Month: July 2012

Denise Atkinson came to the Alliant Energy Center at 2:30 a.m. Friday with a toothache. She was the 297th person in line when the doors opened three hours later for a massive free clinic run by the Wisconsin Dental Association. (WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL, 7/9)

There's a reason Epic Systems Corp. keeps building offices: The Verona electronic medical records company keeps signing major clients, faster than its competitors, nearly doubling the number of customers and employees in the past five years. But as Epic hurtles toward the top, some are questioning whether the type of technology Epic and its rivals offer may be stifling innovation in health care and keeping medical costs high. (WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL, 7/9)

President Barack Obama sought to head off a conservative rebellion on health care three years ago, pointedly declaring that some Republicans were rising above partisanship by calling for comprehensive reforms. Including, he said, “Republican Tommy Thompson.” (POLITICO, 7/9)

William Petasnick was chief operating officer and in line for the top job at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics when he agreed to become chief executive of Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital. Few people at the time would have considered it a wise career move. (JOURNAL SENTINEL, 7/9)