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Aug. 4, 2022
WHA 2022 Nominating and Awards Committee Seeking Nominations
Nominations are now being accepted for WHA’s annual Distinguished Service Award and Trustee Award. These important awards recognize those who display leadership, dedication and professionalism to their community or the Association.
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Aug. 4, 2022
A Partnership of Opportunity: Gundersen and Bellin CEOs Discuss Joining Forces to Serve Wisconsin Co
At a Wisconsin Health News luncheon on August 2 in Madison, Gundersen Health System CEO Dr. Scott Rathgaber and Bellin Health System CEO Chris Woleske discussed the health systems’ merger, first announced in June, which will create a combined $2.5 billion health system with more than 14,000 employees at 11 hospitals and more than 100 clinics across Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
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Aug. 4, 2022
CMS Issues Final FY 2023 IPPS Rule with Slightly Improved Payments
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its final FY 2023 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) rule on Aug. 1, with slightly higher hospital payments than initially proposed.
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Aug. 4, 2022
DHS Expands Eligibility for Monkeypox Vaccination
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced expanded eligibility for the monkeypox vaccine July 28, 2022. In Wisconsin, vaccination is now recommended for people who had known exposure to someone with monkeypox and for people who may be more likely to be exposed to the virus.
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Aug. 4, 2022
VOTE: Tuesday, August 9 – Wisconsin Partisan Primary Election
The Wisconsin Primary Election is next week, Tuesday, Aug. 9. WHA's grassroots advocacy, the Hospitals Education & Advocacy Team (HEAT) reminds you to make your voice heard and VOTE in this upcoming primary election.
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Aug. 4, 2022
Substance Use Disorders Management Boot Camp – Sept. 15 and 16
Join the Wisconsin Rural Health & Substance Use Clinical Support (RHeSUS) team for a free in-person conference, Substance Use Disorders Management Boot Camp, on Sept. 15 and 16 in Elkhart Lake. This conference is appropriate for all medical
Aug. 4, 2022
Registration Open for the Annual WCMEW Summit
The 2022 Wisconsin Council on Medical Education and Workforce (WCMEW) Summit will be held on October 13 at the Chula Vista Resort in the Wisconsin Dells. This year’s event, titled Getting Real About Our Impending Workforce Crisis, will cover such topics as promoting health care careers and creating and expanding clinical training sites.
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Aug. 4, 2022
August Fast Facts: Lyme Disease
As summer continues in full swing, it is important to remember that with the beautiful Wisconsin outdoors, comes concerns for certain summer illnesses such as Lyme disease. This disease is transmitted to humans through a bite of an infected tick. People most commonly get Lyme disease in three areas: New England and Mid-Atlantic, northern Midwestern states like Wisconsin and Minnesota, and northern West Coast like Oregon and Washington.
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Aug. 4, 2022
WHA Information Center Welcomes Heather Scambler
Heather Scambler, RHIA, CPC-A joined the WHA Information Center on Aug. 1, 2022 as program specialist. In her role, she will be primarily responsible for facilitating the collection of survey data and other information from WHAIC customers. This includes monitoring, and ensuring the accuracy, timeliness, and completeness of the data/information received (including claims data) and assisting
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Jul. 28, 2022
House Overwhelmingly Passes Bill to Extend Medicare Telehealth Flexibilities for Additional Two Year
On July 27, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 416 to 12 to pass legislation to extend key Medicare telehealth flexibilities made possible by the public health emergency (PHE) for an additional two years until Dec. 31, 2024.
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