Bipartisan lawmakers in the Assembly unveiled bills Wednesday targeting dementia and Alzheimer's, including legislation that would boost funding for respite care and allow the state to hire more dementia specialists in rural areas. (WHN, 1/21)
While providers, electronic health record vendors and others are exchanging patient information more easily, they still face barriers, panelists said at a Wisconsin Health News event Tuesday. (WHN, 1/20)
The co-chair for an advisory council that drafts revisions to the state's workers' compensation program calls the current bill "the best package of reforms that management has negotiated" in his 21 years on the council. (WHN, 1/19)
MADISON- UW Health Med Flight plans to establish a satellite medical-helicopter base in southwestern Wisconsin, a move that will improve response times for medical emergencies in the area. A second base will be set up at the...
Read More(Milwaukee) – The Medical College of Wisconsin’s (MCW) Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin (AHW) Endowment awarded $300,000 over two years to help ensure children have access to early intervention developmental screens, and...
Read MoreMayor Tom Barrett, MCW’s Dr. John Raymond among recipients MILWAUKEE, WI (January 15, 2016) – The Medical Society of Milwaukee County (MSMC) an organization representing nearly 3,500 physicians and medical students across...
Read MoreNon-Profits will receive up to $450,000 in grants over three years Thursday, January 14, 2016 (Madison, WI) – Dean & St. Mary’s is excited to announce the four organizations selected as part of our first ‘Helping Dane...
Read MoreWashington, DC. (January 14, 2016) – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) is participating in Wisconsin’s telemedicine rulemaking. Today, ERIC submitted a letter to the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board regarding their proposed...
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