Author: Ellie Borstad
WISHIN partners with PatientPing
Wisconsin’s health information exchange has partnered with a Boston-based company to improve care coordination for the providers that use its records, according to a Wednesday announcement.
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AMA: Opioid prescribing falls, demand for treatment persists
The number of Wisconsin healthcare providers using the state’s prescription drug monitoring program increased, while the number of opioids prescribed declined in recent years, according to a recent report from the American Medical Association.
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Report: Challenges in accessing patient medical records endure
Both providers and patients continue to face barriers to processing and accessing patient medical records, according to a report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office to congressional committees.
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Froedtert & MCW set to open clinic focusing on LGBTQ community
The state’s first health clinic offering an outpatient program tailored to meet the needs of those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning/queer will open next month in Wauwatosa.
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Feds won’t defend ACA in lawsuit
The federal Department of Justice argued that the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate is unconstitutional and that a court should strike down the law’s protections for pre-existing conditions in a brief filed Thursday.
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Commission approves Department of Health Services’ building requests
The state’s building commission approved renovations to buildings at Southern Wisconsin Center, a state facility in Racine County serving adults with intellectual and physical disabilities, at a meeting this week.
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healthTIDE seeks to start conversations in neighborhoods with new obesity map
This week, University of Wisconsin researchers released a map breaking down the prevalence of obesity at a ZIP Code level. Developing the map involved feedback from a Wisconsin network that seeks to improve nutrition and increase physical activity.
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