Wisconsin Hospital Association

WHA Conference Focuses on
Integrated Care Delivery Models

On September 13, WHA held its first ever advanced practice clinician (APC) conference in Wisconsin Dells. The conference was designed to help hospitals and clinics understand and navigate unique regulatory, billing and reimbursement, scope of practice, education and training, and onboarding and retention trends that impact APC practice in team-based care delivery models.

“With the growth in WHA members’ APC workforce, so too has WHA’s agenda grown to support and advance our members’ ability to maximize its APC workforce to provide highquality, cost-efficient team-based care,” said Ann Zenk, WHA Vice President, Workforce and Clinical Practice, who kicked off the day’s educational sessions.

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The Valued Voice

September 18, 2018

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WHA Information Center Launches IC Insights Web Page

First edition looks at cancer statistics

The WHA Information Center (WHAIC) has launched a new IC Insights page allowing a closer look at the data and resources available to you.

For years, the WHA Information Center has published Fast Facts each month to provide knowledge and information to the public regarding common health concerns and outcomes in Wisconsin. IC Insights provides examples on how users can create various visualizations and analysis with access to the quarterly data sets. IC Insights will now allow those consumers access to more detailed information, as well as provide a way to interact with the valuable data.

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2018 Elections: What’s at Stake for
Wisconsin’s Health Care

Who gets elected this fall could impact the state’s health care environment –
and your organization

“Health care dwarfs every other issue in this election. Voters care about access to health care for their families—and cost.”

That was the message from WHA President/CEO Eric Borgerding at the Wisconsin Health News (WHN) panel discussion about what’s at stake for Wisconsin families and the health care industry in this fall’s elections.

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Wisconsin Hospitals are Committed to Quality and Transparency

WHA Gold Members:

Fast Facts
By the Numbers:

General med-surg hospitals: 128
Critical access hospitals:58
LT acute care hospitals: 6
Psychiatric hospitals: 11
Inpatient days (2016): 2,565,519
Outpatient days (2016): 18,743,013

Wisconsin hospitals employ more than 100,000 people and generate nearly
$30 billion in economic activity.

WHA Conference Focuses on
Integrated Care Delivery Models