FEBRUARY 2020    Volume 103, Number 1

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Editors-in-Chief
William Binder, MD
Edward Feller, MD

Associate Editor
Kenneth S. Korr, MD

Managing Editor
Mary Korr

Graphic Designer
Marianne Migliori

Advertising Administrator
Sarah Stevens

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For Authors
• Author Guidelines
• Copyright Transfer
• Financial Disclosure
• Letters to the Editor
• Images in Clinical Medicine

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THE EVOLUTION AND EXPANSION OF TELELHEALTH AND E-HEALTH
Guest Editor
Daniel Halpren-Ruder, MD, PhD
[Complete 30-page Themed Section]

Introduction: The Evolution and Expansion of Telehealth and E-Health

E-Health and Healthcare Quality Management: Disruptive Opportunities
Daniel Halpren-Ruder, MD, PhD

Telehealth & E-Health in Rhode Island 2020 and Beyond
James V. McDonald, MD, MPH

Telehealth: Enhancing Care through Technology
Augustine Manocchia, MD

Use of Health Information Technology by Rhode Island Physicians
and Advanced Practice Providers, 2019
Brittany Mandeville, BS
Emily Cooper, MPH
Jacqueline Haskell, MS
Samara Viner-Brown, MS
Rebekah L. Gardner, MD, FACP

Electronic Consults: Lessons From a Neighboring State
Daren R. Anderson, MD

Emerging Opportunities for Telemedicine Research in Rhode Island
Jiani Yu, PhD

Why Most of Your Patients Aren’t Using an Online Portal, and What You Can Do About It
Denise Anthony, PhD
Celeste Campos-Castillo, PhD

Direct-to-Patient Telehealth: Opportunities and Challenges 
Vanessa A. Diaz, MD, MSCR
Marty S. Player, MD, MSCR

PUBLIC HEALTH
Health by Numbers
E-cigarette Use and Rhode Island High School Students: What Providers Need to Know
about the Characteristics of Initiation of E-cigarettes and Related Risk Behaviors
Morgan Orr, MPH(c)
James C. Rajotte, MS
Tracy L. Jackson, PhD, MPH
Tara Cooper, MPH
Ailis Clyne, MD, MPH

Vital Statistics
Roseann Giorgianni, Deputy State Registrar

RIMS NEWS   [5-page section]
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Working for You: RIMS Advocacy Activites

IN THE NEWS    [8-page section]
Rhode Island Hospital researcher leads study that shows several portable devices
can detect deadly fentanyl in street drugs

American Lung Association releases ‘State of Tobacco Control’ Report
RI gets mixed grades

Health in Rhode Island: A Long Term Vision
Health industry leaders and advocates have collaborated for over a year
to establish a long-term health plan for Rhode Island

Miriam HOSPITAL to collaborate in clinical trial to investigate wearable device

Brown/industry partnership to accelerate research on flu vaccines for the elderly

University Surgical Associates changes name to Brown Surgical Associates

Statewide autism study finds later diagnoses for girls, high rates of co-occurring disorders

CODAC Behavioral Healthcare joins the Horizon Healthcare Partners Network

AMA issues checklist for the transition to E/M office visit changes

PEOPLE/PLACES    [4-page section]

Appointments
Phillip Kydd elected to Lifespan Board

Angela M. Taber, MD, named Medical Director of the Cancer Center at South County Health

Sarah Pagliarini, NP, joins University Neurology

Rhode Island Free Clinic elects Board, expands members

RECOGNITION
Miriam Hospital named Top Hospital in the U.S. by Leapfrog Group

Jack R. Wands, MD, elected AAAS 2019 Fellow

Obituaries
David M. Barry, MD
Reid W. Coleman, MD, FACP
Alicia Rudnicka-MacGillivray, MD

HERITAGE   
Martha H. Mowry, MD: Pioneer in Medicine, Suffrage Movement
Mary Korr

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