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Aug. 11, 2022
Post-Acute Care Conference Explores Care Transitions
Members of the hospital post-acute care community and their partners gathered in-person for the first time in three years last week for the WHA Post-acute Care Conference: Transitions Inside and Outside the Four Walls. Dennis McIntee with the Leadership Development Group kicked off the day with an engaging presentation that gave attendees concrete strategies to help them lead through change.
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Aug. 11, 2022
Announcing Inaugural Workforce Forum – Sept. 28 in Madison
WHA’s 2022 Workforce Forum will provide an opportunity for hospital and health system leaders and industry stakeholders to learn and share ideas for how to grow the health care workforce faster, retain and sustain our health care workforce, truly leverage technology and break down burden and burnout for health care workers.
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Aug. 11, 2022
Seeking Nominations for WHA 2022 Awards, New Board Members
WHA is now accepting nominations for its 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. 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.
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Aug. 11, 2022
WHA Helps Member Hospitals Uncover and Address Community Health Challenges
In collaboration with the WHA Information Center (WHAIC), the WHA quality team presented its third in a four-part social determinants of health (SDOH) webinar series on July 27, delivering valuable information to help hospitals and health systems improve health outcomes in their communities. This series has drawn over 218 registrations from 115 different facilities to date.
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Aug. 11, 2022
WHA Foundation Global Vision Award – Last Chance for Nominations
This is the last week to submit a nomination for the WHA Foundation’s 2022 Global Vision Community Partnership Award.
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Aug. 11, 2022
2022 WHAIC Data Submission and WIpop Fall Training
The WHA Information Center (WHAIC) will host in-person WIpop training throughout the state for the first time in nearly three years. All sessions will be from 9:00-11:00 a.m. with registration beginning at 8:00 a.m.
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Aug. 11, 2022
Register Now for the 2022 WONL Conference - Innovative Leadership: Laugh, Learn, Lead
Join nursing leader colleagues for the annual Wisconsin Organization of Nurse Leaders (WONL) Conference focusing on leading and developing nurses. Throughout the conference, you will learn how leadership is changing, ways to affect that change, and principles that leaders can use to empower, energize and inspire themselves and those they lead.
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Aug. 4, 2022
Legislative Council Study Committee on Occupational Licenses Holds First Hearing
The Wisconsin Legislative Council Study Committee on Occupational Licenses held its first hearing on Tuesday, Aug. 2. The committee, which is comprised of four legislators and five members of the public, including WHA's SVP Workforce and Clinical Practice Ann Zenk, is tasked with reviewing and improving occupational licensure processes in Wisconsin.
Licensure & Regulatory ReformArticle
Aug. 4, 2022
AHA: Insurer Policies Compromise Patient Safety and Raise Costs
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is calling for action to stop health insurer practices that add billions of dollars in unnecessary administrative cost to the health care system while compromising patient care. In a new report, AHA says that massive administrative costs for health care providers are due to burdensome insurer practices that add costs but that are “unnecessary at best and harmful to patient health and workforce well-being at worst.”
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