Tim Stumm, Author at Wisconsin Health News

Unity Health Insurance announces new administrative services organization QuartzSM

Mar 3, 2015 | Press Releases |

SAUK CITY, Wisconsin – Unity Health Plans Insurance Corporation today announced the formation of a new wholly-owned subsidiary, QuartzSM. Quartz is a third-party administrator (TPA) that offers a wide range of administrative...

WHA and WCHQ to form joint venture

Mar 2, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

The Wisconsin Hospital Association and Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality are forming a new company to help physicians and eligible providers meet a federal deadline to report quality metrics. (WHN, 3/2)

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Epic Systems Corp. takes on Indian IT giant Tata

Mar 2, 2015 | Top Stories |

Health IT blogs are starting to buzz about the “Goliath vs. Goliath” lawsuit — that is, Epic’s claims against two divisions of Tata, the huge conglomerate in India. (STATE JOURNAL, 3/2)

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Dental residency program may end with Meriter dental clinic closing

Feb 27, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

When Meriter-UnityPoint Health closes its Max W. Pohle Dental Clinic in July, it's likely to leave a void for special needs patients who require hospital-based care. It could also mean an end to the state's only hospital-based, general practice dental residency program. (WHN, 2/27)

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Holy Family Memorial rides wave of change

Feb 26, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Holy Family Memorial CEO Mark Herzog uses a surfing metaphor to describe his hospital's march towards value. (WHN, 2/26)

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Gardetto donates $1 million to support wellness pilot at Aurora Health Care

Feb 26, 2015 | Press Releases |

Milwaukee – Local businesswoman Nan Gardetto announced she will donate $1 million to the Aurora Health Care Foundation to pilot an innovative integrative medicine program that aims to help people better manage and prevent...

Walker’s move to replace IRIS meets opposition

Feb 25, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Gov. Scott Walker's budget would eliminate a program for self-directed long-term care and replace it with a model that his administration says would increase care coordination. The move is opposed by the program's members and disability rights advocates. (WHN, 2/25)

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Exact Sciences posts wider loss, but sales rise 50%

Feb 25, 2015 | Top Stories |

Kathleen Gallagher of the Journal Sentinel reports: "Madison diagnostic test maker Exact Sciences Corp. reported a wider loss in the fourth quarter on higher revenue. Exact is rolling out its first product after receiving approvals in August from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services." (JOURNAL SENTINEL 2,24)

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Wisconsin assisted living group honored by Harvard University

Feb 25, 2015 | Press Releases |

For Immediate Release February 25, 2015 Contact: Jennifer Miller, DHS, (608) 266-1683, or Daniel Harsha, Ash Center, (617) 495-4347 Wisconsin Coalition for Collaborative Excellence in Assisted Living recognized as part of the...