On The Record Archives - Wisconsin Health News

Propeller Health looking to expand beyond respiratory medicine

by Ellie Borstad | Jun 29, 2018 | Health Tech, On The Record, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

As it announced raising $20 million last month, Propeller Health said it’s looking at expanding into therapeutic areas beyond respiratory medicine.

Quest Analytics eyes providing more accurate provider directories

by Ellie Borstad | Jun 22, 2018 | Health Tech, On The Record, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

Quest Analytics plans to build on its network adequacy business by helping health plans verify their provider directories through its acquisition of BetterDoctor, a healthcare data company based in San Francisco.

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Gostout talks Epic implementation, rural healthcare

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 15, 2018 | Health Tech, On The Record, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

Mayo Clinic Vice President Dr. Bobbie Gostout, who leads the Mayo Clinic Health System, spoke about the healthcare organization's Epic implementation, the future of rural healthcare and behavioral health challenges at a Tuesday Wisconsin Health News event.

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healthTIDE seeks to start conversations in neighborhoods with new obesity map

by Ellie Borstad | Jun 8, 2018 | On The Record, Population Health, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

This week, University of Wisconsin researchers released a map breaking down the prevalence of obesity at a ZIP Code level. Developing the map involved feedback from a Wisconsin network that seeks to improve nutrition and increase physical activity.

Froedtert CEO Jacobson discusses plans for state’s first micro-hospital

by Ellie Borstad | Jun 1, 2018 | Hospitals, On The Record, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin announced plans this week to build an eight-bed, 17,000-square-foot hospital in Mequon. It would also include a seven-bed emergency room.

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Regional HHS director defends Trump’s drug price plan

by Ellie Borstad | May 18, 2018 | On The Record, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

Health and Human Services Regional Director Doug O’Brien pushed back this week against criticism that President Donald Trump’s plan to reduce drug prices won’t go far enough.

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Panelists dive into Pew suggestions on substance use disorder treatment

by Sean Kirkby | May 11, 2018 | Legislature, On The Record, Opioids, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

A hub-and-spoke model of delivering substance use disorder treatment, changing laws around how pregnant women with addiction are treated and a new bed tracker are among the policy changes state policymakers plan to pursue to combat the opioid epidemic, according to speakers at a Wisconsin Health News panel Tuesday.

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WEA Trust aims to improve members’ cancer care

by Sean Kirkby | May 4, 2018 | Insurance, On The Record, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

WEA Trust rolled out a new program last month aiming to better manage cancer care for its members.

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Fox Valley Health Care Transformation Initiative aims to disrupt status quo

by Jack Kelly | Apr 27, 2018 | Insurance, On The Record, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

A new group is looking to shake up how healthcare is delivered in the Fox Valley.

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Milwaukee County on track to end chronic homelessness

by Jack Kelly | Apr 20, 2018 | On The Record, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

Milwaukee County is on the verge of becoming the largest county in the nation to eliminate chronic homelessness. Its program aims to provide housing and voluntary services to those who have been homeless for more than a year or four times within the last three years.

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Vukmir reflects on legislative session, Medicaid

by Jack Kelly | Apr 13, 2018 | Legislature, Medicaid/Medicare, On The Record, Top Stories | 0 |

Brookfield Republican Sen. Leah Vukmir, who chairs the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, hopes that lawmakers will revisit bills restricting research on fetal tissue from abortions.

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