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Feb. 3, 2022
WHA Council on Workforce Development Recommits to Addressing Workforce Challenges in 2022
Workforce challenges top the list of issues confronting WHA members. On Jan. 29, WHA’s workforce council weighed in on key workforce trends, considerations and strategies at their first meeting of 2022.
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Feb. 3, 2022
Health Care Advocates Share Perspectives on Industry Trends at Mega Healthcare Conference
Representatives from WHA, the Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative (RWHC) and the Wisconsin Medical Society (WMS) participated in a panel discussion on the future of health care in Wisconsin moderated by Wisconsin Health News Assistant Editor Sean Kirkby at the Mega Healthcare Conference at the Kalahari Convention Center in the Wisconsin Dells on Jan. 28. Naturally, much of the discussion centered on the projected long-term impact of COVID-19 on hospitals and health systems in the state.
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Feb. 3, 2022
Fast Facts from the WHA Information Center: February is American Heart Month
Every February is celebrated as American Heart Month to call attention to and educate people on the impacts of heart conditions. According to the National Institutes of Health, heart disease is the number-one leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also notes that heart disease is the leading cause of death for most ethnic and racial groups. Nearly 650,000 million Americans die from heart disease each year—meaning every one in three deaths is due to a heart disease. Coronary heart disease is the most common type of heart disease, impacting about 18.2 million adults over the age of 20.
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Feb. 3, 2022
WADVS Announces the Installation of Five New Officers and Appointment of One New Regional Representa
WADVS (Wisconsin Association of Directors of Volunteer Services) announced installation of five new officers and one new regional rep to its board of directors. This brings the number of board members to 16.
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Jan. 27, 2022
Dr. Scott Gottlieb to Keynote WHA’s Advocacy Day
The opening keynote at WHA’s annual Advocacy Day event will be delivered by Scott Gottlieb, MD.
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Jan. 27, 2022
Coverage of COVID-19 Treatment Varies by Insurer
Patients encouraged to seek clarity from insurance companies on cost-sharing
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Jan. 27, 2022
“What Cancer Patient Should Have to Go Through This?”
Senate hearing shines light on problems with white bagging
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Jan. 27, 2022
Bausch Joins WHA Quality Team
Kristin Bausch, RN, BSE, CPDM, has joined the Wisconsin Hospital Association’s Quality Department as clinical quality improvement manager.
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Jan. 27, 2022
Insurance Commissioner Memo to Health Plans “Strongly Encourages” Telehealth Coverage Parity
The Wisconsin Commissioner of Insurance Nathan Houdek issued a memo to health plans on Jan. 20, 2022, strongly encouraging health plans to maintain telehealth coverage parity and “minimiz[e] out-of-network barriers for patients seeking telemedicine (i.e., telehealth) services.”
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Jan. 27, 2022
WHA Post-Acute Care Workgroup Discusses Key Issues in First Meeting of 2022
During a recent meeting of the WHA Post-Acute Care Workgroup, Cassie Stremer, team leader for post-acute care for Bellin Health, and Mandi Pericak, manager for post-acute care for Gundersen Health System, provided the workgroup with an informative overview of their early experience with the current Wisconsin National Guard deployments aimed at decompressing hospitals. For a variety of reasons, nursing homes across the state
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