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Wisconsin Fertility Institute set to be acquired

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 23, 2023 | DHS, Facilities, Hospitals, Infrastructure, Top Stories | 0 |

Florida-based INVO Bioscience, a fertility company, has signed binding agreements to pay $10 million over three years to acquire the Wisconsin Fertility Institute in Madison, according to a recent statement.

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Former DHS secretary joins Children’s Wisconsin

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 22, 2023 | DHS, Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Karen Timberlake, former head of the Department of Health Services, will join Children’s Wisconsin next month as a senior vice president and president of its child well-being division.

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DHS ‘very likely’ to certify Humana for Family Care, if regulators approve Inclusa purchase

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 15, 2023 | DHS, Long Term Care, Medicaid/Medicare | 0 |

Humana’s pursuit of Inclusa, one of the managed care organizations serving Wisconsin’s Medicaid long-term care program, is moving quickly, and the Department of Health Services is “very likely” to certify the insurer and contract with it if state and federal regulators approve the acquisition, a state health official said Tuesday.

Lawmakers block meningitis, chickenpox requirements for students

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 10, 2023 | DHS, Education, Population Health, Prescription Drugs, Public Health, Top Stories, Vaccines | 0 |

Republican lawmakers have shut down a Department of Health Services rule mandating meningitis vaccines and chickenpox disclosures from a healthcare professional for K-12 students.

DHS sending letters on Medicaid renewal to members

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 9, 2023 | DHS, Education, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

The Department of Health Services has started reaching out to Medicaid members about their renewal dates, ahead of the program’s continuous enrollment policy coming to an end this month.

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$1 million heads toward equity training for mental health providers

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 28, 2023 | Behavioral Health, DHS, Top Stories | 0 |

Ten organizations are receiving $100,000 each from the Department of Health Services to support equity and inclusion training for behavioral health professionals.

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CDC recommends public indoor masking in three counties

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 27, 2023 | Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, DHS, Hospitals, Public Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Federal health officials recommend public indoor masking in Barron, Sawyer and Rusk counties due to high COVID-19 community levels.

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DHS opens second round of long-term care innovation grants

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 22, 2023 | DHS, Top Stories | 0 |

The Department of Health Services opened a second round of long-term care innovation grants Tuesday.

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HHS approves Epic to onboard under TEFCA

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 14, 2023 | DHS, Health Tech, Top Stories | 0 |

The Department of Health and Human Services has approved Epic to onboard under a new nationwide framework for exchanging health data, the Verona-based electronic health records vendor said Monday.

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Wisconsin sees five cases of rare toxic shock syndrome since July

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 8, 2023 | DHS, Top Stories | 0 |

State health officials have confirmed five cases of toxic shock syndrome, a rare, serious illness, since July.

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Evers taps former Milwaukee health commissioner to lead DHS

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 7, 2023 | DHS, Top Stories | 0 |

Kirsten Johnson, the former head of the Milwaukee Health Department, will become the next secretary of the Department of Health Services, Gov. Tony Evers said Monday.

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DHS confirms first child flu death of season

by Tim Stumm | Dec 21, 2022 | DHS, Top Stories | 0 |

The Department of Health Services on Tuesday confirmed the first pediatric flu-related death in Wisconsin of the 2022-23 season.

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Wisconsin Fertility Institute set to be acquired

Former DHS secretary joins Children’s Wisconsin

DHS ‘very likely’ to certify Humana for Family Care, if regulators approve Inclusa purchase

Lawmakers block meningitis, chickenpox requirements for students

DHS sending letters on Medicaid renewal to members

$1 million heads toward equity training for mental health providers

CDC recommends public indoor masking in three counties

DHS opens second round of long-term care innovation grants

HHS approves Epic to onboard under TEFCA

Wisconsin sees five cases of rare toxic shock syndrome since July

Evers taps former Milwaukee health commissioner to lead DHS

DHS confirms first child flu death of season

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