Apr 21, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |
Nearly 25 percent of eligible Wisconsin hospitals earned five of five stars from a new Medicare rating system released last week based on patient satisfaction. Twenty-five of the 251 hospitals nationwide earning five stars were from the Badger State. (WHN, 4/21)
Apr 21, 2015 | Press Releases |
Now Available on the homepage of Meriter.com MADISON, Wis. – When you need medical care fast, you don’t want to be stuck in a waiting room; it’s why Meriter – UnityPoint Health is publishing its hospital Emergency Room wait...
Read MoreApr 20, 2015 | Press Releases |
Aurora neurosurgeons first in the world to use Synaptive Medical’s BrightMatter™ Servo Solution including 3D tractography visualization and robotic position of a scope Milwaukee – In a breakthrough with the potential to improve...
Read MoreApr 17, 2015 | On The Record, Top Stories, WHN Stories |
While the founders of Madison-based incubator 100health have shifted their focus to growing their own company, they say their intentions are still the same: helping healthcare entrepreneurs. (WHN, 4/17)
Apr 16, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |
Ministry Health Care plans to move forward with its "own strategies" after Marshfield Clinic Health System announced this week it plans to build a hospital in Marshfield and strengthen its partnership with Aspirus. (WHN, 4/16)
Apr 16, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |
Healthcare organizations and advocates lauded Congress for passing a bipartisan bill repealing the current Medicare payment formula for doctors, paving the way for a payment system based on performance. (WHN, 4/16)
Apr 16, 2015 | Top Stories |
Kate Golden of the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism reports: "The state Department of Health Services' top auditor on Wednesday backed down from a claim that two family planning clinics serving low-income people were overcharging Medicaid for birth control by $3.5 million." (WISCONSIN CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM, 4/15)
Apr 15, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |
Marshfield Clinic Health System plans to build its own hospital in Marshfield and, through a strengthened partnership with Aspirus, expand its presence in Eau Claire, officials announced Wednesday. (WHN, 4/15)
Apr 15, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |
An appeals court Tuesday upheld a lower court's decision that U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., lacked standing to challenge a federal rule allowing members of Congress and their staff to receive employer-based subsidies to help pay for insurance purchased on the federal Marketplace. (WHN, 4/15)
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