Vol. 66, Issue 32
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IN THIS ISSUE
- Wisconsin’s Critical Access Hospitals Ranked 2nd in the Nation for Quality Excellence
- 2022 Quality Report Demonstrates Continued Commitment to High Quality Health Care in Wisconsin
- Post-Acute Care Conference Explores Care Transitions
- Announcing Inaugural Workforce Forum – Sept. 28 in Madison
- Seeking Nominations for WHA 2022 Awards, New Board Members
- DHS Names Baker Tilly for Study of Wisconsin LTC Industry
- WHA Helps Member Hospitals Uncover and Address Community Health Challenges
- WHA Foundation Global Vision Award – Last Chance for Nominations
- 2022 WHAIC Data Submission and WIpop Fall Training
- Register Now for the 2022 WONL Conference - Innovative Leadership: Laugh, Learn, Lead
EDUCATION EVENTS
Mar. 14, 2025
2025 Physician Leadership Development ConferenceApr. 9, 2025
2025 Advocacy DayApr. 22, 2025
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Thursday, August 11, 2022
DHS Names Baker Tilly for Study of Wisconsin LTC Industry
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has named Baker Tilly as the organization that will conduct a market study of the long-term care (LTC) industry in Wisconsin. As previously reported in The Valued Voice, in its “Request for Services,” DHS described the three components and requirements of the study:
- Retrospective analysis. Conduct a root-cause analysis of challenges in cost and reimbursement structure, labor shortages, operational impediments, and meeting federal and state quality assurance standards.
- Prospective analysis. Forecast the future state of the long-term care industry to determine consumers’ preferences for long-term care in the next five to ten years, and whether Wisconsin’s LTC industry is positioned to meet these needs.
- Recommendations. Develop a set of recommendations for both the public and private sector to position the LTC industry as strongly as possible for the future.
- Changes, if any, the State should consider to the Medicaid nursing home rate-setting formula and other rate-setting formulae necessary to maintain an appropriate level of access to meet future demand for the level of care.
- Changes, if any, the State should consider to the regulatory structure to ensure the LTC sector can meet future demand for services and maintain standards for residential safety and independence.
- How LTC providers can best address complex care needs such as dementia, complex behavioral health, and the medically fragile in the community and in facilities.
- Strategies LTC providers employ to address labor shortages (e.g., What changes should LTC providers consider for recruitment and wage packages, with the focus on turnover reduction and retention).