• The Valued Voice -- (pdf) (7/3/08)
• The Valued Voice -- (html) (7/3/08)

Education Calendar...

• 9 - High Stakes Communication: Health Literacy (Audioconference)
  
• 15 - The Financial Implications of MS-DRGs (Webinar)
  
• 15 - The New CMS Interpretive Guidelines on the Hospital CoPs: H&P, Verbal Orders, Security of Medication and Post-Anesthesia Evaluations (Webinar)
  
• 17 - The Joint Commission 2009 Leadership Standards: Ensuring Compliance (Webinar)
  
• 17 - Reinventing the Medical Staff (Webinar)
  
• 22 - OR Leadership and Hospital Performance (Webinar)
  
• 24 - Root Cause Analysis Versus Shallow Cause Analysis: What's the Difference? (Webinar)
  
• 24 - The Six Month Plan for Reducing Denials (Webinar)
  
• 29 - Avoiding Political Mistakes When Dealing With Physicians (Webinar)
  
• 29 - We Have a Situation: Disciplinary Action or Mentoring Opportunity? (Webinar)
  
• 31 - Observation Services: Coding, Billing and Compromise (Audioconference)
  
• 31 - The Changing Role of the Risk Manager in a Patient Safety Culture (Webinar)

• 4 - Ambulatory Surgery Strategies for Hospitals (Webinar)
  
• 5 - The Executive's Role in IT (Webinar)
  
• 5 - Mistake Proofing the Design of Healthcare Processes (Webinar)
  
• 6 - Top Seven Mistakes Hospitals Make in Designing Physician Compensation Structures (Webinar)
  
• 6 - Minimize Compliance & Financial Risk While Preparing for the RAC, Wisconsin Dells
  
• 12 - Life Safety Code Regulations for Hospitals: Examining Joint Commission Changes & Common State Regulation Issues (Madison)
  
• 15 - Wisconsin ACHE: Physician Relations - Achieving Physician/Hospital Partnerships: The Clinical Institute Model
  

The Resources...

• Release: Wisconsin Hospitals, Physicians Vow to Eliminate Rare, Serious Errors--Resolution Aimed at Improving Patient Safety, Quality 6-6-08
  • Resolution on Adverse Events and Patient Safety4-08

• News Release: Non-Profit Hospitals and Property Taxes -- A Billion Dollars of Real Community Benefits Dwarf Theoretical Taxes 5-16-08

• News: Hospital Patient Survey Information Available Online -- Wisconsin scores better than national average in every category 3/28
  
• News: Wisconsin Health Care Quality Second Highest in Nation - Wisconsin second only to Minnesota in overall health care performance 3/28
  
• News: Poll Finds Strong Voter Support for Hospital Assessment (3/18)
  • Hospital Assessment Poll Results 3/2008
  
  
• News Release: Group Urges Public: List it. Don't risk it! Write down your medicines. Carry the list. 1-16-08
  
  • Radio Spot for Medication Lists 1/08