Bassett Healthcare Network Receives White Coat Award in Recognition of Prescription Accuracy

      Bassett Healthcare Network recently received Surescripts’ White Coat Award in recognition of its efforts advancing prescription accuracy and patient safety. Surescripts is a health information company that services health systems, pharmacies, and electronic health records vendors across the nation. It specifically recognized Bassett for its successful adoption and use of its RxChange…

Excellus BCBS appoints Lori Florack, Senior VP, Human Capital Management

    Lori Florack has been appointed Senior Vice President of Human Capital Management at Excellus BlueCross BlueShield.   Florack most recently served as president of Lifetime Benefit Solutions (LBS), a subsidiary of the Rochester–based Lifetime Healthcare Companies, where she oversaw the strategic plan and executive leadership of the organization.   “Since joining our team…

SUNY Poly Announces Nearly $200,000 in Funding from National Science Foundation

      SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) announced today that Associate Professor of Civil Engineering Dr. Sivapalan Gajan has received $198,000 in funding as a result of an Engineering Research Initiation award from the National Science Foundation (NSF award number 2138631). The research combines physics with data science, leveraging computational modeling, simulations, and machine…

Better Together in Support of Lupus Research

        With the recruitment of Dr. Maria Kontaridis, Executive Director and Gordon K. Moe Professor at the Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI), research focused on autoimmunity—specifically Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (lupus)—became a priority. Little did Dr. Kontaridis know that just 23 miles away, in Verona, NY, an all-volunteer national patient advocacy organization called…

MVHS Welcomes Director of Behavioral Service Line and Surgeon at MVHS Surgical Group

        Tayo Obatusin, MD, FAPA, assistant clinical professor of Psychiatry, Psychiatry Residency Program director, and director of Behavioral Service Line. Tayo Obatusin, MD, FAPA, has joined the MVHS as assistant clinical professor of Psychiatry, Psychiatry Residency Program director, and director of Behavioral Service Line. Dr. Obatusin received his medical degree from the…

Yahoo! Finance: GoBankingRates: SUNY Poly Selected as The Most Affordable College in New York State 2020-2021

      The cost to attend college is increasing by the year. According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCED), the prices for undergraduate tuition, fees, room and board at public institutions rose 28% between the 2008-09 and 2018-19 academic years. And at private nonprofit institutions, the increase was 19%. These increases are…

Spamilton: An American Parody

                Don’t miss this “convulsively funny” (NY Times) parody from the comic mastermind behind the long-running hit Forbidden Broadway. After tearing it up in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, Spamilton: An American Parody will stage a singing, dancing, comedy revolution in UTICA for a limited time only.…

The Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) is hiring for a Director of Human Resources!

        The Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) is hiring for a Director of Human Resources! The Human Resources (HR) Director position is a key member of the leadership team! The HR Director coordinates the implementation of HR services, policies, and programs for the entire Institute and advises managers on HR issues. The HR Director originates and leads HR…