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PROVIDENCE The McKee administration has enlisted the help of the Hospital Association of Rhode Island and Care New England in evaluating the quality of patient care at the embattled state-run Eleanor Slater Hospital.
The two outside organizations will provide a peer review of the clinical and operational programs at Eleanor Slater Hospital focused on patient safety, quality of care and efficiency, according to a late-day statement by the agency that runs the state hospital.
This review is expected to take 60 days.
In a related development, Gov. Dan McKee told reporters on Tuesday that he anticipates an announcement by the end of the week on his choice of a replacement for Kathryn Power, who resigned mid-controversy as director of the state Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals. (She cited the illness of a family member as her reason for resigning at the time.)
Integra Community Care Network Partners Builds the Future of Community Healthcare on the Innovaccer Health Cloud Posted May 11, 2021
Leading Rhode Island-based Accountable Care Organization, Integra Community Care Network, LLC has partnered with Innovaccer Inc., a leading healthcare technology company, to leverage the Innovaccer Health Cloud to scale their population health management platform to additional providers and healthcare professionals and communities throughout New England. Integra will be able to connect all the data systems in its network to make patient information accessible and useful.
Using the Innovaccer Health Cloud, Integra will ingest, aggregate, and normalize their healthcare data across systems and settings, delivering unified patient records and actionable insights that improve clinical, financial, and operational outcomes. Integra will leverage the customizable dashboards available on the Innovaccer Health Cloud to access the insights. Thes
From supporting US forces in Afghanistan to running Rhode Islandâs COVID-19 response
How Thomas McCarthy, the executive director of the stateâs COVID-19 Response Team, took the lessons he learned through multiple tours of duty and applied them to the pandemic.
By Alexa Gagosz Globe Staff,Updated May 7, 2021, 6:00 a.m.
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Tom McCarthy, executive director of the state s COVID-19 response, addresses the media at the weekly COVID-19 press conference in Providence on April 29.Gretchen Ertl/For The Boston Globe
PROVIDENCE â Early in his career as a cavalry officer in Iraq and Afghanistan, Thomas McCarthy was partnering with local authorities to help restore governance and security in the region. He would work on projects that would ensure access to clean drinking water and help deliver essentials such as food and medical supplies to civilians.