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NYAG urges 15 health plans to implement pharmacy-exemption rules
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman today sent letters to 15 New York–based health-insurance plans urging them to change their policies to permit certain members
Excellus BCBS says it exceeded standards for the amount spent on medical care in 2012
DeWITT — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS), Central New York’s largest health insurer, today said it exceeded federal and state standards by $330 million in the amount
CareFusion Foundation awards St. Joseph’s infection-prevention grant
SYRACUSE — St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center today announced that the CareFusion Foundation has awarded it a Clinical Excellence Grant worth more than $47,000.
Crouse adds patient-tracking system in operating room waiting area
SYRACUSE — Crouse Hospital today announced it has installed a patient-tracking system in family-waiting area of its Witting Surgical Center. The technology provides families with
Le Moyne begins work on Madden School of Business building
SYRACUSE — Construction has started at Le Moyne College to renovate the school’s Mitchell Hall to house the Madden School of Business. The school held
St. Joseph’s launches an office of patient experience
SYRACUSE — St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center today announced the opening of its office of patient experience, which focuses on all patient interactions throughout its
Sitrin Health Care CEO to step down, CFO to assume top job
NEW HARTFORD — Sitrin Health Care Center of New Hartford announced that Richard Wilson will step down as president and CEO. He’s stepping down after
Cuomo launches tax-free zones near college campuses to attract start-ups
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on May 22 unveiled Tax-Free NY, an initiative intended to “transform” university campuses statewide into tax-free zones that attract start-ups, venture capital, new business, and investments from around the world. Tax-Free NY offers new businesses the chance to operate completely tax free, including no income tax for employees and no sales, property,
Support provider Tech Geekery gets a reboot
SYRACUSE — Tech Geekery, Inc., which provides technical-support assistance and training on computers and iPhones, is a startup that’s a reincarnation of a business one of its co-owners had launched back in 2009. With downtown operations based at the Syracuse Technology Garden, Tech Geekery is a mobile service that provides assistance that could include installing
Oneonta firm to research ultracapacitors
ONEONTA — Most people don’t think about capacitors, unless they’re talking about the flux capacitor in the DeLorean time machine in the 1985 movie “Back to the Future,” but capacitors help make our modern world go around. Capacitors, which are energy-storage devices, are in just about everything from our cars to our cellphones, according to
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