Health Care

Milwaukee-based Organic Research Corp. is one of five Wisconsin bioscience companies to be named winners of BIOforward’s 2014 Emerging Company Showcase, sponsored by The Center for Technology Commercialization, Madison Gas and Electric, and First Business Bank.

New research exploring the effectiveness of employer-to-employee benefit communication during open enrollment and beyond shows that 40 percent to 50 percent of consumers express dissatisfaction with content clarity, depth, variety, frequency and degree of personalization of employer healthcare benefit communications. Meanwhile, employers rated their communications to be nearly 20 percentage points more effective than consumers perceive them to be.

Watertown Regional Medical Center’s board of directors has selected LifePoint Hospitals to form a joint venture partnership that aims to “allow WRMC to thrive in the midst of the biggest wave of change in healthcare in half a century.” LifePoint was one of 23 hospital systems considered, including all regional systems in Wisconsin.

Brookfield-based Connecture Inc., a provider of web-based information systems used to create health insurance marketplaces, has announced the immediate availability of On Ramp, a full-service, private health insurance exchange solution and corresponding benefits portal. It is intended to enhance the delivery of employee benefits and empower consumers to make more informed health insurance decisions with ease.

Dental Associates, Wisconsin’s largest family-owned dental group practice with nearly 850 employees, will open its 12th dental center on Oct. 13 in downtown Milwaukee at 220 E. Pleasant St.

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation-Wisconsin Chapter is eying a $60,000 fundraising goal as it enters the fourth year of its Milwaukee’s Finest Campaign.

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation-Wisconsin Chapter is eying a $60,000 fundraising goal as it enters the fourth year of its Milwaukee’s Finest Campaign.

The Medical College of Wisconsin is exploring the feasibility of opening a school of pharmacy.

Dr. Carole Street Vetter has been named the inaugural David S. Haskell, M.D., Endowed Professor in Orthopaedic Education at the Medical College of Wisconsin.

BizTimes Media is accepting nominations for its Health Care Heroes Awards, which honor individuals and organizations that are making a significant impact on the quality of health care in our area.