This training provides an introduction to, as well as highlights of, the WIpop manual, the WHAIC website, and data submission tools. It also covers common submission questions, any notable changes to the submission process and any issues or hot topics we address throughout the year. The opportunity will also be given to get to know the WHAIC staff and to ask them questions.
Training Location
Delta Hotels by Marriott Green Bay
2750 Ramada Way
Green Bay, WI 54304
Phone: (920) 499-0631
Registration begins at 8:00AM.
 
This webinar is a must for all hospitals. This webinar will discuss the new interpretative guidelines for QAPI that were published in March, 2023 as well discuss the QAPI program conditions of participation for critical access hospitals, which went into effect March 30, 2021, and the changes made to the conditions of participation for general acute hospitals that went into effect Nov. 29, 2019. This is one of three conditions of participation for which CMS has published a worksheet to guide surveyors through the process to determine whether hospitals comply with this condition.
 
This training provides an introduction to, as well as highlights of, the WIpop manual, the WHAIC website, and data submission tools. It also covers common submission questions, any notable changes to the submission process and any issues or hot topics we address throughout the year. The opportunity will also be given to get to know the WHAIC staff and to ask them questions.
Training Location
Holiday Inn Madison at The American Center
5109 West Terrace Drive
Madison, WI 53718
Phone: (608) 249-4220
Registration begins at 8:00AM.
 
This training provides an introduction to, as well as highlights of, the WIpop manual, the WHAIC website, and data submission tools. It also covers common submission questions, any notable changes to the submission process and any issues or hot topics we address throughout the year. The opportunity will also be given to get to know the WHAIC staff and to ask them questions.
 
Coaching staff to higher levels of performance is one of the most important skill sets a leader must have. No one ever said leading was easy or comfortable, especially when a critical conversation needs to occur. This interactive session will provide practical strategies to help you become a more effective communicator, as well as provide hands-on practice in conflict management.
This session is part of a comprehensive webinar series hosted Huron in partnership with the Wisconsin Hospital Association. This four-part, one-hour webinar series is designed to equip healthcare professionals like you with invaluable insights, best practices, and the latest industry trends. Learn from leading industry experts and prominent thought leaders as they share practical applications for improved outcomes.
Webinar Series Benefits
- Gain expert perspectives from renowned healthcare leaders and subject matter experts
- Discover innovative strategies and solutions to pressing challenges
- Access valuable resources and practical tools to enhance your skills
- Earn continuing education credits (CEUs) for each webinar attended (CME, CNE, CPE)
To access the webinar series flyer, please click
here.
 
Each facility is responsible for compliance with survey data submission. All Wisconsin Medicare certified hospitals, including psychiatric hospitals, are required to report survey data to the Wisconsin Hospital Association Information Center (WHAIC) annually, based on their Fiscal Year End.
WHAIC collects data pursuant to Chapter 153 of the State Statutes and subject to all terms and conditions as described in ss. DHS 120. Failure to comply with the reporting requirements may result in financial penalties to the organization.
 
This webinar will equip hospital personnel with the knowledge, strategies, and techniques required to minimize the risk of violence in patient interactions and create a safer environment for both staff and patients. Through engaging discussions, practical simulations, and real-world case studies, participants will gain the skills to develop workplace violence reduction programs for their hospitals.
 
The first ever WHA Mental Health and Addiction Care Conference provides an opportunity for WHA members and their invited community partners such as local crisis service agencies, local county human service departments, local law enforcement and others to gather together to hear and discuss mental health care delivery innovations and opportunities, better understand Wisconsin’s complex legal and payment environment governing mental health and substance use disorder care, including emergency detention, and hear, discuss and identify opportunities for reshaping mental health and addiction care services locally and statewide. This is an in-person only conference.
The agenda for the conference is being finalized and will be updated on this event page as additional presentations and speakers are confirmed.
 
Each facility is responsible for compliance with survey data submission. All Wisconsin Medicare certified hospitals, including psychiatric hospitals, are required to report survey data to the Wisconsin Hospital Association Information Center (WHAIC) annually, based on their Fiscal Year End.
WHAIC collects data pursuant to Chapter 153 of the State Statutes and subject to all terms and conditions as described in ss. DHS 120. Failure to comply with the reporting requirements may result in financial penalties to the organization.
 
This webinar will be focusing on the manufacturer changes/ ESP data submission process through second sight solutions for entities.
 
Session 1
Participants will gain knowledge and resources to support participation in existing and emerging efforts to grow their workforce.
 
Putting It All Together: Reaching Consensus on Our Workforce Strategy
This year's summit will feature reports from WCMEW’s workforce strategic planning group.
In addition, attendees will hear from healthcare professionals on success stories on meeting workforce challenges, including:
- Career ladders and learning opportunities in healthcare
- The UW’s Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine
- Wisconsin’s graduate medical education grants to grow our own physicians
- Department of Public Instruction’s Patient Careers Pathways
- The Green Bay Healthcare Alliance’s clinical training collaborative
- Meeting regional workforce APC needs in Southwest Wisconsin: WisPACT@UW-Platteville
- Wisconsin RN Workforce Supply and Demand Forecast
- Primary Care Pharmacy Practice
Last year’s Summit drew over 100 attendees, and this year’s event will feature even more opportunities to engage, strategize, and learn.
Why should I attend? The Summit will highlight:
- Wisconsin’s current and future workforce challenges.
- Real-world examples of innovations in our education and training pipeline.
- How communities are finding ways to attract and retain their healthcare workforce now and into the future.
- How we can work together to build the future workforce we need.
- Provide interdisciplinary, cross-sector attendees with ample opportunities to network, share successes and challenges, and participate in forming new and creative solutions.
Please join us for a Welcome Reception on Sunday, October 29 at 7:00PM.
 
CMS published the emergency preparedness conditions of participation in 2016 with required compliance by Medicare-participating providers and suppliers, including hospitals, by November 2017. This presentation will discuss current regulations and the 2021-2022 updated interpretative guidelines including required policies, procedures, training and exercises
 
Turbulent times call for responsive healthcare leaders. Flexibility as leaders is as important as flexibility for our workforce. Are you leading with norms that are no longer valued by the current workforce? This session is focused on workforce (re)attraction and (re)engagement. Responding and adapting to change as new values and new employee expectations arise requires a paradigm shift for leaders. Will you be ready?
This session is part of a comprehensive webinar series hosted Huron in partnership with the Wisconsin Hospital Association. This four-part, one-hour webinar series is designed to equip healthcare professionals like you with invaluable insights, best practices, and the latest industry trends. Learn from leading industry experts and prominent thought leaders as they share practical applications for improved outcomes.
Webinar Series Benefits
- Gain expert perspectives from renowned healthcare leaders and subject matter experts
- Discover innovative strategies and solutions to pressing challenges
- Access valuable resources and practical tools to enhance your skills
- Earn continuing education credits (CEUs) for each webinar attended (CME, CNE, CPE)
To access the webinar series flyer, please click
here.
 
In the face of workplace violence, misconceptions about self-defense and de-escalation strategies can be perilous. This webinar provides evidence-based insights into effective self-defense measures and de-escalation strategies that align with real-world scenarios. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the dangers associated with relying on myths, empowering them with knowledge and skills to respond appropriately during potential violent encounters in the workplace.
 
This session will discuss recent updates to CMS regulations and interpretative guidelines including the new interpretative guidelines for Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement, evidence-based practices in managing obstetric emergencies, CMS expectations for maternal obstetric emergencies, COVID-19 vaccination changes and implementation of new patient rights in the condition of participation for CAH.
 
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Certificate program is designed to equip leaders, staff, nurses, clinicians, and physicians with knowledge, strategies to interpersonally grow and meet the demands of today’s healthcare environment. Badge earners who participate in this interactive certificate program will develop the ability to be a more inclusive leader.
- Learners participate in a peer development environment with scenario-based learnings and summary evaluations
- Industry perspectives shared from leading healthcare organizations
- Participants complete 6 training hours in a live virtual conference event or self-study virtual recap sessions for a total of 6 training hours.
- Course is Patient Experience Continuing Education Credit Certified (PXE)
- Participants retain access to a customized learning portal to support continued application and sustainability
 
The health care sector has been operating through constant change for decades while navigating rapidly advancing technologies, evolving standards of care, changing patient and population demographics, cost pressures, evolving fee and reimbursement models, and complexities in the legal and regulatory environment. With significant future change on the horizon, this transformation and disruption creates a need to build resilient and capable healthcare leaders with the skills to successfully navigate the complexities and opportunities of the future of healthcare.
Hospital leaders have a particular need to understand the “business of healthcare” so that they can contribute in more meaningful ways to better patient care, cost management, and effective service delivery.
In response to this need, the Wisconsin Hospital Association, in partnership with the Wisconsin School of Business Center for Professional & Executive Development (CPED), are proud to announce the 2nd annual WHA Health Care Leadership Academy.