Laura Pedulli

Professional Journalist, Writer & Editor

Fairhaven, MA

Editorial professional with more than 10 years of experience creating content for newspapers (daily & weekly), magazines, online news services and trade press.

Laura Pedulli

Professional Journalist, Writer & Editor

Fairhaven, MA

Editorial professional with more than 10 years of experience creating content for newspapers (daily & weekly), magazines, online news services and trade press.

Preparing For the New Frontier of Healthcare Consumerization
The consumerization of healthcare is alive and well, and players in the industry should take notice. Providers that fail to adopt consumer-centric models may come out as losers as this trend indelibly alters the healthcare landscape. The structure of healthcare is moving away from a business-to-business model limited by the transactions of providers, payers and drug companies.
Clinical Innovation+Technology
SouthCoast businesses and nonprofits explore new avenues
With federal, state and municipal funding cuts, a lagging economy and double digit unemployment, SouthCoast nonprofit organizations and groups are struggling to make ends meet amid a growing demand for services. And local businesses often are the ones asked to take up the slack. Local need is greater than ever, said Craig Dutra, president of the Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts, who has worked for more than 30 years in nonprofit leadership positions and philanthropy.
The Standard-Times
Population Health IT Gaining Momentum
The shifting landscape of healthcare reimbursement means providers must prepare for a time when they are rewarded for meeting quality objectives for their entire patient population—not just those in a clinical setting. Payers, accountable care organizations (ACOs), integrated delivery systems, government agencies, IT companies and consumer groups all are putting the pressure on for better tools to manage population health.
Clinical Innovation+Technology
Candidates for Wareham administrator give board tricky task
WAREHAM — Everyone has some baggage, but Wareham's town administrator candidates may have more than others. Two out of the three candidates under consideration for the Wareham job left former town administrator/manager jobs under pressure due to performance concerns. The third faced criticism after having a personal relationship with a town employee he supervised seven years ago.
The Standard-Times
11 Things I Didn’t Know Until I Moved Here
There’s plenty of reminiscing about old South Coast hangouts, from Lincoln Park to the Bijou Theater to legendary jazz clubs in Onset. As a transplant, the best I can do is pretend I get it. While I can’t relive its good ‘ole days, I’d like to think I pick up on local nuances just because I’m not originally from around here.
New Bedford Guide
Lifesaving Wareham defibrillators need to be replaced, police say
WAREHAM — What began as a normal family evening abruptly turned into a nightmare when Patricia Cifello, a 47-year-old mother of three suddenly collapsed after dinner. "I found my wife face up on the kitchen floor. I instantly checked, and there was neither breathing nor a pulse," recalled her husband of 25 years, Thomas Cifello, of that Wednesday evening on Sept. 26.
The Standard-Times
Early Lessons from Pioneer ACOs: IT Matters
In their second year, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation’s 32 Pioneer accountable care organizations (ACOs) are gleaning many nuggets of wisdom in their bid to achieve the triple aim of improved care, improved health and lower per-capita costs. Pioneer ACOs are cutting edge among Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) ACO programs in their efforts.
Clinical Innovation+Technology
Now wounded seals can heal in Buzzards Bay
Seals stranded in the region's waters used to have to go to Maine or Connecticut because no Massachusetts hospital was allowed to take them in. Not any more. The National Marine Life Center on Main Street in Buzzards Bay recently became the first site in the commonwealth certified to rehabilitate stranded seals.
The Standard-Times
Remembering Mattapoisett’s Radio Pioneer
When people think of Mattapoisett history, whaling shipbuilding normally comes to mind. However, the town has another, lesser-known distinction: the first female radio announcer in New England hailed from none other than Mattapoisett. Eunice Randall Thompson – the aunt of former Selectman George Randall and a noted radio announcer and engineer – recently was posthumously inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcaster Hall of Fame.
The Wanderer
Patient Engagement: The ‘Blockbuster Drug’ on Everyone’s Radar
Patient engagement is the catch-phrase right now, as providers incorporate more and more health IT tools to put patients behind the wheel of their healthcare while the government paves the road to get there. With several components of Meaningful Use (MU) Stage 2 requiring patient engagement, providers must get up to speed or face lower reimbursement.
Clinical Innovation+Technology
The Dawn of Data Mining
As EHR adoption gains ground nationwide, healthcare professionals are just beginning the expedition into newly available electronic health data at their disposal. Data mining is the art and science of intelligent data analysis, which aims to discover meaningful insights and knowledge from vast pools of data.
Clinical Innovation+Technology
Exchange students broaden world view at SouthCoast high schools
The world is shrinking. If you don't believe that, just pay a visit to some of SouthCoast's high schools. Throughout the region, international students are sitting side by side with local kids in classrooms, sharing not only their educational experience but their culture and friendship. Students from nearly every corner of the globe set foot in SouthCoast to immerse themselves in schools and local life.
The Standard-Times

About

Laura Pedulli

Writing professional who loves to craft a story. Launched my career as a 9-year old who filled many dollar-store journals with elementary school musings. Over time, developed my skills at both my high school and college newspapers, and eventually landed a job at a publishing company in Wash., D.C. where I covered FDA regulations.

More than 10 years later, I'm still going strong. Whether it's newspaper writing, magazine features, marketing copy, advertorials, or grant submissions -- I've done it. I've covered the gamut--education, municipal government, healthcare, technology, the environment and business. In these dynamic times, looking forward to more. I don't plan to stop until my life's ink runs out.