Tim Stumm, Author at Wisconsin Health News

Exact Sciences highlights CMS advisory panel’s unanimous vote to maintain Medicare reimbursement rate for Cologuard®

Aug 26, 2015 | Press Releases |

MADISON, Wis.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Exact Sciences Corp. (NASDAQ: EXAS) today announced that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Advisory Panel on Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests voted unanimously to...

HIRSP advisory committee backs dispersing funds to rural medical education

Aug 25, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Advisory committee members for the state's high-risk insurance pool recommended giving the leftover funds from the pool to support rural medical education Monday. (WHN, 8/25)

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EPA rule targets dental practices’ disposal of fillings

Aug 24, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Wisconsin dentists will have to separate mercury coming from dental fillings before disposing of waste water, under a new federal rule scheduled to take effect in 2016. (WHN, 8/24)

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Meriter – UnityPoint Health to expand its after-hours clinic

Aug 24, 2015 | Press Releases |

Evening and weekend care will be available by appointment or walk-in MADISON, Wis. — Meriter – UnityPoint Health is proud to announce a new, expanded After-Hours Clinic inside Meriter Hospital opening January 2016 that will...

Ministry Medical Group expands women’s health services in Woodruff

Aug 24, 2015 | Press Releases |

Woodruff, Wis. (August 24, 2015) – Are you looking for obstetric and gynecological (OB/GYN) services in Woodruff? If so, Ministry Medical Group can help as the clinic has expanded women’s health services to include OB/GYN...

MCW’s position on fetal tissue bill unchanged despite research

Aug 21, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

A Medical College of Wisconsin faculty member recently used non-federally funded fetal tissue in research, according to the medical college, a practice that could end under proposed legislation. (WHN, 8/21)

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On the Record with Art Nizza, Meriter-UnityPoint Health CEO

Aug 21, 2015 | On The Record, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Meriter-UnityPoint CEO Art Nizza says the Madison hospital's decision to affiliate with Iowa-based UnityPoint has helped redefine its business strategy. (WHN, 8/21)

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Exact Sciences wins Wisconsin Innovation Award

Aug 21, 2015 | Press Releases |

Cologuard® recognized as a leading innovation in the state MADISON, Wis.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Exact Sciences Corp. (NASDAQ: EXAS) today announced that Cologuard was awarded a Wisconsin Innovation Award (WIA) in the...

MCW awarded $20 million Clinical and Translational Science Award

Aug 21, 2015 | Press Releases |

Grant to continue CTSI’s collaborative biomedical research in Southeastern Wisconsin The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) has been awarded a five-year, $20 million Clinical and Translational Science Award from the National...

MCW launches master’s in medical physiology program

Aug 21, 2015 | Press Releases |

The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) has launched a new, nine-month Master’s in Medical Physiology Program that is designed to help college graduates who wish to strengthen their academic record for medical school applications...