Author: Tim Stumm
Aurora Health Care Foundation Receives $250,000 Grant from Zilber Family Foundation to Strengthen Hospice and Palliative Care across eastern Wisconsin
Wednesday, December 02, 2015Milwaukee – Aurora Health Care Foundation received a generous $250,000 grant from the Zilber Family Foundationto support continued education for Aurora Zilber Family Hospice and Aurora at Home...
Read MoreHospitals spent $50 million less in charity care in 2014
Wisconsin hospitals spent $278.6 million in charity care for fiscal year 2014, roughly $49.9 million less than they reported the previous year, according to a report from the Wisconsin Hospital Association. (WHN, 12/1)
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Children’s Hospital eyes 2017 exchange
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin is considering filing for a commercial license for its Medicaid only health plan and entering the state's federal exchange in 2017, Children's Community Health Plan President Bob Duncan confirmed to Wisconsin Health News. (WHN, 11/30)
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MCW chooses key partners for new professional office building construction
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) has chosen three key partners in the construction of its new professional office building. CG Schmidt was chosen as MCW’s construction management partner; Flad Architects will lead the...
Read MoreCBD oil supporters try again
Parents of children who have suffered from seizure disorders delivered emotional testimony Tuesday in support of legislation granting greater access to a non-psychoactive cannabis component called cannabidiol. (WHN, 11/25)
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EHR vendors, providers differ on value, future of state and regional health information exchanges
Leading electronic health record vendors say regional and state exchanges for transferring patient information should adapt to focus on population health and analytics, but the leader of Wisconsin's information exchange sees value in an independent network. (WHN, 11/24)
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UW Hospitals and Clinics Named One of the Nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals
MADISON – UW Hospitals and Clinics was this week named one of the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics. Truven’s study, now in its 17th year, singled out 50 hospitals that achieved superior...
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