Rhode Island news from FierceHealthcare
NewsSteward backs bill to lift 3-year wait on RI hospital purchases
A bill, backed by ever-expanding powerhouse Steward Health Care System, to eliminate a rule that for-profit hospitals must wait three years in between hospital acquisitions is up for a Senate hearing Read more...
Doctor disciplined for revealing patient info on Facebook
Check your privacy policies for medical staff--a Rhode Island case shows they may need some tightening. An R.I. physician was just reprimanded this week for inadvertently identifying a patient on Read more...
Rhode Island governor wants to replicate Texas Medical Center model
The governor of Rhode Island is considering recreating a medical, life-sciences and research hub like Texas Medical Center in Providence, R.I., Gov Monitor reports. Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee claims that Read more...
Hospital group sues health insurance commissioner
Care New England, a Rhode Island hospital group, filed a lawsuit to block new health insurance rules designed to control hospital costs, the Providence Journal reports. The group, which oversees Read more...
High-risk insurance pools will cost eight times more than forecasted, expert predicts
The federal government's $5 billion plan for creating state-based high-risk insurance pools for uninsured patients could cost five times that amount, according to one healthcare analyst's Read more...
Report: RI hositals lost money last year despite increase in patient revenue
Rhode Island's hospitals lost money in 2008, not surprising given the depressed state of the overall U.S. economy, a new report notes. The report, which was published by the Rhode Island Department Read more...
Former RI hospital CEO sentenced to federal prison
Robert Urciuoli, former president and CEO of Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence, RI, has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for conspiracy and mail fraud committed during his Read more...
RI creates patient-safety organization
Rhode Island has passed legislation creating a patient-safety organization whose job it is will be to reduce preventable medical errors in the state. The PSO, which will function under the state's Read more...
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