neronha slammed the door…
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