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Velatura Public Benefit Corporation and KPI Ninja Partner with Wisconsin Statewide Health .
VelaturaMarch 11, 2021 GMT
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Wisconsin Statewide Health Information Network, Inc. (WISHIN), the state-designated health information exchange (HIE) for Wisconsin, today announced its contract with Velatura Public Benefit Corporation (Velatura) and KPI Ninja. The partnership will replace WISHIN’s current health information platform and expand services for its provider and payer HIE participants.
WISHIN facilitates the use and secure exchange of patient health information so providers have the real-time information they need to make informed clinical decisions, resulting in improved quality of care, better health outcomes and reductions in cost. Health plans use this data to expedite authorizations, improve care coordination, and reduce manual
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) — La Crosse and Houston counties each reported Thursday that a resident died of COVID-19 and Winona County reported two deaths, according to area health officials. The total number of La Crosse County residents who have died of COVID-19 is 69, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Health. DHS reported 30 new positive cases of.
The percentage of tests for COVID-19 coming back as positive, a metric used by many health departments to measure how well a community is fighting the spread of the virus, again rose dramatically in Kewaunee County and remained at a high rate in Door County and the state of Wisconsin during the week from Jan. 5 to 11.
The number of positive tests in each county remained steady in that time, but the rate of positive tests in each county was about one-third of all results: 35.5% in Kewaunee, up from 21.9% for the week ending Jan. 5; and 33.2% in Door, comparable to the 33.7% weekly rate as of Jan. 5. The World Health Organization has said that a positivity rate of more than 5% is concerning because it means testing isn’t widespread enough to capture the spread of the virus among the general population. The counties positive percentage numbers mirror the statewide figure of 34.6%.