Wisconsin news and information

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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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 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 has released quality ratings for 19 Wisconsin physician practices that treat nearly half the state's patients.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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