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Mar. 17, 2022
NEXT WEEK: Advocacy Day 2022, Virtual
WHA's virtual Advocacy Day is less than a week away, and excitement is building among the nearly 900 advocates who have signed up to participate.
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Mar. 17, 2022
WHA Cautions Medical Examining Board – New Chaperone Proposal Still Costly
Changes to a new chaperone rule proposed by the Medical Examining Board (MEB) are not going to be enough to mitigate the more than $55 million economic impact of that rule on Wisconsin physicians and the facilities where they work. That was the message that WHA and the Wisconsin Medical Society delivered to the Medical Examining Board (MEB) in a joint letter to MEB Chair Sheldon Wasserman.
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Mar. 17, 2022
WHA Voices Support for Easing Licensure Delays at Assembly Informational Hearing
WHA voiced support for the Wisconsin Legislature and State Department of Safety and Professional Services partnering to ease licensure delays at an informational hearing held by the Assembly Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform on March 16.
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Mar. 17, 2022
WHA Foundation Report Highlights Investments, Program Outcomes
The recently published WHA Foundation 2021 Year in Review Report details the many ways the foundation provided recognition and critical funding over the past year to valuable programs that positively impact Wisconsin hospitals, their staff and the communities that they serve.
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Mar. 17, 2022
Application Period for WHA Foundation 2022 Simulation Lab Scholarships Now Open
The WHA Foundation is once again offering scholarships for member hospitals to participate in clinical simulation training focused on stroke, severe sepsis/septic shock, opioid crisis (new this year) or high-risk OB delivery.
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Mar. 17, 2022
Fast Facts from the WHA Information Center: March is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month
Since 2003, March has been designated Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month to draw attention to the crippling diseases of the central nervous system. The WHA Information Center analyzed claims for MS from October 2018 to September 2021 and provides a snapshot of MS-related hospital visits in Wisconsin.
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Mar. 17, 2022
In Memoriam: Diane Postler-Slattery
MyMichigan Health president and CEO Diane Postler-Slattery, 62, died along with her husband in a plane crash in Florida on March 8.
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Mar. 10, 2022
Senate Concurs in Legislation Making Threats of Violence to Health Care Workers a Felony
WHA members can prepare to post model language from Wisconsin DOJ in facilities
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Mar. 10, 2022
Governor Signs Bills to Help Open Pathways for Veterans with Health Care Experience
Wisconsin hospitals are working hard to grow their workforce faster to meet rising demand for health care. A new law creates an expedited pathway for returning military medics, corpsmen and medical technicians to begin using hard-won medical
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Mar. 10, 2022
Advocacy Day Speakers and Agenda Confirmed
WHA's Advocacy Day 2022 is right around the corner, with less than two weeks until nearly 1,000 grassroots advocates gather virtually for a day of learning and advocating on important health care issues facing Wisconsin. View the full Advocacy Day agenda here.
