Category: Top Stories

GE HealthCare receives funding for developing AI ultrasound tools

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 21, 2023 | Health Tech, Top Stories | 0 |

Chicago-based GE HealthCare, which has a significant presence in Wisconsin, will use more than $44 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop user-friendly, artificial intelligence-assisted ultrasound imaging tools.

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Wisconsin opposes Idaho’s near-total abortion ban

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 21, 2023 | Reproductive Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin joined a multistate coalition last week in opposing Idaho's near-total abortion ban.

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GOP lawmakers don’t take up Evers’ plan for medical leave, bolstering healthcare workforce

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 21, 2023 | Top Stories | 0 |

Republican lawmakers on Wednesday did not take up Gov. Tony Evers’ plan that would, in part, establish a paid family and medical leave program and provide additional dollars to bolster the healthcare workforce.

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State officials, partners pursue ‘wholesale reevaluation’ of Medicaid renewal process

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 20, 2023 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

State health officials are using the return of Medicaid renewals as an opportunity to improve their systems.

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Rogers names Meyer CEO

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 20, 2023 | Behavioral Health, Top Stories, Workforce | 0 |

Rogers Behavioral Health has named Cindy Meyer its new CEO.

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Committee considers abortion bills

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 20, 2023 | Public Health, Reproductive Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Senators on Tuesday considered a legislative package offered by five Republican lawmakers that would redefine abortion in state law.

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ThedaCare establishes GME program

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 19, 2023 | Education, Top Stories | 0 |

ThedaCare said Monday that it’s creating a graduate medical education program.

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State’s uninsured rate falls

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 19, 2023 | Insurance, Public Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin’s uninsured rate fell to 5.2 percent last year, down 0.2 percentage points from 2021, according to recent estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The decline is within the study's margin of error.

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Accuray opens training facility after moving headquarters to Madison

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 19, 2023 | Health Tech, Hospitals, Insurance, Top Stories | 0 |

Accuray, a company that offers radiotherapy cancer treatments, said Monday it’s opened a training facility in Madison, after recently moving its headquarters to the city.

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Falls prevention should be prioritized, says report

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 19, 2023 | Population Health, Public Health, Top Stories, Uncategorized | 0 |

Falls are a leading cause of injury and death in the state, and the number that emergency medical services providers are responding to is increasing at “an accelerated pace,” according to a study released by the Department of Health Services last week.

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Madison mental health emergency response program continues to grow

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 18, 2023 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

A program in Madison that aims to respond to mental health calls without law enforcement continues to grow.

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Project aims to provide healthy food to 120 expectant Milwaukee mothers

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 18, 2023 | Public Health, Reproductive Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Progressive Community Health Centers and Food for Health are working together to provide medically tailored meals, nutrition education and well-being coaching to 120 expectant mothers in Milwaukee.

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