April 2013 - Wisconsin Health News

Bellin, Aspirus will not be part of Quality Health Solutions ACO

Apr 30, 2013 | Top Stories |

When Quality Health Solutions — purveyor of the non-Aurora Health Care accountable care organization — ramps up its ACO July 1, two of the hospital systems in the original group will not be participating. (MILWAUKEE BUSINESS JOURNAL, 4/30)

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Munson named CEO at Community Care

Apr 30, 2013 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Ken Munson, who until last Friday was the Region 5 director at the Department of Health and Human Services, has been named the CEO of Community Care, one of the state's largest managed care organizations. (WHN, 4/30)

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Affinity Health System launches myAffinity online portal

Apr 30, 2013 | Press Releases |

Maria Nelson, Phone: (920) 574-3253, Cell: (920) 209-2323, Email: maria@redshoespr.com Menasha, Wis. – Affinity Health System has launched myAffinity, an online portal that provides patients with convenient access to various...

Fort HealthCare recognized as “Organization to Watch”

Apr 30, 2013 | Press Releases |

Contact: James Shulkin, Director, Planning and Market Development, (920) 568-5472 FORT ATKINSON –Fort HealthCare has been named to the list of “100 Health Care Organizations to Watch” in 2013, published recently on...

Marshfield Clinic’s newest mobile unit takes primary care on the road

Apr 30, 2013 | Press Releases |

CONTACT: Jake Miller, Media Relations Specialist, 715-387-5762, miller.jake@marshfieldclinic.org Bob Mackle, Media Relations Manager, 715-387-5250, mackle.robert@marshfieldclinic.org Marshfield Clinic’s newest...

Delta Dental Named North America’s Top Call Center

Apr 30, 2013 | Press Releases |

For five consecutive years, the Benefit Center at Delta Dental of Wisconsin earned the prestigious Certified Center of Excellence designation from Purdue University. In its sixth year, Delta Dental’s Benefit Center took it to...

Rep. Kind Leads Bipartisan Charge to Get Answers from CMS on How to Protect Cancer Patients’ Access to Health Care

Apr 30, 2013 | Press Releases |

Contact: Peter Knudsen, Phone: 202-225-5506, Peter.knudsen@mail.house.gov Washington, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Ron Kind (D-WI), Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), Congressman Gene Green (D-TX), Congressman Michael C....

Medical College of Wisconsin: Social Networks May Help Slow Spread of HIV

Apr 30, 2013 | Press Releases |

The Medical College of Wisconsin’s (MCW) Center for AIDS Intervention Research (CAIR) has received a five-year, $2.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health National Institute of Mental Health to engage social...

DHS: State-local partnership recognized for effort to create affordable, safe housing in Madison

Apr 30, 2013 | Press Releases |

Contact: Jennifer Miller, (608) 266-1683 MADISON—State health officials today announced that a state, federal and local partnership to correct lead hazards at a housing unit is the recipient of the 2013 Fair Housing Partnership...

Sacred Heart Hospital earns 2013 Environmental Leadership Circle Award

Apr 30, 2013 | Press Releases |

Contact: Shannon Portell, Communications & Marketing, (715) 271-2681 Eau Claire, WI – On April 25, Sacred Heart Hospital was awarded the Environmental Leadership Circle Award at CleanMed, an international conference on...