Author: Tim Stumm

Part of the watchdog arm of the Medicare program needs to be reformed, according to a University of Wisconsin associate professor of medicine. (WHN, 3/3)

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)

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)

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

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)