UW-Madison: Decade of effort yields diabetes susceptibility gene
CONTACT: Alan Attie, adattie@wisc.edu, 608-262-1372
MADISON - Ten years of meticulous mouse breeding, screening and record-keeping have finally paid off for Alan Attie and his lab members.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers' efforts, published today (Oct. 6) at http://www.plosgenetics.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pgen.1002323 in the journal PLoS Genetics, pinpointed a gene that confers diabetes susceptibility in obese mice.
They also showed that the protein coded by...
Dept. of Health Services: Incentive payments available to Wisconsin healthcare providers for health information technology adoption
Contact: Stephanie Smiley
(608) 266-1683
MADISON – The Department of Health Services (DHS) is now accepting applications for the federal Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program. The program encourages health care providers to use certified electronic health records (EHRs) to improve the quality of patient care for Wisconsin residents.
The Wisconsin Medicaid EHR Incentive Program is open to eligible Medicaid...
Alliant Energy: Board names Gregg Lawry vice president
Media Contact: Steve Schultz (608) 458-3285
MADISON, WI – October 7, 2011 – Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE: LNT) announced today that its Board of Directors has elected Gregg Lawry to serve as Vice President – Customer Service, effective October 9, 2011.
Lawry most recently served as Director – Energy Delivery Strategy and Customer Service. He has been with the company since...
WisDOT: Members named to Transportation Finance and Policy Commission
For more information, contact:
Peg Schmitt, Office of Public Affairs
(608) 266-7744, Peg.Schmitt@dot.wi.gov
First meeting set for October 25
The members of the Wisconsin Commission on Transportation Finance and Policy have been named. The commission was created by the Legislature as part of the 2011-13 biennial budget and charged with examining issues related to the future of transportation finance and policy in the...
Gov. Walker: New State Office of Inspector General created to coordinate fraud prevention programs
Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303
Madison—Today governor Scott Walker announced the creation of a new Office of the Inspector General (OIG) within the Department of Health Services (DHS) to consolidate and improve the Department’s public assistance program integrity and fraud prevention efforts. The OIG will allow for better coordination of the agency’s fraud detection efforts, implementation of fraud prevention budget initiatives...
