Month: September 2013

WHIO to receive Medicare data

Sep 3, 2013 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

The Wisconsin Health Information Organization will be able to receive Medicare claims data after being approved as a qualified entity and will likely publish the data in the late spring or early summer 2014. (WHN, 9/3)

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State exam for chiropractors dropped, but bar on national exam raised

Sep 3, 2013 | Top Stories |

The Wisconsin State Journal's David Wahlberg reports: "Gov. Scott Walker dropped the requirement in June. But Walker, at the [Wisconsin Chiropractic] Association's request, added new requirements for the national exam, setting a higher bar for passing two of its four parts than in any other state." (WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL, 9/3)

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Mayo Clinic Health System employees donate more than 3,000 school supplies

Sep 3, 2013 | Press Releases |

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Mayo Clinic Health System facilities throughout northwest Wisconsin recently collected more than 3,300 school supplies for children attending area schools. Employees donated items from mid-July through the end of August that were given to schools and charities for the start of the school year.