Health Care

Wisconsin residents are less concerned about getting the flu than their national counterparts, according to Aurora Health Care’s debut Quarterly Health of Wisconsin Report released today. Also among its findings was that Wisconsinites planned to eat more poorly and exercise less during the holiday season.

BizTimes Media recently hosted the 2014 Fittest Execs awards, which honored winners of the executive fitness competition and offered corporate wellness program insight from local experts. Attendees celebrated the participants with cocktails and appetizers.

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Telemedicine is the next monumental shift in the health care industry, according to a new survey from Milwaukee-based law firm Foley & Lardner LLP.

Connecture Inc., a Brookfield-based developer of web-based information systems used to create health insurance marketplaces, announced on Dec. 11 the pricing of its initial public offering of 6.4 million shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $8 per share.

St. Paul, Minn.-based Patterson Companies Inc. has agreed to acquire Waukesha-based Holt Dental Supply Inc.

Advanced Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists (ADVENT) has been named Small Business of the Year by the Wauwatosa Chamber of Commerce.

The Wisconsin Hospital Association has released a new hospital-specific, three-star quality rating system to CheckPoint, a web-based resource providing quality and safety data. The new rating system enables consumers to more quickly and easily interpret information related to hospital quality.

The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a four-year, $5.5 million grant from the United States Department of Defense to develop a full understanding of concussions.

Although Monday was the deadline to enroll in 2015 Affordable Care Act coverage starting Jan. 1, Humana is accepting applications through Friday.