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January 29, 2016

Looking in the Crystal Ball

Are you a trend-watcher? At ThedaCare, we follow changes in our society and in our industry because we want to understand what they mean for our patients, our communities and our business. Not paying attention to change can be a high-risk proposition.

ThedaCare and Network Health Agree to Coverage Extension

Network Health, the Wisconsin-based health insurance company, and ThedaCare, the Appleton-based community owned health system, have agreed to a contract extension for Network Health members to access ThedaCare providers through December 31, 2016, under the same terms as the current contract with no change in fees for patients.

January 26, 2016

3D Mammography Available at ThedaCare

ThedaCare recently installed the new 3D mammography machines at the Breast Center inside Encircle Health in Appleton and at the Breast Center at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center -Neenah. Providers may begin ordering 3D mammograms in February on behalf of their patients. The new screening and diagnostic tool is approved for all women who have a standard mammogram.

January 25, 2016

ThedaCare Opens Deli Inside Encircle Health

Fresh Market Coffee and Deli opened inside Encircle Health at 2500 E. Capitol Drive in Appleton. The 18-seat deli and café operates in a space recently vacated by Copper Rock Coffee Company, an eatery that opened in 2010. The new deli opened last week.

January 22, 2016

Challenge of Providing Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare

The delivery of healthcare is a strange business. It is a unique business because of a number of factors. These factors include: the patient (or customer) is receiving a service but most of the time is not the one paying the bill; the expectations of the patient for an encounter may differ from those of the provider; the provider of the service cannot guarantee results even when everything was done right; and the provider of the service may provide quality care yet have a dissatisfied customer.

January 20, 2016

ThedaCare Builds on Highest Quality Lowest Cost Performance

ThedaCare ACO, a collaboration between ThedaCare and a number of independent physician partners, is announcing its participation in the Next Generation ACO Model, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) newest Accountable Care Organization (ACO) model.

January 19, 2016

ThedaCare Named as Finalist for 2015 Foster G McGaw Prize for Exemplary Community Service

In recognition of its broad-based efforts to improve the lives of the most vulnerable members of its community, ThedaCare has been named one of four national finalists for the prestigious 2015 Foster G. McGaw Prize, one of health care’s most prestigious honors for excellence in community service. As a finalist, ThedaCare will receive $10,000 to be used to support their community health initiatives.

ThedaCare Regional Cancer Center to Open

Hundreds of thousands of people in urban and rural communities of all sizes in Northeast Wisconsin now have access to premier cancer care north of Milwaukee with the grand opening of the ThedaCare Regional Cancer Center. The cancer center is the latest demonstration of how ThedaCare is committed to redefining better in health care.

January 8, 2016

ThedaCare Statement Updating the Communities We Serve

We are extremely disappointed and surprised that Network Health Plan leaders were non-committal in our meeting Thursday regarding a contract extension through Dec. 31, 2016. ThedaCare has had an offer on the table for more than a year to extend our contract with Network Health Plan. We urged Network Health Plan to meet earlier on this matter, but they requested a week’s delay. Throughout, we negotiated in good faith, desiring to extend within the existing terms of the contract.

January 6, 2016

Appleton Medical Center Cardiac Care Honored

Appleton Medical Center is the first Wisconsin hospital to receive full Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI & Resuscitation Accreditation from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care.

December 29, 2015

Network Health Plan Update

A few weeks ago ThedaCare announced our termination of our Network Health Plan contract. Since then many people have contacted us with questions. Our decision also caused some angst for some of you. That was not our intent. ThedaCare is focused on making health care better for consumers, patients, families and communities. We are committed to improving the health of the communities we serve. In that spirit, I want to keep you current on the status of our effort to secure a contract extension with Network Health Plan.

For media inquiries, please call Cassandra Wallace, Public and Media Relations Consultant at 920.442.0328 or the ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah switchboard at 920.729.3100 and ask for the marketing person on call.