[Sponsored] The 2025 Benefits Sentiment Index finds that self-insured employers are shifting their positions on healthcare navigation, GLP-1 drugs and more. The post What Direction is Healthcare Navigation for Self-Insured Employers Moving? appeared first on MedCity News.| MedCity News
[Sponsored] Steve Holt, Vice President of Government Affairs with PointClickCare, discussed what hospitals and ACOs need to succeed with alternative payment model programs such as AHEAD, TEAM, and ACO REACH The post Beyond the Hospital Walls: Thriving in Value-Based Care appeared first on MedCity News.| MedCity News
WARWICK – Twenty-two local business industry leaders were formally recognized Thursday evening for their leadership efforts across multiple sectors in Providence Business News’ 2025 Leaders & Achievers Awards program. The individuals were among the 225 attendees at Thursday’s ceremony at Aldrich Mansion. The 22 business professionals were chosen for this year’s program – now in […]| Providence Business News
PROVIDENCE – Costly temporary staffing caused by a three-month strike at Butler Hospital negatively impacted Care New England Health System’s third-quarter earnings. The health system reported a $4.4 million operating loss in the third quarter fiscal year 2025 ending June 30, according to unaudited financial statements released Aug. 14. This is a dramatic fall from […]| Providence Business News
PROVIDENCE – Union workers at Butler Hospital ratified a new four-year contract with management, ending the longest hospital strike in Rhode Island history. In a joint statement issued Monday night, Butler Hospital and members of the Service Employees International Union 1199 New England – which represents about 800 workers at the hospital – announced the […]| Providence Business News
When transportation is integrated into the care continuum, everyone benefits: costs go down, appointments stay on track and beneficiaries receive the consistent care they deserve. This transformation isn’t just about speed; it’s about making every ride count.| MedCity News
The R.I. Department of Health has fined and reprimanded a doctor who allegedly performed a laser procedure on the patient’s wrong eye.| Providence Business News
Butler Hospital’s unionized workforce declared Tuesday that they made “movement” on wages and health plan costs to hospital owner Care New England during hours of negotiations last week. Care New England CEO Michael Wagner chose a different noun for the union’s counterproposal in an email he wrote last week: “Ultimatum.” The disconnect between management and […]| Providence Business News
PROVIDENCE – Butler Hospital’s Memory and Aging Program was recently part of the Alzheimer Association’s U.S. Study to Protect Brain Health Through Lifestyle Intervention to Reduce Risk, or U.S. POINTER study. Butler and The Miriam Hospital represented New England at the Providence research site, which was one of five locations included in the study. Other […]| Providence Business News
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Blood Center recently announced it has begun its fourth annual Pint for a Pint campaign, meant to boost blood donations. Anyone who comes to donate blood will receive a voucher for a free beverage from one of several participating local breweries or pubs. The campaign runs from July 28 through […]| Providence Business News
PROVIDENCE – Swim Across America is set to hold its 16th annual Rhode Island Open Water Swim for charity at Scarborough North State Beach in Narragansett on Sept. 6. Proceeds from the event will support cancer research at Women & Infants Hospital. The event was established in 2010 and has raised more than $2.5 million. […]| Providence Business News
PROVIDENCE – The New England Medical Innovation Center has partnered with MEDevice Boston to organize an international pitch reception. The event, dubbed MEDevice Boston + NEMIC International Pitch Reception, is scheduled to take place Sept. 30 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. At least 15 companies, both national and international, will showcase their solutions […]| Providence Business News
PROVIDENCE – Workers at Point32Health Services Inc., the parent company of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan, recently completed the company’s annual volunteer week. More than 1,900 employees participated in the volunteer week, which ran from June 10-14. The volunteers spent more than 5,400 hours at almost 90 different projects in Rhode Island, […]| Providence Business News
EAST PROVIDENCE – PACE Organization of Rhode Island recently unveiled a reminiscence therapy room to support those with dementia. Reminiscence therapy helps elders, especially those with mild to moderate dementia, recall and share past experience. The experience of the room and corresponding activities are meant to encourage well-being and social connection. Reminiscence therapy is available […]| Providence Business News
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has been ranked as No. 2 in the country for patient safety by The Leapfrog Group. More than half the hospitals in Rhode Island, 55.6%, earned an “A” rating in The Leapfrog Group’s Spring 2025 Hospital Safety Grade. The biannual safety grade assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D,” or “F” grade […]| Providence Business News
PROVIDENCE – Delta Dental of Rhode Island has set aside $3 million to introduce a workforce development program for dental offices throughout the state; however, some dentists don’t think it’s enough to offset the insurer’s delay in adjusting reimbursements. The program, known as Delta Dental of Rhode Island’s Hygiene Workforce Program, helps in-network eligible dentists […]| Providence Business News
Some biomedical researchers at the University of Rhode Island may be working toward breakthroughs in cancer studies, environmental health sciences and neuroscience. But sometimes, they’re fighting for elbow room, too. URI President Marc B. Parlange says that with hundreds of students and faculty members using the limited amount of biotech labs on the university’s main […]| Providence Business News
Rhode Island is facing a growing crisis – nursing shortages. In fact, a 2021 report by the R.I. Department of Health suggested that almost 3,000 registered nursing positions could remain unfilled by 2030. With pressure mounting to address the problem, accelerated nursing programs – courses designed for individuals who already hold a bachelor’s degree in […]| Providence Business News
Monica Vajani, Executive Director for mHUB’s MedTech Accelerator, discusses how mHUB is helping innovators transition healthcare towards value-based care.| MedCity News
Health systems have spent billions on portals while investments in modernizing the voice channel — the dominant preference of healthcare consumers — have taken a backseat.| MedCity News
Cicero Health Department officials bring services directly to the Senior Center, July 3, 2024| Town of Cicero, IL
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