Apr 21, 2014 | Top Stories |
David Wahlberg of the State Journal reports: "The Dementia Support Team, formed in 2009 after a dementia patient from the county lingered at Mendota for more than two years, could expand through a state effort to reform dementia services." (STATE JOURNAL, 4/21)
Apr 21, 2014 | Uncategorized |
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The Medical College of Wisconsin’s (MCW) Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin endowment awarded $158,000 over two years to the Proactive Outreach for the Health of Sexually Exploited Youth (POHSEY) project through the Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program (HWPP).
Read MoreApr 18, 2014 | On The Record, Top Stories, WHN Stories |
Now that Gov. Scott Walker signed landmark legislation this week legalizing limited use of a non-psychoactive component of marijuana called cannabidiol, or CBD oil extract, Nic Volker will be one of many children suffering from a life-altering seizure disorder who can now receive treatment for the condition. (WHN, 4/18)
Apr 17, 2014 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |
Gov. Scott Walker signed legislation Wednesday allowing doctors to administer a non-psychoactive cannabis component called cannabidiol, or CBD oil extract, to children suffering from seizure disorders, calling it "a good bill." (WHN, 4/17)
Apr 17, 2014 | Top Stories |
Apr 16, 2014 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |
The state's hospital assessment contributed $257.5 million toward total reimbursement for Medicaid services last year, according to a recent Department of Health Services report. This rate has remained more or less constant since 2011, according to Brian Potter, senior vice president of finance and operations at the Wisconsin Hospital Association. (WHN, 4/16)
Apr 16, 2014 | Press Releases |
JANESVILLE, WI—Mercy Harvard Medical Center South has achieved Level 1 recognition status for Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) from The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).
Read MoreApr 16, 2014 | Top Stories |
Joe Taschler of the Journal Sentinel reports: "Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, former emir of Qatar, has donated $2 million to cardiovascular research being conducted at St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee, the hospital's parent Aurora Health Care, said Monday." (JOURNAL SENTINEL, 4/16)
Apr 16, 2014 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |
Meriter Health System will begin calling itself Meriter-UnityPoint Health and launching an ad campaign with the hospital's new name next Monday, according to Meriter spokeswoman Leah Huibregste. (WHN, 4/15)
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