Advocates: State facing direct-care worker shortage
The state is facing a shortage of direct-care workers, according to an informal survey of more than 500 Wisconsinites who said they had trouble finding personal care, home health and therapy aides.
Dec 20, 2016 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |
The state is facing a shortage of direct-care workers, according to an informal survey of more than 500 Wisconsinites who said they had trouble finding personal care, home health and therapy aides.
Dec 19, 2016 | Health Tech, Top Stories, WHN Stories |
Two national organizations, including one which counts Verona-based electronic health records vendor Epic among its implementers, have reached an agreement to aid the exchange of health information between different entities.
Dec 19, 2016 | Legislature, Top Stories, WHN Stories |
Experts called for supporting current efforts to address food insecurity and improve nutrition at an Evidence-Based Health Policy Project Briefing last week in Madison.
Dec 16, 2016 | Hospitals, Top Stories, WHN Stories |
Commercial payments to hospitals in southeast Wisconsin continue to increase at a slower rate than the rest of the country, according to a Greater Milwaukee Business Foundation on Health study released Thursday.
Dec 16, 2016 | Insurance, On The Record, Top Stories, WHN Stories |
WEA Trust looks a lot different today than the insurance company Mark Moody joined in 2006.
Dec 15, 2016 | Press Releases |
Consumer, family member conversations are the first in a series to include additional stakeholder groups buy amaryl online amaryl no prescription buy...
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MADISON – MetaStar, Inc. received the 2016 Wisconsin Forward Award, Mastery Level and was recognized Wednesday, November 30 at an award ceremony and gala held at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in...
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Wisconsin ranks as the 20th healthiest state in the nation, up from last year when it was 24th, according to United Health Foundation’s 2016 America’s Health Ranking Annual Report.
Dec 14, 2016 | Press Releases |
Green Bay – HSHS St. Vincent Cancer Research Institute is the proud recipient of a $43,517 grant from St. Baldrick’s Foundation to help patients in Northeast Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula fight childhood cancer. The...
Read MoreDec 14, 2016 | Insurance, Top Stories, WHN Stories |
The Group Insurance Board delayed a decision Tuesday on changes to the health plan for state employees, including whether to shift to a regional or self-insurance model.