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State Journal analysis: Wisconsin docs who make mistakes often don't face serious consequences
By Wisconsin State Journal | January 28, 2013
It was a routine procedure.Dr. David Almasy used an electrified wire to remove abnormal tissue from the cervix of Nicole Johnston, a 35-year-old mother of four. To reduce bleeding, he injected epinephrine.
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OIG finds widespread Herceptin overcharges
By Joe Carlson | January 21, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
The government's ongoing probe of hospitals and physicians overbilling Medicare for the breast-cancer drug Herceptin found errors in more than three-quarters of all claims that it audited.
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Marshfield CMO links EMR to high ranking
By StevensPointJournal.com | December 28, 2012
Marshfield Clinic, Eau Claire, Wis., ranked second out of 19 medical groups in the state for providing cancer screenings, caring for people 60 and older and treating heart disease. Marshfield CMO Dr. Laura Nelson said electronic medical records contributed to the clinic's high ratings.
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Consumer Reports releases ratings for Wis. doc practices
By Maureen McKinney | December 27, 2012
Consumer Reports has released quality ratings for 19 Wisconsin physician practices that treat nearly half the state's patients.
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Mental healthcare thin at jails
By Marshfield (Wis.) News-Herald | December 26, 2012
For more than a decade, Milwaukee County's jail system has been under the scrutiny of a court-appointed medical monitor for its failure to provide adequate healthcare, including for inmates with mental illness.
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Aspirus CEO Erwin to retire next year
By Ashok Selvam | December 07, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Duane Erwin, the president and CEO of four-hospital Aspirus in Wausau, Wis., is set to retire in July, the system's officials confirmed.
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Wis. sees hurdles in boosting primary-care ranks
By Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | December 03, 2012
The initiatives by the state's two medical schools to increase the number of primary-care physicians in Wisconsin face a significant obstacle: Over the course of their careers, primary-care doctors now make millions of dollars less than their counterparts in other specialties.
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Wis. medical school announces new campus
By Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune | November 20, 2012
Wausau, Wis.-area education and medical leaders are pleased that months of hard work recruiting paid off with the announcement that the Medical College of Wisconsin, a Milwaukee-based private college, will have a campus in Wausau.
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Gov. Walker says Wis. won't do state exchange because 'it's state in name only'
By Jessica Zigmond | November 18, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Days after HHS notified states they have more time to decide if they'll run a health insurance exchange, one Republican governor offered a reason why his state will defer to a federal option.
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Wis. governor doesn't back arresting federal officials
By Madison.com | November 16, 2012
Gov. Scott Walker does not agree with nine Republican state lawmakers who say they would support arresting federal officials who try to implement President Barack Obama's healthcare law in Wisconsin.
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