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Jan. 18, 2024
Substance Use Disorders Management Mini Boot Camp, Feb. 2
Please join us for a Substance Use Disorders Management Mini Boot Camp training on Feb. 2. This training aims to enhance confidence and competencies related to the management of substance use disorders in general medical settings.
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Jan. 11, 2024
Register Now for the 2024 Physician Leadership Development Conference
The WHA 2024 Physician Leadership Development Conference will be held March 15 and 16, 2024 at The American Club in Kohler, WI. Reserve your spot by registering today.
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Jan. 11, 2024
Fast Facts from the WHA Information Center: Winter Sports Injuries
Winter in Wisconsin allows for many opportunities to get outdoors and enjoy the wonders that this time of year has to offer. Whether it is downhill skiing, sledding, or any other activity, there are potential dangers that come with winter activities.
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Dec. 28, 2023
Politico Report Focuses on Private Equity, Nursing Homes and the Potential Impact on Care
Politico has published a special report titled “’They Were Traumatized’: How a Private Equity-Associated Lender Helped Precipitate a Nursing-Home Implosion,” with the sub headline, “Advocates for elderly people say loans from private lenders are enabling nursing home operators to take cash out of their homes, jeopardizing their finances.”
Dec. 28, 2023
The Expanded Roles of the Chief Medical Officer and Chief Physician Executive - Register Today for t
Join us on March 15 and 16, 2024 for the WHA Physician Leadership Development Conference where Dr. Steve Berkowitz will be discussing the Twelve Pearls for the Successful Physician Executive…Lessons (sometimes painfully) learned as a Chief Medical Officer.
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Dec. 21, 2023
WHA Board Discusses 2023 Outcomes, Ongoing Priorities into The New Year
At the Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA) Board of Directors meeting on Dec. 14 at the WHA Headquarters in Madison, WHA President and CEO Eric Borgerding reviewed the association’s 2023 goals and outcomes highlighting its policy and advocacy work and member engagement throughout the year.
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Dec. 21, 2023
Wisconsin Health News Hospital CEO Roundtable Discusses State of Health Care
Wisconsin Health News (WHN) held a panel moderated by WHN Editor Tim Stumm on Dec. 12 of Imran Andrabi, MD, CEO of ThedaCare; Gabrielle Finley-Hazle, president of Aurora Health Care; Daniel Jackson, CEO of Ascension Wisconsin; Alan Kaplan, MD, CEO of UW Health; and Eilidh Pederson, CEO of Western Wisconsin Health in Baldwin. Panelists discussed the ever-evolving health care landscape in Wisconsin.
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Dec. 21, 2023
DHS and CMS Substantiate High Quality Care and Culture of Safety
The results of a three-day survey to investigate safety concerns reported by UW Health nurses to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) have been released. The concerns were not substantiated and no citations were found despite an intense investigation, including staff interviews and thousands of pages of document review.
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Dec. 21, 2023
New CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rules Set to Begin January 1
Signaling that it is not done making changes to the existing hospital price transparency requirements, rules finalized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in November include several new provisions intended by CMS to improve accessibility, standardization and CMS’s enforcement of the machine-readable file (MRF).
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Dec. 21, 2023
Wisconsin Hospitals State PAC & Conduit Exceeds $350,000, Aggressive 2023 Goal Met
As of Dec. 21, the Wisconsin Hospitals State PAC & Conduit has raised $359,575, exceeding its aggressive 2023 fundraising goal of $350,000. To-date, 270 individuals have contributed to the Wisconsin Hospitals PAC & Conduit, 56 of which are first-time contributors in 2023.
