Health Care
Aurora St. Luke’s first in southeastern Wisconsin to offer MRI-safe cardioverter defibrillators
Milwaukee-based Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center is the first hospital in southeastern Wisconsin to implant new implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) systems in patients that are safe for MRI scans.
Aurora CEO sells home
Aurora Health Care Chief Executive Officer Dr. Nick Turkal and Kathleen Turkal sold their 5,500-square foot Whitefish Bay home...
The importance of checking out
We are not robots. Having an "always on" mentality can negatively affect your health, your personal life, your loved ones, and your employer.
GE Healthcare investing $300 million in emerging markets as part of new business unit
GE Healthcare announced today the creation of Sustainable Healthcare Solutions, a new business unit that will invest $300 million as part of a multi-phase effort to develop a more robust affordable health care portfolio for customers.
Aurora report shows weight management is top aging concern
Aurora Health Care’s Quarterly Health of Wisconsin Report found that 31 percent of Wisconsin residents indicated weight management as their top concern as they age, supporting recent reports of rising obesity rates in the state.
Aurora, West Allis Fire Department aim to reduce hospital readmissions
Aurora West Allis Medical Center and the West Allis Fire Department have launched a community paramedic program to help reduce hospital readmission for senior citizens in the Milwaukee suburb.
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Children’s Hospital opens sibling care room
The Children's Hospital of Wisconsin is opening a new state-of-the-art sibling care room called Playroom of Hope. It was made possible through fundraising efforts of the Wallace family, whose daughter Nevaeh Wallace received care at the Children's Hospital before dying from a severe heart defect.
Businesses feel urgency to comply with Obamacare
Given the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act and the many failed attempts in Congress to repeal it, Quarles & Brady LLP attorney Amy Ciepluch believes the law, often referred to as Obamacare, is not going anywhere.
“I would say that employers can put to rest any hope that the Affordable Care Act will go away,” Ciepluch said. “For the last five years, I've been barraged with the 'Is this going to go away?' 'Will this be repealed?' type questions, and at this point…we should assume it's here to stay and operate based on that assumption.”
With that in mind, area health insurance experts say employers need to be prepared for several key upcoming changes.
“I would say that employers can put to rest any hope that the Affordable Care Act will go away,” Ciepluch said. “For the last five years, I've been barraged with the 'Is this going to go away?' 'Will this be repealed?' type questions, and at this point…we should assume it's here to stay and operate based on that assumption.”
With that in mind, area health insurance experts say employers need to be prepared for several key upcoming changes.
MADISON- Controversial UW-Madison flu research yields new vaccine model
A controversial technique to create flu viruses, now effectively banned, led to the discovery of a flu vaccine model that could be more reliable than today’s main method using chicken eggs, according to a study by UW-Madison scientist Yoshihiro Kawaoka.
MARSHFIELD- Marshfield Clinic moves up plans for hospital
Marshfield Clinic announced on Tuesday that it will open a hospital in Marshfield next year, offering the latest evidence yet that competition in the healthcare market is heating up in central Wisconsin.
