Sean Kirkby, Author at Wisconsin Health News

Expanding immunization access in Wisconsin – Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin partners with Medical College of Wisconsin

Nov 21, 2017 | Press Releases |

Tuesday, November 21, 2017 – The Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin (PSW) and Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) announce a partnership project between the Wisconsin Pharmacy Foundation and MCW to expand immunization access in...

Outgoing Care Wisconsin CEO reflects on a changing long-term care industry

Nov 17, 2017 | Long Term Care, On The Record, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Karen Musser will have led Care Wisconsin for about half of its 40-year history when she retires early next year.

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UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans provide personalized concierge services with introduction of Navigate4Me

Nov 16, 2017 | Press Releases |

‘Health navigators’ guide people with serious health challenges between doctor’s appointments, other care visits MINNETONKA, Minn. (Nov. 15, 2017) – UnitedHealthcare, the market leader in Medicare[i], today introduced...

Datica and Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare co-present at AWS re:Invent 2017 about standardizing compliance on the cloud

Nov 16, 2017 | Press Releases |

Healthcare breakout session will provide insight into how hospital adoption of a standard compliance layer quickly led to innovative applications and stronger data integration with Electronic Health Records. Datica, the cloud...

Health officials offer online how-to guide for family caregivers of individuals with dementia

Nov 16, 2017 | Press Releases |

November is National Caregivers Awareness Month Health officials today released “Dementia Capable Wisconsin: A guide for family caregivers,” a new online resource for caregivers of family members with dementia. Approximately...

Tech leaders look forward on healthcare

Nov 16, 2017 | Health Tech, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Health tech leaders say that affordability, access to care and workforce shortages are the biggest challenges facing healthcare. They also pointed to technology and data as solutions.

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Johnson opposes tax reform bill, backs individual mandate repeal

Nov 16, 2017 | ACA, Federal Government, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Sen Ron Johnson, R-Wis., said Wednesday he can't support the current Senate GOP bill to reform the nation’s tax system, although he backs provisions axing a tax on individuals for not having health insurance.

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Group Insurance Board approves vendor contracts

Nov 16, 2017 | Insurance, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

The Group Insurance Board voted to renew agreements with several vendors Wednesday.

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Bellin, ThedaCare and HealthPartners teaming up on new insurance plan

Nov 16, 2017 | Hospitals, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Bellin Health and ThedaCare have partnered with Minnesota-based HealthPartners to offer a health plan for large employers that starts in early 2018.

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Walker administration working on legislation to fund veterans program

Nov 15, 2017 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Gov. Scott Walker's administration is working with state lawmakers on legislation that would fund a recovery program for at-risk veterans with state dollars after federal funding ended.

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