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UW-Green Bay Becomes First in UW System to Seek Accreditation. Madison, WI (PRWEB) April 23, 2013 Representatives from the University of Wisconsin Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management and Technology program announced today that the online bachelor’s degree is in candidacy status, pending accreditation review by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). CAHIIM is an independent accrediting organization whose...
Frank W. Waterstraat, Jr., RHIA, has been named director of the online healthcare information management degree program. In this role, he will help ensure the new UW health information management and technology degree program prepares graduates with the education and skills necessary to qualify for emerging jobs in this rapidly changing industry. Madison, Wis. (PRWEB) January 29, 2013 The health information technology revolution is shaping the healthcare industry in a profound way. The...
DEFOREST, Wis., Sept. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kent Rawhouser, WLS, CMP, President of A&J Specialty Services, has been appointed to Advisory Board for the University of Wisconsin Family Business Center. The University of Wisconsin Family Business Center (UW-FBC) is a membership organization serving the needs of family businesses throughout and beyond the state of Wisconsin by providing resources, tools, knowledge, and a sense of community to those involved in a family business....
IRVING, Texas, April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The State of Wisconsin today launched its new Wisconsin Interoperable System for Communication (WISCOM), a statewide system that will allow emergency responders to seamlessly communicate across jurisdictions. The launch was celebrated during a special commissioning ceremony at the Fond du Lac Police Department, hosted by the Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance. EFJohnson, one of the nation's leading developers and manufacturers of...
MADISON, Wisconsin, March 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- One year after Governor Walker stripped hundreds of thousands of Wisconsinites of their union rights -- mothers, fathers, veterans, working people and community members will gather at the Capitol this weekend to continue to speak out and stand up against Governor Scott Walker's agenda. Trade union leaders from Australia and Canada will be among the thousands of people participating in anniversary candlelight vigils around the...
The UW Health Simulation Center – a state-of-the-art facility where University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics clinicians practice medical procedures on life-like patient manikins – held its grand opening on November 1, 2011. Madison, Wisconsin (PRWEB) November 05, 2011 The University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics unveiled a new, cutting-edge simulation center that lets medical students and staff practice their skills in a realistic environment without putting patients...
MADISON, Wis., Sept. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The University of Wisconsin-Extension announced that fall 2011 course enrollments for the online Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Management degree are up 36 percent. This degree is offered jointly by four University of Wisconsin campuses--UW-Parkside, UW-River Falls, UW-Stout and UW-Superior. The Sustainable Management program is the first of several collaborative online bachelor's degrees being offered by the University of...
MILWAUKEE, June 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls, Inc. (NYSE: JCI), the world's leading automotive battery supplier, is helping to position Wisconsin as a worldwide leader in energy storage. The company today announced it is endowing a professorship, research labs and graduate studies in energy storage at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. "Between our scientists and the talented UW students, we expect groundbreaking projects to develop,"...
VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., May 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ricardo, Inc. the U.S. subsidiary of Ricardo plc, announced the appointment of John Stoddart to its board of directors. An experienced military and defense professional, Stoddart will provide a wealth of knowledge to the Ricardo board. Stoddart is currently president of Stoddart Solutions Support, LLC, a management-consulting firm. Previously, he was executive vice president, Oshkosh Truck Corporation and president of Oshkosh...
Field now facing a problem of retaining women who are qualifiedWomen who leave engineering jobs after obtaining the necessary degree are significantly more likely to leave the field because of an uncomfortable work climate than because of family reasons, according to a study being undertaken at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM).Nearly half of women in the survey who left an engineering career indicated they did so because of negative working conditions, too much travel, lack of...
