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Month: November 2013

Wheaton Franciscan's Oliverio remains upbeat about Obamacare

Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare's CEO John Oliverio, citing the benefit of reducing the number of uninsured patients his system treats, remains upbeat about the Affordable Care Act even as it stretches his organization to change with the changing rules of the game. (BUSINESS JOURNAL, 11/26)

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Baldwin wants more Medicare transparency

Senator Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., filed legislation Thursday that she says would provide greater access to Medicare claims data by modernizing and reforming the Qualified Entity program. (WHN, 11/25)

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DHS leads overhaul of state's dementia care delivery system

When talking to other states about Wisconsin's plan to overhaul its dementia care delivery system, Department of Health Services Secretary Kitty Rhoades received contradicting responses. "The feedback I got was that Wisconsin will once again step away and lead the reform, or you are going to go down in flames," Rhoades said. "I told the stakeholders, I prefer the former." (WHN, 11/22)

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St. Mary’s Hospital Receives Press Ganey 2013 Guardian of Excellence AwardSM for Patient Satisfaction

November 19, 2013 (Madison, WI) – St. Mary’s Hospital patients are highly satisfied with their care and now there’s an award to prove it! St. Mary’s has been named a 2013 Guardian of Excellence Award winner by Press Ganey Associates, Inc. The Guardian of Excellence Award recognizes top-performing facilities that consistently achieved the 95th percentile of performance in Patient Satisfaction.

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