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Uncompensated care up at Wisconsin hospitals

by Ellie Borstad | Sep 20, 2017 | Hospitals, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin hospitals provided $994.2 million in uncompensated care during fiscal year 2016, an increase of 8.2 percent from the previous year, according to a new report from the Wisconsin Hospital Association Information Center.

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Local providers withdraw from process to take on Milwaukee County’s inpatient psychiatric hospital

by Ellie Borstad | Sep 18, 2017 | Hospitals, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

A coalition of local providers has withdrawn from the process to take over services provided at Milwaukee County’s inpatient psychiatric hospital, according to a Friday statement.

Analyst: Hospital consolidation, national systems changing Wisconsin healthcare landscape

by Ellie Borstad | Sep 13, 2017 | Hospitals, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

Hospital consolidation and the growth of health systems with a national footprint in Wisconsin are continuing to shape the state's healthcare landscape, according to Allan Baumgarten, a Minnesota-based independent analyst.

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Total net income at Wisconsin hospitals declines as revenue increases

by Ellie Borstad | Sep 7, 2017 | Hospitals, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

Hospitals in the state reported net income of $1.9 billion in fiscal year 2016, a decline of about $80 million from the previous year, according to a report from the Wisconsin Hospital Association Information Center.

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PatientPing partners with Bellin Health

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 5, 2017 | Hospitals, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

PatientPing, a health technology company that notifies healthcare providers in real-time when their patients visit a provider outside their network, has signed a contract with Bellin Health.

Layman to helm SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital-Janesville

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 28, 2017 | Hospitals, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

Ben Layman will start as the new president of SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital-Janesville in September, according to a Friday statement.

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Federal agency ranks Wisconsin tops for healthcare quality

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 22, 2017 | Hospitals, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin ranked top in the nation in overall healthcare quality, according to rankings released by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

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Rusk County moves forward on sale of hospital to Marshfield Clinic

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 21, 2017 | Hospitals, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

The Rusk County Board of Supervisors approved preliminary plans last week to sell Rusk County Memorial Hospital in Ladysmith to Marshfield Clinic Health System in exchange for building a new healthcare campus in the county within five years.

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On the Record with Dr. Imran Andrabi, ThedaCare CEO

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 18, 2017 | Hospitals, On The Record, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

Dr. Imran Andrabi worked his way through the ranks at Mercy Health, which services Ohio and Kentucky, where he started as an intern and family medicine resident 25 years ago. When he left to take the helm of ThedaCare in June, he was regional president and CEO of Mercy's Toledo region.

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United Hospital System, Froedtert moving forward on affiliation expansion

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 16, 2017 | Hospitals, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

United Hospital System in Kenosha and Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin are moving forward with expanding their affiliation after both boards overseeing the systems approved affiliation documents at the end of July.

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Wisconsin hospitals dinged for high readmission rates

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 9, 2017 | Hospitals, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

Medicare will penalize 51 Wisconsin hospitals in the upcoming federal fiscal year for having more discharged patients readmitted than expected within a month, according to a recent data analysis.

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Report: UW Hospital tops in state

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 8, 2017 | Hospitals, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics kept its position as the best hospital in the state for performance, according to a ranking released by U.S. News and World Report Tuesday.

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