Health Care
Get the latest updates on hospitals, health systems, and medical innovation in Milwaukee and Wisconsin.
Smart Choice MRI targets savings for self-insured employers
Smart Choice MRI is now offering self-insured businesses a preferred provider program that saves as much as 80 percent of typical magnetic resonance images costs.
ProHealth Care joining Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s Blue Priority network
Waukesha-based ProHealth Care will join Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s Blue Priority network on Dec. 1, making all of ProHealth’s professionals, services and facilities available to network members.
CHW to give away safe infant sleeping bags on Saturday
The Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin will give away safe infant sleeping bags in exchange for crib bumper pads on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Milwaukee County Zoo’s Family Free Day, sponsored by North Shore Bank and the Milwaukee County Zoo.
Mequon company offers flu shot clinics for businesses
Mequon-based VaxPro LLC is offering flu shot clinics for businesses of all sizes throughout the month of November.
Milwaukee-area CEOS collaborate to make an impact in cancer fight
The Wisconsin Chapter of the CEOs Against Cancer is looking to add chief executive officers of Wisconsin-based companies and organizations to its group. A nationwide American Cancer Society volunteer forum, CEOS Against Cancer is a group of executives committed to saving lives and improving their company’s bottom line.
Milwaukee health care solutions company launches new infectious disease protection devices
V3 Healthcare Strategies, a Milwaukee-based global health care solutions company, recently launched in North America two new infectious disease protection devices: the ELEO Single Use Tourniquet and the Hypo-tec Needlestick Injury Prevention Product.
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Women in Science series honors MCW researchers
Two Medical College of Wisconsin researchers were honored today at MCW's annual Women in Science awards luncheon. The luncheon, held at MCW, is the final event in the eighth annual Women in Science series. The awards included a $10,000 research award to an established scientist and a $1,000 research award to an outstanding woman postdoctoral researcher.
Open Enrollment begins Nov. 15
Open Enrollment for 2015 Marketplace health insurance coverage begins Saturday, Nov. 15. From then until Sunday, Feb. 15, people can find a new Marketplace plan, keep their current plan or find out if they can get help paying for coverage.
Connecture to host webinar on private exchanges
Brookfield-based Connecture Inc., a provider of web-based information systems used to create health insurance marketplaces, is hosting an interactive webinar on "Are Private Exchanges Truly Providing a Return on Investment?"
DHS designates Froedtert, Children’s Hospital as Ebola treatment sites
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has announced that it is collaborating with Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin and the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin in addition to UW Health to care for patients with a confirmed diagnosis of Ebola.
