Tim Stumm, Author at Wisconsin Health News

Department of Family Medicine changes name to reflect community health mission

Jul 1, 2015 | Press Releases |

MADISON- Recognizing that good health is achieved through more than just clinic visits, the UW Department of Family Medicine today changed its name to the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. Department chair Dr....

AboutHealth reaches out to SHIP group

Jun 30, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

AboutHealth CEO Greg Devine has a message to members of the State Innovation Health Plan: "We're here to help." (WHN, 6/30)

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IHN stepping up accountable care efforts

Jun 30, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Integrated Health Network of Wisconsin is implementing a value scorecard for its members based on quality and cost metrics that could result in financial penalties for its member health systems. (WHN, 6/30)

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Report: Independent pharmacists warned Tomah VA about prescription practices

Jun 29, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

An independent pharmacy consultant warned the Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center in 2013 that its painkiller prescribing practices could cost the facility its controlled substances license from the Drug Enforcement Administration, according to a report released last week. (WHN, 6/29)

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Dental Associates earns AAAHC status

Jun 29, 2015 | Press Releases |

Wauwatosa, Wis. (June 29, 2015) – Dental Associates, Wisconsin’s largest family-owned dental group practice with 12 clinics, has earned its reaccreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). The...

Ryan: Obamacare will ‘collapse under its own weight’

Jun 29, 2015 | Top Stories |

Reena Flores of CBS News reports: "House Ways and Means Chair Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, predicted doom for the fate of the Affordable Care Act, following the Supreme Court's ruling Thursday that upheld a key portion of the law." (CBS NEWS, 6/28)

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Lakeland Care District named one of the ‘Healthiest Companies in America’

Jun 29, 2015 | Press Releases |

Winners exemplify the positive effects of comprehensive wellness programs. (Fond du Lac) The Lakeland Care District today announced national recognition as one of the “Healthiest Companies in America” by Interactive Health, a...

DHS awards grants for opiate treatment programs

Jun 26, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

The Department of Health Services has awarded three $672,000 grants to two community health centers and a hospital to provide treatment services for opioid addiction in rural, underserved areas. (WHN, 6/25)

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Froedtert & the Medical College receives pulmonary hypertension care center accreditation

Jun 26, 2015 | Press Releases |

First in Wisconsin, one of 26 centers nationwide Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Pulmonology has been accredited as a Pulmonary Hypertension Care Center (PHCC) by the Pulmonary Hypertension...

John J. Frey, III, MD, awarded Society’s highest honor

Jun 26, 2015 | Press Releases |

MADISON – John J. Frey, III, MD, has received the Wisconsin Medical Society’s prestigious Director’s Award – the organization’s highest honor. He accepted the award during the Society’s Board of Directors meeting June 20. Doctor...