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Nutex Health comes to Wisconsin

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 20, 2024 | Hospitals, On The Record, Top Stories | 0 |

Texas-based Nutex Health opened micro-hospitals in Milwaukee and Green Bay this year. Each facility offers eight emergency room beds, six inpatient beds, a procedure room, a pharmacy, lab services and imaging.

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Hospital leaders talk mergers, closures

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 13, 2024 | Health Systems, Hospitals, On The Record, Top Stories | 0 |

Hospital and health system leaders weighed in on the pros and cons of mergers, as well as the impact of hospital closures in western Wisconsin, at a Wisconsin Health News panel Tuesday in Madison.

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CivicaScript plans to roll out more drug products early next year

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 6, 2024 | On The Record, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

CivicaScript, a Utah-based company that is working to expand access to affordable generic medicines for consumers, recently named Brent Eberle, chief pharmacy officer at Madison-based Navitus Health Solutions, as one of its leaders.

Experts expect telehealth use to grow, become ubiquitous

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 22, 2024 | Health Tech, On The Record, Top Stories | 0 |

In the coming years, telehealth use will become common across the care continuum, from when people first make contact with a healthcare provider to when they receive care at home while recovering from a treatment, experts said at a Wisconsin Health News panel this week.

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Telehealth flexibilities set to expire next month

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 20, 2024 | Health Tech, On The Record, Top Stories | 0 |

A Wisconsin health system executive said Tuesday that not extending soon-to-end flexibilities that expanded Medicare’s telehealth coverage could slow down efforts to expand care.

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Insurers discuss consolidation

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 15, 2024 | Insurance, On The Record, Top Stories | 0 |

Insurers have joined forces in recent years to gain scale and pursue innovation, three health plan leaders said at a Wisconsin Health News panel this week. But one CEO warned healthcare consolidation has led to more costs without improved quality.

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Rogers aims for flexibility to meet mental healthcare demand

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 8, 2024 | Mental Health, On The Record, Top Stories | 0 |

Rogers Behavioral Health is prioritizing adaptability to meet people where they are — rather than expecting patients to come to them — as the COVID-19 pandemic recedes.

Food-as-medicine movement picks up steam

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 1, 2024 | On The Record, Top Stories | 0 |

More healthcare providers and payers are promoting healthy food to prevent, treat and manage disease.

Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association CEO Harrison talks challenges facing community health centers

by Tim Stumm | Oct 25, 2024 | On The Record, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association CEO Stephanie Harrison will step down from her role by the end of the year, after two decades of working at the association for the state’s community health centers.

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HPS/PayMedix expect TempoPay acquisition will help more afford care

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 18, 2024 | Health Tech, On The Record, Top Stories | 0 |

Milwaukee-based Health Payment Systems/PayMedix expect their acquisition of TempoPay to help more patients get the care they need.

Community health center CEOs tackle challenges

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 11, 2024 | On The Record, Top Stories | 0 |

Community health center CEOs discussed how they’re tackling challenges tied to health inequities, workforce and fallout from fights over a drug discount program, during a panel this week in Madison hosted by Wisconsin Health News.

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