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UW Health says Beaver Dam acquisition will boost access
UW Health says its acquisition of a hospital in Beaver Dam and related facilities will help create more access across its system.
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Trump names Wisconsin doctor to lead SAMHSA
President Donald Trump recently named Dr. Timothy Westlake, a past chair of the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board, to oversee the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
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Abbott discloses cybersecurity incident that impacted Exact Sciences’ systems
Abbott recently disclosed a cybersecurity incident involving its cancer diagnostics business, which includes Exact Sciences, the Madison-based cancer screening company it acquired this year.
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Doogooda establishes U.S. headquarters in Madison with help from WEDC, gener8tor
A South Korean technology company that helps healthcare providers make business decisions has established its U.S. headquarters in Madison with help from an initiative run by the state’s economic development agency and a startup accelerator.
SSM Health plans senior living community in Fond du Lac
SSM Health plans to build a $42 million senior living community on Fond du Lac’s east side, with independent living apartments, assisted living and memory care.
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Custom Health set to acquire Evergreen Pharmacy
Custom Health, a Canadian healthcare tech company, has inked a binding letter of intent to buy Evergreen Pharmacy, a specialty pharmacy in West Allis, for $3.5 million.
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Wisconsin chooses Epic for statewide EHR system
The Department of Health Services has chosen Epic to build a statewide electronic health record system with federal rural health transformation dollars.
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AI poised to become a greater part of healthcare, panelists say
Artificial intelligence is poised to become a greater part of healthcare delivery and payment, Wisconsin Health News panelists said Wednesday in Madison.
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Press ReleasesWisconsin Community Health Plans Launch Statewide Education Campaign: “Your Health. Your Community. Your Plan.”
New effort highlights the strength, stability, and local impact of Wisconsin’s unique. community health plan market (MADISON, Wis.) — The Wisconsin Association of Health Plans (WAHP) today announced the launch of a new statewide...
Medicare/Medicaid
Legislators question DHS over plan to award IRIS contract
Legislators are questioning the Department of Health Services over its plan to award a Medicaid contract to a company that is now facing a federal lawsuit over an alleged fraud scheme. The company disputes the allegations and, on Thursday, filed a motion seeking the lawsuit’s dismissal.
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CEO for UnitedHealthcare’s Wisconsin plan retires
Dustin Hinton, CEO of UnitedHealthcare's Wisconsin and Michigan market, has retired.
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Health Reform
Commonwealth Fund: Rural health dollars won’t offset healthcare cuts
Federal dollars to transform rural healthcare will not offset the impact of expired enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies and the cuts to Medicaid, food assistance and the ACA marketplace included in the Republican tax-and-spending bill enacted last summer, The Commonwealth Fund reported.
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Legislative study committee members hope to offer guidance on AI in healthcare
Public members of a legislative study committee looking at artificial intelligence in healthcare hope they can offer guidance on using the rapidly evolving technology.
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Evers takes step to boost nursing school faculty ranks
Gov. Tony Evers has signed off on a policy to boost the pool of nurses available to teach at nursing schools.
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State issues warning about fraudulent workers’ compensation hearings
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development issued a warning Monday about a sophisticated fraud scheme targeting injured workers through sham workers’ compensation hearings.
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Northeast Wisconsin rehabilitation hospital opens
A northeast Wisconsin rehabilitation hospital will begin serving patients Tuesday.
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Centers for Independence closes home care business
The Centers for Independence in Milwaukee will close its home care program at the end of October, according to a notice sent to state officials last week.
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