April 2013 - Page 5 of 5 - Wisconsin Health News

Wisconsin researchers develop more reliable prostate cancer test

Apr 2, 2013 | Press Releases |

CONTACT: Toni Morrissey, (608) 263-3223, (608) 576-6456, tmorrissey@uwhealth.org MADISON- A first-of-its-kind study has found that widespread cellular changes in otherwise normal tissue may be a “cancer signature” that could...

Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and Medical College of Wisconsin launch clinical trial for treatment of childhood brain tumors

Apr 2, 2013 | Press Releases |

Contact: Maureen Mack (mmack@mcw.edu), Cellular: 414-750-5266, Fax (414) 955-6166, Office: 414-955-4700 Children and adolescents with recurrent or progressive brain tumors will have an opportunity to participate in a new Phase...

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin Encourages Young People to “GYT” During STD Awareness Month

Apr 2, 2013 | Press Releases |

Contact: Stephanie Wilson, 608-256-7549 x 2132 “Get Yourself Tested” — New Data Shows 20 Million STDs Occur Each Year Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin Joins MTV, the CDC, and the Kaiser Family Foundation in Campaign MADISON — The...

Medical College of Wisconsin researcher charged with economic espionage

Apr 2, 2013 | Top Stories |

A researcher at the Medical College of Wisconsin has been charged with stealing a possible cancer-fighting compound and research data that led to its development, all to benefit a Chinese university. (JOURNAL SENTINEL, 4/2)

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PPACA primary care rate increase could cost state

Apr 1, 2013 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Department of Health Services officials estimate the state could be on the hook for, at least, an additional $500,000 because of a federal health reform law provision boosting Medicaid rates for primary care doctors over the next two years. (WHN, 4/1)

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Life after Epic: Alumni put skills learned to use in new ventures

Apr 1, 2013 | Top Stories |

An increasing number of Epic workers are leaving Verona and setting up their own companies in Madison. Five companies launched by former employees have created nearly 400 jobs in the past three years, several of which consult for hospitals that have implemented Epic records, the Wisconsin State Journal reports. (4/1)

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Tiered health plans touted for adding competition, leveling costs

Apr 1, 2013 | Top Stories |

Manitowoc County is among a small group of Wisconsin employers who have started providing incentives for employees to go to hospitals that provide high quality at lower costs through a tiered plan managed by Auxiant. UnitedHealthcare also plans to unveil a tiered plan next year, but their emergence in the state is, for now, limited because, among other things, Aurora Health Care and some other systems have clauses in their contract that require their hospitals are in the top tier of any such plan, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. (4/1)

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