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Jul. 21, 2022
Wisconsin “Grow Our Own” Training Grant Applications Open
Wisconsin Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs have been utilizing Grow Our Own grants to create and expand Wisconsin GME residency opportunities since 2013, and have until noon on Aug. 23, 2022, to apply for this latest round of Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) grant funding.
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Jul. 21, 2022
Wisconsin Hospitals State PAC & Conduit Update
The Wisconsin Hospitals State PAC & Conduit continues its strong fundraising campaign with a total of $224,843 contributed to-date by 161 individuals. That is 66% of its goal of raising $340,000 from 315 individuals in 2022. There are 14 first-time contributors so far in 2022, with contributions ranging from $100 - $3,000.
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Jul. 21, 2022
GUEST COLUMN: Rapid Response and Recovery: Responding to Disruptive Events in the Health Care Indust
The way a day will unfold is unpredictable—it’s a fact that every health care employee can agree on, a state of existing that you have come to terms with in your work in this industry. But there are some situations that even a veteran health care worker can’t be expected to adapt to, disruptive events that can shake up your entire organization and make it impossible to continue business as usual.
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Jul. 21, 2022
Proposed 2023 CMS Outpatient Rule Establishes New REH Payment Methodology
On July 15, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed 2023 Outpatient Perspective Payment System (OPPS) Rule with a proposed overall 2.7% payment increase.
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Jul. 21, 2022
Technical Assistance Coaching Session on Reducing Readmissions Draws Statewide Participation
WHA held its first technical assistance coaching call on July 14, drawing in 30 participants from 20 critical access and small rural hospitals’ continuing participation. This webinar was for the readmissions quality initiative to support rural and critical access hospitals to reduce 30-day readmissions for heart failure, pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and heart attack.
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Jul. 21, 2022
Have You Invited the WHA Speaker Bureau to One of Your Staff or Board of Directors Meetings?
Keeping hospital leadership teams and board members current on industry trends, opportunities and threats is challenging, especially as health care leaders pursue continuous improvement in the face of rapid change.
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Jul. 14, 2022
GUEST COLUMN: New Physician Recruiting Data and Insights from Merritt Hawkins
Every year for the last 29 years, Merritt Hawkins, a division of AMN Healthcare, has released its Review of Physician and Advanced Practice Practitioner Recruiting Incentives.
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Jul. 14, 2022
Seeking Nominations for the 2022 Global Vision Community Partnership Award
The WHA Foundation is seeking nominations for its 2022 Global Vision Community Partnership Award. Established in 1993, the award provides recognition, financial support and public awareness of a community health initiative or project, created in partnership with a WHA member, that successfully addresses a documented community health need.
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Jul. 14, 2022
Announcing the 2022 WONL Conference - Innovative Leadership: Laugh, Learn, Lead
Join nursing leader colleagues for the 2022 Wisconsin Organization of Nurse Leaders (WONL) Conference, an annual event focusing on leading and developing nurses.
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Jul. 7, 2022
HRSA Pauses Plan to Withdraw HPSAs
On July 7, the federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced it will pause its plan to withdraw a large number of federally designated Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
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