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PRI Cites Mercy Medical Center, Rockville Centre, for Risk Management and Patient Safety “Best Practices” Award
Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center Earns Honorable Mention “We are proponents of creative, aggressive approaches to achieving excellence in patient care. The Patient Safety Award gives us the opportunity to publicly acknowledge some of the best practices taking place in the field and gives others an opportunity to learn more by facilitating the exchange of information. […]
“Telehealth” Bill
ALBANY, NY—Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has signed a bill into law as Chapter 550 of the Laws of 2014, which will require insurers and medical assistance for needy persons to provide coverage for the provision of telehealth and telemedicine services. The bill defines telehealth as delivering health care services by means of information and communications […]
Park Shifts into Drive
Park Insurance has changed gears pretty neatly, moving from its formative stages up to a speed level fit for a promising road ahead. President Tom Polsinelli is at the controls daily, even hourly, measuring and navigating admirably to keep his growing enterprise on the straight and narrow, from personnel decisions to court appearances. It’s the […]
Extending TRIA Ensures Workers’ Comp Availability
Extending TRIA Ensures Workers’ Comp Availability WASHINGTON, DC – The Coalition to Insure Against Terrorism (CIAT), which represents business consumers of terrorism risk insurance across a broad range of industries welcomed the findings of a new RAND Corporation study that confirmed the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) is critical to ensuring the availability of workers’ […]