Category: Top Stories

Panel weighs in on rise in healthcare attacks, ransomware

by Sean Kirkby | May 17, 2024 | Health Tech, Top Stories | 0 |

A Wisconsin Health News panel this week took a deep dive into the rise of healthcare cyberattacks, how healthcare organizations are weighing paying ransom and the impact of the attack on UnitedHealthcare subsidiary Change Healthcare that disrupted health industry operations nationwide.

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Rogers plans Wausau location

by Sean Kirkby | May 17, 2024 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Rogers Behavioral Health will open a location in downtown Wausau this fall.

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UW Carbone Cancer Center launches theranostics center

by Sean Kirkby | May 16, 2024 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

The University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center has launched an initiative to accelerate the development of precision radiation therapy and imaging.

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Department of Labor sues North Central Health Care over alleged overtime violations

by Sean Kirkby | May 16, 2024 | Top Stories | 0 |

The Department of Labor has sued North Central Health Care, a mental and behavioral healthcare center in Wausau, for allegedly violating federal wage law related to overtime.

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Emplify Health will reopen Prevea Health clinic in Mondovi

by Sean Kirkby | May 16, 2024 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Emplify Health, the health system formed by the merger of Bellin Health and Gundersen Health System, will reopen a clinic formerly run by Prevea Health in Mondovi, following the departure of the physician group and Hospital Sisters Health System from western Wisconsin.

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Senate GOP overrides Evers’ veto of bill for western Wisconsin healthcare dollars

by Tim Stumm | May 15, 2024 | Top Stories | 0 |

Senate Republicans on Tuesday overrode multiple vetoes by Gov. Tony Evers — including his tweaks to $15 million in funding for western Wisconsin to respond to healthcare facility closures.

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Health systems see cyberattacks as inevitable

by Tim Stumm | May 15, 2024 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin hospital and health system leaders are preparing for how they’ll handle cyberattacks.

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NorthLakes Community Clinic will reopen Prevea Health clinic in Augusta

by Tim Stumm | May 15, 2024 | Top Stories | 0 |

NorthLakes Community Clinic will offer medical and behavioral health services in a space formerly run by Prevea Health in Augusta, following the physician group’s departure from Hospital Sisters Health System in western Wisconsin.

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Senate plans to override Evers’ vetoes

by Sean Kirkby | May 14, 2024 | Legislature, Top Stories | 0 |

The Senate on Tuesday will vote on overriding Gov. Tony Evers’ vetoes of 36 bills, including those that respond to the closures of western Wisconsin healthcare facilities.

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The Alliance names new CEO

by Sean Kirkby | May 14, 2024 | Insurance, People Watching, Top Stories | 0 |

Curt Kubiak will serve as the next CEO of The Alliance, a coalition of employers that self-fund their health plans, according to a Tuesday statement.

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DHS won’t investigate HSHS over western Wisconsin closures

by Sean Kirkby | May 14, 2024 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

The Department of Health Services won’t investigate whether Hospital Sisters Health System and its leadership have met and continue to meet expectations and requirements for continued licensure at its Wisconsin facilities after it closed two hospitals in the Chippewa Valley in March.

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Ascension Wisconsin’s response to ransomware attack continues

by Sean Kirkby | May 14, 2024 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Ascension Wisconsin hospitals, physician offices and care sites are open and operational following a ransomware attack last week that caused disruptions to patient care, according to a Monday statement.

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