Author: Tim Stumm
Report: Wisconsin has higher per capita hospital spending than Michigan, Indiana
Apr 30, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |
Wisconsin had the higher hospital spending and overall healthcare spending per person compared to Michigan and Indiana, according to a new report, which is disputed by the Wisconsin Hospital Association. (WHN, 4/30)
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DHS: Otis Woods Receives 2015 National Survey and Certification Achievement Award
Apr 30, 2015 | Press Releases |
Department of Health Services Division of Quality Assurance Administrator Otis Woods received the 2015 National Survey and Certification Achievement Award from the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for...
Read MoreWheaton Franciscan – St. Joseph Campus Receives WHA 2015 Advocacy All-Star Award
Apr 30, 2015 | Press Releases |
Wheaton Franciscan – St. Joseph Campus, Milwaukee, received the Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA) 2015 Advocacy All-Star Award at the Association’s annual Advocacy Day in Madison April 28. Debra Standridge,...
Read MoreNygren receives WHA 2015 Health Care Advocate award
Apr 29, 2015 | Press Releases |
MADISON (April 29, 2015) —- State Rep. John Nygren (R-Marinette) received the Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA) Health Care Advocate of the Year Award April 28 at WHA’s Advocacy Day event in Madison. WHA Immediate Past...
Read MoreLong-term care providers question Family Care changes
Apr 28, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |
Despite nearly two decades of support for integrating acute, primary and long-term care services as called for in Gov. Scott Walker's budget - and a number of "run-ins" with managed care organizations - long-term care providers say there are too many unanswered questions for them to support Walker's proposed changes to Family Care. (WHN, 4/28)
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La Crosse pediatrician named Physician Citizen of the Year
Apr 28, 2015 | Press Releases |
MADISON —Steven R. Manson, MD, was honored as the Wisconsin Medical Society’s 2015 Physician Citizen of the Year during the Society’s Annual Meeting April 25 in Madison. In addition to his pediatric practice with Gundersen...
Read MoreMetaStar extends assistance with health IT to healthcare providers enrolled in Medicaid
Apr 28, 2015 | Press Releases |
Services help organizations use electronic health records, earn incentive payments and avoid Medicare penalties Madison, Wisconsin — MetaStar has been awarded a two-year grant from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to...
Read MoreKeshni Ramnanan, MD, receives Young Physician Leadership Award
Apr 28, 2015 | Press Releases |
MADISON—The Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation honored Keshni Ramnanan, MD, with the Kenneth M. Viste, Jr., MD, Young Physician Leadership Award during the Wisconsin Medical Society’s Annual Meeting in Madison April 25-26. The...
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