Dec 6, 2012 | Top Stories |
Wisconsin Hospital Association leaders touted what they saw in a report Tuesday that showed health care costs moderating in southeastern Wisconsin but took umbrage at the lack of improvement in cost-shifting from government programs like Medicare to private payers. (MILWAUKEE BUSINESS JOURNAL, 12/6)
Dec 5, 2012 | Top Stories |
Aspirus Inc. will need to find a new company president and CEO after Duane Erwin announced plans to retire in 2013. Erwin, 64, said Tuesday that he told the Aspirus Inc. Board of Directors in September about his plans to retire July 31 to allow Aspirus enough time to find his replacement. (WAUSAU DAILY HERALD, 12/5)
Dec 5, 2012 | Uncategorized |
2012.12.5 – PPI MA Expansion Letter
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While heath care premiums in southeast Wisconsin continue to surpass Midwest and national averages, hospital payments and costs are growing at a significantly slower rate. That’s the findings of a pair of studies released Tuesday by the Greater Milwaukee Business Foundation on Health. (WHN, 12/5)
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Wisconsin College of Osteopathic Medicine executive president and dean Dr. Gregg Silberg told Wisconsin Health News Tuesday that plans for a school in the state are still progressing, and an announcement with more information could come soon. “We are still here and moving forward,” Silberg said, declining to share any more details. (WHN, 12/5)
Dec 4, 2012 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |
Wisconsin hospitals recently received their grades for the safety of their facilities. It’s the second time The Leapfrog Group has published the ratings, and follows a national trend of consumer-friendly evaluation of hospitals and other providers. (WHN, 12/4)
Dec 4, 2012 | Press Releases |
Contact: Michael Chaim, (608) 265-0690, chaim@wisc.edu Madison, Wis. — Fight blinding diseases and get some exercise in the dead of Wisconsin winter! You can do both by putting together an indoor cycling team and joining...
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MILWAUKEE (11/30/12) – Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin recently held its 17th annual Bids for Kids event at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center. The event raised more than $110,000 through sponsorships, donations, and silent and...
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Hair loss is one traumatic part of cancer treatment for women. A new salon inside the Martha Siekman Cancer Center at Appleton Medical Center is designed to help make that part of the journey a little less painful. The High...
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CONTACT: Phil Davis, (608) 263-8425, pdavis2@uwhealth.org MADISON, Wis—The first annual Signe Skott Cooper Symposium, “Building a Foundation for Interprofessional Education,” will be held Friday, January 18, 2013, at the Health...
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