Tim Stumm, Author at Wisconsin Health News

WHEFA: $204,800,000 bond financing helps ProHealth Care, Inc. expand in Pewaukee and Mukwonago and refinance in New Berlin

Feb 2, 2015 | Press Releases |

Bond financing facilitated by WHEFA will be used to help ProHealth Care finance costs associated with the construction and equipping of a 160,000-square-foot cancer center and multi-specialty clinic in Pewaukee, and the...

Marshfield director on hand for White House precision medicine announcement

Feb 2, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Murray Brilliant, director of Marshfield Clinic's Center for Human Genetics, was among those on hand at the White House Friday as President Barack Obama unveiled a $215 million initiative aimed at tailoring treatments for diseases like cancer. (WHN, 2/2)

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Unity, Gundersen Health Plan exploring partnership

Feb 1, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Unity Health Insurance and Gundersen Health Plan have signed a non-binding letter of intent to explore a partnership that hopes to facilitate patients' access to local healthcare and manage the health of larger populations. (WHN, 1/30)

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Marshfield Clinic genomic research helps build case for president’s Precision Medicine Initiative

Feb 1, 2015 | Press Releases |

MARSHFIELD – Marshfield Clinic’s effort over the past decade included the development of a database that allows providers to tailor health care to an individual’s precise genetic profile. This approach was an integral part in...

Anthem continues push towards value-based payments

Jan 30, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

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’

Jan 27, 2015 | Top Stories |

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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Madison Women’s Health attains patient quality recognition

Jan 27, 2015 | Press Releases |

Contact Bill Dickmeyer Telephone 608.729.6344 Cell 608.212.5227 Email bdickmeyer@madisonwomenshealth.com Website www.MadisonWomensHealth.com Madison Women’s Health attains patient quality recognition First Wisconsin clinic...

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

Jan 23, 2015 | On The Record, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

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:

Jan 21, 2015 | Top Stories |

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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Opiates handed out like candy to ‘doped-up’ veterans at Wisconsin VA

Jan 12, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Doctors at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Tomah hand out so many narcotic painkillers that some veterans have taken to calling the place "Candy Land." (JOURNAL SENTINEL, 1/12)

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