Health Care Quality Resource Center
Health Care Quality Resource Center
We’re excited to offer you a dedicated space to find up-to-date information on quality and patient safety resources, tools, educational opportunities such as webinars, information on events, news and updates from the WHA Chief Quality Officer, Quality Director, Quality Managers, and more!
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Aug. 28, 2024
National Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services Standards (CLAS)
The National CLAS Standards are intended to advance health equity, improve quality, and help eliminate health care disparities by establishing a blueprint for health and health care organizations.
SocialDriversOfHealth_HealthEquityDocument
Aug. 1, 2024
CMS Disparities Impact Statement
This tool can be used by health care stakeholders to promote efforts to identify and address health disparities while improving the health of all people, including those from racial and ethnic minorities; people with disabilities; members of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities; individuals with limited English proficiency; and rural, Tribal, and geographically isolated communities.
SocialDriversOfHealth_HealthEquityPage
Jun. 26, 2024
Mapping Medicare Disparities by Population
The Mapping Medicare Disparities interactive tool contains health outcome measures for disease prevalence, costs, hospitalization for 60 specific chronic conditions, emergency department utilization, readmission rates, mortality, preventable hospitalizations, and preventive services.
SocialDriversOfHealth_HealthEquityPage
Jun. 1, 2024
Healthy Metric
Metrics will be “healthier” if the measurement process recognizes that not everyone experiences health the same way. Healthy Metric releases reports evaluating change in Health Disparities in Wisconsin.
SocialDriversOfHealth_HealthEquityPage
Mar. 1, 2024
County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
Many factors influence how well and how long we live, from our access to affordable housing or well-paying jobs to opportunities for a good education for our kids. The County Health Rankings model shows us how these factors work together and illustrates where we can take action to improve health and eliminate unjust barriers to opportunity.
SocialDriversOfHealth_HealthEquityPage
Feb. 21, 2023
We Ask Because We Care Campaign Resources
Advancing Healthcare Excellence and Inclusion (AHEI) equipped hospitals and health systems with tools and support to identify and address healthcare disparities. AHEI resources, including staff training and patient education materials and webinar recordings are available to all HANYS members beyond the closing of the program.
SocialDriversOfHealth_HealthEquityDocument
Dec. 31, 2021
Using Data to Reduce Disparities and Improve Quality
Stratifying quality data by patient race, ethnicity, language and other demographic variables such as age, sex, health literacy, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic status, and geography is an important tool for uncovering and responding to healthcare disparities. This document addresses the use of data by equity-focused multi-stakeholder collaboratives.
SocialDriversOfHealth_HealthEquityDocument
Mar. 25, 2021
Post-Acute Care - UW Health, Transitions of Care for the Stroke Patient: Going Home
Transitions of Care for the Stroke Patient: Going Home from UW Health
StrokeSystemsOfCareDocument
Mar. 25, 2021
Post-Acute Care - ThedaCare, Acute Inpatient Rehab Transitions from Acute and Discharges to Home
Presentation slides aligning with Theda Care's transitions of care and post-acute care video.
StrokeSystemsOfCareDocument
Mar. 25, 2021
Post-Acute Care - LeadingChoice Network, Hospital and Skilled Nursing Facility Collaboration
Presentation slides by The Leading Choice Network on Hospital and Skilled Nursing Collaboration to reduce readmissions and stroke prevention.
StrokeSystemsOfCare