Quality and Patient Safety
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Results Tell the Story: Wisconsin Hospitals Quality Improvement Efforts Work
Wisconsin hospitals are decreasing infections, reducing readmissions and preventing hospital-associated conditions, according to a new report released April 18 by the Wisconsin Hospital Association. (Read more)
- 5/10/13: Wisconsin Hospitals' Infection Rates Far Lower than National Levels
- 5/10/13: Partners for Patients Wave 2 Enrollment Shows Commitment to Quality, Safety
- 3/15/13: WHA Exclusive Interview: A Conversation with Don Berwick, MD
- 3/15/13: Berwick to Health Care Leaders: "No Other State Carries Quite the Heft as Yours"
- 3/15/13: Berwick Praises WHA Effort to Help Hospitals Improve Quality, Safety
- 3/15/13: Boyle Shares his Amazing Medical Journey
- 3/8/13: Healthy Hospitals Initiative Supports Health Care Facilities Environmental Efforts
- 2/22/13: WHA Staff Continues Partners for Patients Site Visits
- 2/15/13: First Round of Transforming Care at the Bedside Site Visits is Complete
- 2/15/13: WHA Staff Visits Westfields Hospital for TCAB, Partners for Patients
- 2/8/13: Partners for Patients: WHA Visits Langlade Hospital
- 2/8/13: Transforming Care at the Bedside Fosters Innovation, Quality Improvement
- 2/1/13: Berwick to Keynote WHA's Partners for Patients Event, March 12-13
- 1/25/13: Transforming Care at the Bedside Nursing Units Focus on Innovation, Quality
- 1/18/13: Medical Surgical Nursing Units Report TCAB Progress
- 1/11/13: WI Fares Well in CMS Value-Based Purchasing, Readmission Penalty Programs
- 1/11/13: Transforming Care at the Bedside Teams Report on Innovations During Site Visits
- 1/4/13: Transforming Care at Bedside Project Sees Results
- 12/21/12: WHA Quality Team Visits Amery Regional Medical Center
- 12/21/12: Site Visits Begin for New Group of TCAB Hospitals
- 12/21/12: Commentary: Medicare Needs to Pay for Quality, not Quantity
- 12/14/12: The "Wisconsin Story" Told at IHI National Forum
- 10/26/12: Community Partnerships Key to Reducing Readmissions
- 10/26/12: WHA Staff Continue Partners for Patients Site Visits
- 10/19/12: President’s Column: Our View: Region's health care worth promoting
- 10/19/12: WHA Staff Visits Member Hospitals, Sees Quality Initiative Making a Difference
- 10/5/12: Johns Hopkins Recognizes WHA's Hanson for Quality Improvement Leadership
- 9/21/12: WHA Signs Partnership Agreement with AHRQ
- 7/13/12: WHA Letter to the Hill: Wisconsin Ranks #2 in AHRQ "State Snapshot"
- 6/22/12: Federal Agency Ranks Wisconsin High in Health Care Quality
- 5/25/12: Assembly Health Committee Learns About Hospital and Health System Efforts to Transform Health Care
- 2/17/12: Hospitals Report ICU Infections on Checkpoint
- 1/13/12: President's Column: Partners for Patients Initiative...Key 2012 Priority