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Excellus’ Vercillo named to editorial board of The American Journal of Managed Care
SYRACUSE — Dr. Arthur Vercillo, regional president of Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Central New York’s largest health insurer, has been named to the editorial board of
St. Joseph’s opens new surgical suite
SYRACUSE — St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center today held an opening event for its new surgical suite. The 70,000-square-foot surgical suite includes 15 operating
Crouse Hospital announces ‘significant’ naming gift to benefit the cardiac-care center
SYRACUSE — Crouse Hospital in Syracuse today announced it will name its Cardiac Care Center in honor Diane and Bob Miron, who made a “significant”
SYRACUSE — The nonprofit Hyundai Hope on Wheels today awarded Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital of Syracuse a $75,000 Hyundai Scholar Grant to expand the facility’s
Robert Geer appointed acting president of SUNYIT
MARCY — The State University of New York (SUNY) Board of Trustees has appointed Robert E. Geer as acting president of SUNYIT. Geer has
SUNY Oswego receives grant for engineering programs
OSWEGO — SUNY Oswego has received a grant of $183,800 to expand its engineering programs and help prepare students for high-need jobs in the region.
Schneiderman urges 15 health plans to implement pharmacy-exemption rules
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on June 3 sent letters to 15 New York–based health-insurance plans, calling on them to change their policies to permit certain members to purchase specialty-drug prescriptions at retail pharmacies instead of through mandatory mail-order services. The letters urge the 15 companies to adopt “Specialty Prescription Drug Fulfillment Hardship Exception Criteria,” similar
Survey: NY contractors maintain employment levels, pay higher health-care costs
Contractors in upstate New York are “strategically and tactically” trying to stretch their dollars to survive as they strike to satisfy their employees’ needs. That’s according to the 2013 Upstate New York Contractors Compensation and Benefits Study that The Bonadio Group, released in late May. Headquartered in Rochester, The Bonadio Group is an accounting and
Crouse adds patient-tracking system in operating room waiting area
SYRACUSE — Crouse Hospital has installed a patient-tracking system in the family-waiting area of its Witting Surgical Center. The technology provides families with real-time, patient-status updates during the surgical process through a virtual view on a flat-screen monitor. Each surgical patient has a unique identification (ID) number. Crouse makes the number available to any family
Cuomo awards grants to area schools in NYSUNY 2020 Challenge
Area campuses of the State University of New York (SUNY) will share in newly announced grant funding benefitting four projects in the NYSUNY 2020 Challenge grant program. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on June 3 awarded a total of $60 million in equal amounts to the projects. The 19 SUNY schools collaborated, developed, and submitted the economic-development
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