Author: Tim Stumm

Anthem continues push towards value-based payments

Earlier this month, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield announced plans to start paying Aurora Health Care primary care providers for delivering coordinated care, while sharing savings with eligible physicians who maintain or improve quality. (WHN, 1/30)

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VA director: ‘We had already taken steps’

Chris Hubbuch of the La Crosse Tribune reports: "As the VA launches an investigation into media reports of overmedication of patients at the Tomah VA, the director of the medical center says he wouldn't have done anything differently." (LA CROSSE TRIBUNE, 1/27)

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On the Record with Dr. Frank Byrne, President, St. Mary’s Hospital

Dr. Frank Byrne plans to spend his first full day of retirement playing with his rock band. The Grooving Needles, made up of Byrne and several Epic employees, has a gig in Madison on Jan. 31. The day before is his final at the helm of St. Mary's Hospital, a position he's held for more than a decade. (WHN, 1/23)

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Flying high: In turbulent industry, Madison’s airport is getting an Epic lift:

Todd Milewski of The Capital Times reports: "When Dane County Regional Airport director Bradley Livingston meets with airlines to discuss destinations and schedules, occasionally a third entity joins the conversation. That would be Epic Systems, Dane County's largest private employer and a significant driver of the airport's business travel." (THE CAPITAL TIMES, 1/21)

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