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Lucigen awarded $1.46 million R&D grant

Jan 18, 2011 | Top Stories |

Lucigen, a Middleton biotech firm, said Monday it has been awarded a $1.46 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to fund additional research and development, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. The Phase II Small Business Innovation Research grant will be used over the next three years to develop research tools with the potential to improve human health, the company said. (JOURNAL SENTINEL, 1/18)

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Brideau leaving Columbia St. Mary’s, Mark Taylor named CEO

Jan 17, 2011 | Hospitals, Top Stories |

Leo Brideau, who has led Columbia St. Mary’s Health System since August 2001, is moving on to a senior position with its parent company Ascension Health. Mark Taylor will become CEO and president February 15, 2011. Taylor is coming from Genesys Health System in Grand Blanc, Mich., where he has been president and CEO since 2007. Before that he was President and CEO at St. John Hospital and Medical Center in Detroit, which is also a member of Ascension. (WHN, 1/17)

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Ascension Health and Columbia St. Mary’s health System Announce New President and CEO of Columbia St. Mary’s

Jan 17, 2011 | Press Releases |

Ascension Health and Columbia St. Mary’s Health System announced today that Mark Taylor, FACHE, has been named President and CEO of Columbia St. Mary’s Health System in Milwaukee. Taylor assumes the role currently held by Leo P. Brideau, FACHE, who has accepted a senior executive position with Ascension Health. Taylor will assume his new responsibilities on February 15, 2011. (PRESS RELEASE, 1/17)

Budget Committee Meets Tuesday

Jan 17, 2011 | Top Stories |

The Legislature's budget committee is scheduled to meet for the first time under new Republican control on Tuesday. It is expected to vote on four of Republican Gov. Scott Walker's proposals to cut taxes on businesses, Health Savings Accounts and to increase money available for economic development. (AP, 1/17)

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Racine Journal Times: Rationing care a sensible idea

Jan 17, 2011 | Top Stories |

Something has to be done to patch the Medicaid program and keep it afloat, and the Wisconsin Medical Society has found a promising solution, according to the Racine Journal Times. (Racine Journal Times, 1/17)

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Access to reports on medical mistakes could be restricted

Jan 17, 2011 | Top Stories |

When something goes awry at a hospital, whether it harms a patient or not, doctors and nurses are expected to file an incident or occurrence report detailing what happened. The reports help hospitals determine what caused the incident and what safeguards can be put in place to prevent it from happening again. But the reports also can provide lawyers in malpractice lawsuits with an initial explanation of what happened to a patient. (JOURNAL SENTINEL, 1/17)

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Wausau Daily Herald: Duffy faces political test on health repeal

Jan 17, 2011 | Top Stories |

Perhaps as soon as this week, the U.S. House of Representatives will reschedule its postponed vote on a bill that would repeal the package of health care reforms many now call "Obamacare. It also presents a specific challenge to Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Ashland, the new representative in the 7th Congressional District, the Wausau Daily Herald writes in an editorial. (WAUSAU DAILY HERALD, 1/17)

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Lawsuit reform passes out of Senate committee

Jan 14, 2011 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Governor Scott Walker’s lawsuit reform bill cleared its first major hurdle this morning passing out of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations along party lines. The Assembly committee plans to take up the legislation, and likely approve it, on Tuesday. (WHN, 1/14)

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Rep. Seidel Statement on HSA Special Session Bill

Jan 14, 2011 | Press Releases |

MADISON – Rep. Donna Seidel (D-Wausau), member of the Assembly Committee on Health, released the following statement regarding Special Session Bill 2 after this week’s public hearing and executive session.

“The estimated cost of this legislation is nearly $50 million, and the state simply cannot afford to dig a deeper hole with the current fiscal challenges facing us in the next budget… (PRESS RELEASE, 1/14)

Ministry Saint Joseph’s Children’s Hospital to offer Sibshops program

Jan 14, 2011 | Press Releases |

Ministry Saint Joseph’s Children’s Hospital in Marshfield is sponsoring Sibshops, a globally-known program, offers siblings of children with special needs an opportunity to get together, have fun, and participate in new games and activities. (PRESS RELEASE, 1/14)