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New York asks to use federal Medicaid savings on health-care reforms
New York State is asking for permission to use federal Medicaid savings sparked by the state’s Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) to put that team’s action
SU administrator named to board of national group
SYRACUSE — The secretary to the Syracuse University (SU) board of trustees and the school’s vice president of principal gifts has been elected to the
SUNY Oswego SBDC to offer small- business training course online
OSWEGO — The State University of New York (SUNY) Oswego Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will offer an online small-business training course starting Aug. 13. The first 10 people to sign up will receive a scholarship to cover the $200 cost of the class, according to the university. The course will help guide prospective entrepreneurs
Syracuse student business incubator ranks highly on national list
SYRACUSE — The Tech Garden’s Student Sandbox ranked third on a list of top college business incubators in the country from BestCollegesOnline.com. The Rochester Institute
SUNY Oswego to offer small business training online
OSWEGO — The State University of New York (SUNY) Oswego Small Business Development Center will offer an online small business training course starting Aug. 13.
Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities returns to SU
SYRACUSE — Syracuse University starts hosting a class of military veterans this weekend as part of its sixth annual Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities
Mercy Flight Central founder hands yoke over to new CEO
Mercy Flight Central hasn’t experienced any turbulence since its founder and CEO, Paul Hyland, retired in June, according to Hyland’s successor. The leadership change did not cause any trouble because the air-ambulance organization had a flight plan in place for the transition, says Neil Snedeker, new president and CEO of Mercy Flight Central. Snedeker assumed
HealtheConnections RHIO assists 225 health-care providers with meaningful use
SYRACUSE — Central New York’s Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO) has continued its efforts to help health-care providers qualify for meaningful use after learning that New York State led the nation in meaningful-use certifications as of June. HealtheConnections RHIO Central New York has helped 225 providers across its 11-county coverage area achieve meaningful use, according
Excellus: Patients, doctors can take steps to bring down high blood pressure
Nearly one-third of Central New York residents, 31.4 percent, have high blood pressure, according to a new report from Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Rochester–based Excellus, Central New York’s largest health insurer, released the report on July 11 in an attempt to inform health-care consumers about steps they can take to avoid or control high blood pressure,
ClearPath Diagnostics says it’s first in Upstate to offer Cervista HPV test
ClearPath Diagnostics, a physician-owned pathology and cytology laboratory located in Syracuse, says it’s the first laboratory in upstate New York to perform the Cervista HPV
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