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Balancing your needs with business costs can be challenging to your hospital’s bottom line. Through strategic planning, professional services, and proprietary programs, LMC Insurance, an AssuredPartners agency, goes above and beyond to help you reduce costs, increase efficiency, and improve your overall insurance, risk management, and retirement and benefit programs’ quality and performance.

As WHA’s Premier Partner, LMC’s health care team of dedicated, experienced insurance professionals always have your best interests in mind. Through listening, problem solving and collaboration, together we find the best new innovative solutions to deliver forward-thinking insurance, employee benefits, financial services, and value-added solutions.

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Beam Healthcare is a Madison, WI-based company that leverages technology and the practice of lean methodologies in the field of inpatient & outpatient telemedicine to solve the Iron Triangle of Healthcare — Cost, Quality, and Access. We strive towards positive change in patients' lives, healthcare systems, and communities in need. By delivering individualized clinical telemedicine programs, we empower healthcare communities anywhere through telehealth partnerships that expand local health services.

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As the nation's largest law firm focused exclusively on matters specific to health care organizations, Hall Render's extensive knowledge and experience set us apart. Our health lawyers provide the nation's best health systems, hospitals, physician organizations, post-acute and ancillary providers, provider-sponsored health plans and other health care industry partners with legal and strategic counsel on all aspects of health care regulatory, business, compliance and operational matters. Hall Render also acts as legal counsel to a large number of Wisconsin Hospital Association members. Commitment and experience complement our genuine understanding of the evolving landscape of today's health care industry. Simply stated, our attorneys know your business.

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Permanent Physician and Allied Health Staffing -- Merritt Hawkins is the largest permanent placement physician search and consulting company in the United States and is a company of AMN Healthcare (NYSE: AHS). Merritt Hawkins conducts more than 2,700 permanent search assignments per year. Celebrating over 25 years of service to the healthcare industry, Merritt Hawkins is acknowledged as the industry's leading source of permanent physician recruiting expertise. The company is widely published and provides research information that includes a variety of surveys, such as its Review of Physician Recruitment Incentives (published annually in Modern Healthcare magazine), its Survey of Final Year Medical Residents, which has been referenced in The Wall Street Journal and many other publications and its Survey of Physician Inpatient/Outpatient Revenue. In conjunction with Richard 'Buz' Cooper, M.D., Merritt Hawkins developed the 'Hospital Specific Physician Requirements Model,' a unique method for determining demand for physician services in specific markets. An industry leader for 25 years, Merritt Hawkins is the most consistently effective and service-oriented physician search firm in the nation. www.merritthawkins.com

Short Term Staffing Physician Specialties and CRNA. Staff Care, Inc. is a national locum tenens physician staffing company that places thousands of temporary physicians and other clinicians annually. Staff Care helps clients fill short-term vacancies in all physician specialties; it also fills CRNA, dentist, and pharmacy staffing needs. The company assists hospitals, medical groups, occupational medical clinics, individual practitioners, health networks, community health centers, psychiatric facilities, government institutions, and other organizations in maintaining patient care, referrals, and revenue. Additionally, Staff Care now offers Locum Tenens billing services, a first of its kind, dedicated service to helping clients recoup revenue generated by temporary physicians. Founded in 1992, Staff Care is a company of AMN Healthcare, the leader in innovative healthcare workforce solutions, and is certified by the Joint Commission. Staff Care is the proud sponsor of The Country Doctor of the Year Award, which honors the spirit and dedication of America's rural practitioners and has been profiled by USA Today, The Today Show, Parade and many other publications. Staff Care is a nationally recognized source of temporary staffing expertise and has been cited for its data and analysis by publications ranging from The Wall Street Journal to Modern Healthcare. www.staffcare.com

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Healthcare organizations around the world use Nutanix cloud software and hyperconverged infrastructure solutions to bring one-click application management and mobility across public, private and hybrid clouds thereby improving clinical and IT workflows throughout the continuum of care. This simplicity and freedom to build the preferred cloud deployment allows customers to run any applications such as EMR/EHR, PACS, and Big Data that help improve the quality of patient care and lower the total cost of ownership.

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WHA Information Center is dedicated to collecting, analyzing and disseminating complete, accurate and timely data and reports about charges, utilization, quality and efficiency provided by Wisconsin hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and other healthcare providers. A wholly owned subsidiary of the Wisconsin Hospital Association, WHA Information Center was incorporated on October 1, 2003 and began collecting data in January 2004 under a contract with the Wisconsin Department of Administration. WHA Information Center offers a variety of data products and services that can help hospitals understand the demand for health care in their local area, analyze market trends, evaluate quality of care, and make decisions about adding new programs, services, or physicians.

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Alexion is a global biopharmaceutical company with the mission of helping the lives of people affected by rare diseases by continuously innovating and creating meaningful value in all that we do. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Alexion has offices around the globe and serves patients in more than 50 countries.

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BKD, LLP, a national CPA and advisory firm, can help individuals and businesses realize their goals. Our dedicated professionals offer solutions for clients in all 50 states and internationally. BKD and its subsidiaries offer clients a variety of services in accounting, audit and assurance, tax, risk management, technology, corporate finance, forensic and valuation services and wealth management. We combine the insight and ideas of multiple disciplines to provide solutions in a wide range of industries, including health care, manufacturing, distribution, financial services, construction and real estate, as well as government entities, higher education institutions and not-for-profit organizations. BKD National Health Care Group advisors and professionals work with thousands of health care providers, including hospitals, long-term care centers, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies, rural health clinics and other health care organizations nationwide. These providers depend on our health care consultants for assurance services, tax advice, financial and strategic planning, financing assistance, compliance issues and reimbursement services.

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For more than 125 years, The Boldt Company has been providing value to our customers and the communities they serve, delivering projects safely, on time and on budget. Consistently ranked among the top 25 healthcare builders in the country we have vast experience in a variety of projects from full health campuses to medical office buildings. We leverage our innovative, collaborative approach to deliver the flexible, efficient care environment required to provide optimal patient outcomes.

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Your trusted building partner, CG Schmidt has completed more than 300 healthcare projects ranging from full campus redevelopments to local clinics. When it comes to healthcare construction, nothing is more important than ensur¬ing healthy patient outcomes and safety - and CG Schmidt has the skilled construction personnel specially trained in these sensitive environments to get it done right.
CG Schmidt
11777 W. Lake Park Dr., Milwaukee, WI 53224
433 West Washington Ave., Madison, WI 53703

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MMIC offers medical professional liability (MPL) insurance and risk resources that help physician practices, hospitals and senior living organizations protect their care teams and their businesses. MMIC is a member of Constellation® and its growing portfolio of MPL insurance companies that also includes UMIA and Arkansas Mutual.

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Eide Bailly is a CPA and Business Advisory firm with a national health care practice. Our services go beyond audit, tax and cost reports. We help drive results and plan for a successful future in a time of dramatic change. From solutions dealing with financing issues to patient care, strategy development and implementation, business office design to utilizing technology to improve your operations, we approach health care with real world experience. Learn more at www.eidebailly.com.

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HealthCare Associates Credit Union is a full service, not-for-profit financial cooperative chartered by the Illinois Hospital Association and partnered with the American Hospital Association to provide banking and financial services to WHA member hospitals and their employees. HealthCare Associates complements any employee benefits package without additional cost to hospitals by offering deposit and lending products, as well as access to FREE financial literacy giving your employees "a healthy way to bank."

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HGA is a national leader in healthcare design, focused on creating high performing buildings that are efficient, safe and flexible. As good stewards of client resources, we maximize each project budget to create a patient-centered environment that responds to your unique strategy and brand. Whether you are a large acute care regional medical center or a community-based hospital located in a rural setting, there is an experienced and dedicated team of health care specialists in Wisconsin to help you develop the right solution for greater patient care. Our full array of services includes process reengineering, master planning, programming, architectural design, engineering, interior design and construction administration.

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JP Cullen is a fifth-generation, family-owned, full-service construction firm that specializes in budgeting, planning, and constructing the tough jobs. We work with Wisconsin healthcare systems that annually serve between 300,000 to 3,000,000 people. These systems hire us to help them increase their market share by 9.6% through building safe environments and maintaining a 93% satisfaction rating, allowing providers to focus on patient-centered care. Our clients recognize JP Cullen as experts working within active construction sites where safety is of the utmost importance, discovering solutions for something that was said could not be done, and delivering projects on time, on budget, the right way, the first time. By tackling the toughest projects JP Cullen has created an expertise that is unrivaled.

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Life Link III operates nine helicopter bases that include Alexandria, Blaine, Brainerd, Duluth, Hibbing, Rush City and Willmar, Minnesota, and Marshfield and Rice Lake, Wisconsin. A new helicopter base is planned for Rhinelander, Wisconsin in spring 2021. The company’s helicopter and airplane services provide on-scene emergency response and inter-facility transport for patients requiring critical care. Life Link III’s transportation services are accredited by CAMTS (Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transportation Systems), ensuring the highest standards of quality and safety are met. Life Link III is a non-profit consortium made up of the following member-owner organizations: Allina Health, CentraCare Health, Children’s Minnesota, Essentia Health, Fairview Health Services, Regions Hospital/HealthPartners®, Hennepin Healthcare, Marshfield Clinic Health System, St. Luke’s, and HSHS Sacred Heart/St. Joseph’s.

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Lincoln Financial Group provides advice and solutions that help people take charge of their financial lives with confidence and optimism. Today, more than 17 million customers trust our retirement, insurance and wealth protection expertise to help address their lifestyle, savings and income goals, and guard against long-term care expenses. Headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania, Lincoln Financial Group is the marketing name for Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE:LNC) and its affiliates. The company had $281 billion in end-of-period account values as of September 30, 2020. Lincoln Financial Group is a committed corporate citizen included on major sustainability indices including the Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America and FTSE4Good. Dedicated to diversity and inclusion, we earned perfect 100 percent scores on the Corporate Equality Index and the Disability Equality Index, and rank among Forbes’ Best Large Employers, Best Employers for Diversity, and Best Employers for Women, and Newsweek’s Most Responsible Companies. Learn more at: www.LincolnFinancial.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram. Sign up for email alerts at http://newsroom.lfg.com.

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Founded in 1918, Miron Construction Co., Inc. provides construction management, design-build, and general construction to the healthcare, educational, industrial, retail, governmental, religious, institutional, and environmental markets. Miron's goal on every healthcare project is innovation. We use technologies like Building Information Modeling, strategies like Experience-Based Design and practices like Sustainability to break the mold of traditional project delivery and to start thinking about what your facility could be. We work collaboratively with design partners and owners to help create a unique and ideal experience for patients, staff and the community. Miron's corporate headquarters is located in Neenah, Wisconsin, with regional offices in Madison, Wausau, Eau Claire and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

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As a national provider of healthcare workforce solutions, Qualivis is the only staffing program that is a preferred partner through state hospital associations. Our goals are to simplify the staffing process, help build a better workplace and assist in preparing for the workforce challenges of the future … today.

Qualivis partners with healthcare facilities and staffing agencies to keep clinical and non-clinical departments staffed through a simple, standardized approach, overseen by experienced staff, through one contract and one contact who can guide you through the process and is always a phone call or email away. All agencies providing clinical staff are certified by the Joint Commission for added quality and compliance assurance.

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Quarles & Brady is a leader in the ever-changing, highly regulated health care industry. We pride ourselves on being the go-to firm for Wisconsin hospitals, including those serving rural communities, for all aspects of hospital law. Our experience includes regulatory compliance, health information technology, clinical integration, telemedicine, and more. We serve as the equivalent of in-house counsel for many hospitals and systems, from critical access hospitals to multi-hospital integrated delivery systems. We stay on the cutting edge of the federal and state regulatory framework governing hospitals, and we have the experience and knowledge necessary to advise hospitals in the daily business and legal changes inherent in providing outstanding patient care.

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Founded in 1946, Somerville is an employee-owned, integrated provider of architectural, engineering, interior design, and construction-phase services. We are best known for providing innovative, sustainable and value-added solutions to our healthcare clients. Headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Somerville is dedicated to our clients' success, utilizing the latest technology in our profession, and is devoted to the stewardship of our community and natural environment.

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Built on the bedrock of the Wisconsin Idea, the Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) Launchpad™ team, which operates under the umbrella of the University of Wisconsin’s Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR), is a consulting service that aims to launch proven health-related innovations from research to clinical and community practice in Wisconsin and beyond. Our Vision is to Improve the Health of All in Wisconsin.

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von Briesen & Roper’s Health Law Group provides comprehensive legal services to the health care industry nationwide as both general counsel and special project counsel. Our clients include integrated delivery systems, academic medical centers, community hospitals, Catholic-sponsored hospitals, rural and critical access hospitals, imaging centers, physicians and multi-specialty clinics, specialty hospitals, ancillary suppliers. home health agencies, nursing homes, hospices, assisted living facilities, mental health and AODA facilities, DME suppliers, laboratories, health maintenance organizations, dialysis centers and pharmacies.

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Wipfli LLP (Wipfli) ranks among the top 20 accounting and business consulting firms in the nation. Our national health care practice has nearly 200 specialists dedicated to serving more than 4,000 clients across the country, including integrated delivery systems, large community hospitals, critical access and rural hospitals, physician practices, and long-term care organizations. Wipfli can advise in all areas of business, from finance and operations to human resources, information technology, and reimbursement. For more information, visit www.wipfli.com/healthcare.

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The Wisconsin Association of Nurse Anesthetists (WIANA) was founded in 1937 to provide continuing education opportunities to nurse anesthetists. Nearly 900 Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) in Wisconsin work in every type of setting where anesthetics are delivered. CRNAs are the primary providers of anesthesia care working in team settings, as well as independently. CRNAs work collaboratively to provide high quality and affordable, surgical and obstetric care, trauma stabilization, and pain management services both in urban medical centers, as well as medically under served and critical access hospitals. Through education and advocacy, WIANA promotes safe, quality anesthesia care to patients of all populations.

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The Wisconsin Statewide Health Information Network (WISHIN) is leading the way to enable Health Information Exchange (HIE) in Wisconsin. As the state-designated entity for HIE, WISHIN is a network of more than 1,900 sites of care across Wisconsin supporting clinical decision-making and care coordination through the WISHIN Pulse community health record.

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Zimmerman Architectural Studios is an interdisciplinary design firm helping people, organizations, and communities thrive. We are recognized for developing a deep understanding of our clients’ cultures, needs and aspirations, applying innovations in healthcare design that advance our clients’ missions, and finding simplicity within a complex design environment. Our comprehensive suite of services includes planning, programming, architectural design, engineering, interior design and construction administration. Zimmerman’s healthcare portfolio spans the continuum of life care, from birth and NICU facilities to end of life hospice care centers. Our experience ranges from clinic and physician’s office renovations and improvements to highly sophisticated, state-of-the-art acute care environments to one of the largest healthcare research centers in the Midwest.

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At Abbott create breakthrough products – in diagnostics, medical devices, nutrition and branded generic pharmaceuticals – that help people lead healthier lives, full of unlimited possibilities.

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Access Physicians is a multispecialty physician group that connects patients, nurses and doctors through telemedicine. Our clinical programs complement existing physician workforces to deliver comprehensive care, while improving clinical and financial outcomes. We combine scalable clinical programs, elite physicians, and the latest telemedicine tools to help health systems systematically improve acute care, so patients and their care teams get the support they need, when they need it, in their own community. Through a long history of providing inpatient telemedicine care, AP offers the three distinct and necessary pieces of a robust telemedicine program: High Quality Technology, Elite Physicians, and Unparalleled Strategic Guidance (aka Program Design). While optimally delivered together, AP is also able to offer any of these pieces individually or in combination, so as to meet the needs of all hospitals.

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Health Supplier Array Behavioral Care (formerly InSight + Regroup) is the leading and largest telepsychiatry service provider in the country with a mission to transform access to quality, timely behavioral health care. Array offers telepsychiatry solutions and services across the continuum of care from hospital to home with its OnDemand Care, Scheduled Care and AtHome Care divisions. For more than 20 years, Array has partnered with hundreds of hospitals and health systems, community healthcare organizations and payers of all sizes to expand access to care and improve outcomes for underserved individuals, facilities and communities. As an industry pioneer and established thought leader, Array has helped shape the field, define the standard of care and advocate for improved telepsychiatry-friendly regulations.

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Ciox specializes in the release of protected health information while protecting patient privacy. We work for providers to assist them in responding to requests for patient information made by providers, health plans, attorneys, regulators, patients, and others. We are the largest provider of these services in the state of Wisconsin serving some of Wisconsin's largest hospitals and health systems.

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CLA delivers integrated wealth advisory, outsourcing, audit, tax, and consulting services to help clients succeed professionally and personally. Grounded in public accounting, our broad professional services allow us to serve clients more completely and offer our people diverse career opportunities. We believe professional relationships can be personal and those connections can last for generations.

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Coverys is a leading provider of medical professional liability insurance committed to helping reduce distractions so healthcare professionals and organizations can focus on what matters most—patients. You can count on Coverys for flexible coverage options, innovative insurance solutions, advanced data analytics, best-in-class education and risk mitigation resources, and unique support programs to assist healthcare providers who are experiencing a claim, adverse event, or burnout. With 40+ years of experience serving the medical community and underwriting companies with “A” (Excellent) ratings from A.M. Best, you can be confident in Coverys’ financial strength and stability. Please visit coverys.com for more information.

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Deloitte has a long-standing commitment to Wisconsin’s leading businesses and organizations. Our Madison- and Milwaukee-based teams proudly serve 92% of top public and private companies headquartered in Wisconsin, covering numerous industries including health care, manufacturing, financial services, retail, consumer products, energy and resources, technology, government & public services, and life sciences. Our professionals have deep experience that matches the diverse and growing needs of both emerging and developed health care organizations in the region, in areas that include Technology Enabled Transformation, Health Care Regulatory Solutions, Strategy & M&A, Talent Optimization, Sustainable Margin, Value Based Care, and Physician Enterprise and Ambulatory Services. We are proud of the impact we’re making through our work with health care providers, county governments, and state agencies to improve access, affordability, and quality of care.

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Eppstein Uhen Architects (EUA) is best known for designing environments that elevate people’s potential. Over 180 employees in Milwaukee, Madison and Denver demonstrate unparalleled commitment to the markets, communities and clients they serve. The respected 114-year-old firm specializes in several markets including healthcare, workplace, education, senior living, mixed-use, entertainment and science + technology. We believe great architecture is about more than elevating the environment. When we create a welcoming caring environment where family enjoys visiting, then families strengthen. Our team provides a unique balance of creativity, depth and client-centered attitude. From hospital master planning and renovation to ambulatory care centers and even specialized clinics, our staff has dedicated significant time to the pursuit of advancing health and wellness environments across the country. With diverse backgrounds and a wealth of experience, our team has the knowledge, design expertise and technical skills to help you develop your healthcare spaces for the future.

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Faegre Drinker is a firm designed for clients, providing exceptional litigation, regulatory, policy and business services in nearly every industry sector. Our robust health care practice helps providers across the country — including large and small providers in and around Wisconsin — advance their objectives, overcome challenges and capitalize on new opportunities. Our forward-thinking attorneys, consultants and professionals deliver customized guidance and strategies for your business needs. Our clients benefit from Faegre Drinker’s broad experience across the health care continuum as we help you keep pace with the quickly changing marketplace.

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Godfrey & Kahn is one of Wisconsin’s leading business law firms servicing clients nationwide. The firm’s Healthcare Practice Group is organized around a core group of attorneys who provide legal services to clients throughout the healthcare industry. The team includes attorneys from the firm's key business and litigation practice groups who provide our health care clients with a wide array of legal services that include: corporate and business transactions; tax and employee benefits; employment and immigration; insurance; data privacy and cybersecurity; public finance; antitrust; litigation; white collar counseling and defense; real estate; political law; and intellectual property.

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Husch Blackwell has a national reputation for providing exceptional healthcare legal services. Our healthcare law team includes nearly 120 skilled attorneys, all with experience in the healthcare industry. We offer competitive rates, creative use of alternative fee approaches and an efficient staffing model to help healthcare clients advance their unique business goals.

Husch Blackwell is known for the special health law aspects of corporate governance, tax/tax exemption, antitrust, fraud and abuse, employment, information technology, reimbursement, managed care and tax exempt financing that affect all hospitals. Healthcare organizations that seek to streamline operations through mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and other transactions need legal partners who are clearly focused on the bigger picture as well as the details. Husch Blackwell provides experienced counsel across the life cycle of deals, from initial query to closing. We identify and resolve critical issues regarding due diligence, deal structure, valuation, financing and risk mitigation. Our multidisciplinary team advises on the diverse issues that often arise during transactions, including buyout options, governance and control structures, operating agreements and payor contracts. We also develop and execute communication plans that build political and community support.

In addition, we are also known for our cutting-edge work in developing clinical co-management, mergers and acquisitions, and joint venture arrangements with physicians and creating provider-owned insurance companies. Moreover, in the healthcare employment arena, we have a national Fair Labor Standards Act practice, and we frequently advise healthcare systems on collective bargaining agreements, unfair labor practice charges, union organizing campaigns and the unique aspects of worker’s compensation in hospital settings.

By collaborating across disciplines, our healthcare attorneys offer comprehensive counsel and solution driven services that address healthcare industry pressures. That gives our clients an edge in a challenging industry that is growing rapidly, constantly evolving and facing heightened regulatory and financial scrutiny.

Husch Blackwell, 555 East Wells St., Suite 1900, Milwaukee, WI 53202 (414) 273-2100
Husch Blackwell, One East Main St., Madison, WI 53703 (608) 234-6015

For more information contact Bruce Arnold at bruce.arnold@huschblackwell.com or Tom Shorter at tom.shorter@huschblackwell.com

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Founded in 2002, Ideal Builders specializes in commercial construction with a focus on healthcare, laboratory, office, manufacturing and retail. Ideal Builders has 70 employees and works in southern and central WI region on various types of projects ranging from interior renovations to phased work to ground up buildings. We take pride in that nearly 90% of our work is negotiated with repeat clients. At Ideal Builders, we believe in complete transparency not only with our employees, but with each of our clients. Our vision is to create an unrivaled culture of partnership, service, growth and personal development. We’re committed to providing the best commercial construction experience possible, and that starts with developing strong relationships built on open, honest communication, radical transparency and trust.

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Through architecture, interior design, strategic advisory and environmental branding, Kahler Slater leverages design to help our clients reach their strategic goals for advancing their organizations. We use a Performance-Based Design process that is grounded in research to ensure we design for change. The result of our work enriches lives and achieves powerful results. With clients around the US, Canada and Singapore, Kahler Slater’s team includes marketplace experts in healthcare, higher education, corporate, residential, hospitality, sports and wellness.

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Market & Johnson has been a leader of the medical construction industry in western Wisconsin since 1948. Specializing in rural hospital construction, our firm brings key experience to working in a facility while keeping it fully operational. Market & Johnson provides turnkey services ranging from master planning and site selection to dependable preconstruction services. We approach every project with the goal of providing high quality, cost effective solutions while building a long lasting partnership with our clients.

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Meduit delivers efficient and effective revenue cycle management solutions that lead to measurable, high-performing results that maximize ROI for hospitals, health systems and physician groups. Meduit’s RCM services help lower cost, increase accuracy and collect cash faster thanks to a more efficient, automated process.

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Mortenson is a progressive, innovative, and forward-thinking organization who has built a legacy of serving as a trusted business partner to our customers. With a first-hand understanding of the healthcare industry and state-of-the-art technology, we collaborate with our customers to develop and construct the most efficient, cost-effective, and high-quality facilities for our customers to deliver care in. Incorporated in 1954, Mortenson is a privately-held corporation owned by the Mortenson family with over 5,000 team members and project operations throughout the country and in select international locations. Mortenson is consistently ranked as one of the largest contractors in the State and a top healthcare builder.

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Paymerang’s award-winning electronic payables solution provides a simple and secure way to pay vendors. Paymerang does all the work—from vendor enablement and payment processing to transaction reconcilement—saving clients hundreds of hours each year and reducing fraud risk. We process billions of dollars in payments annually for clients around the country in healthcare, education, finance, construction, hospitality, media and beyond. Our payment network spans 500,000+ suppliers from coast to coast, with 75% receiving electronic payments over traditional checks. In addition to the significant efficiency and security gains, clients enjoy Paymerang’s lucrative cash back rebates. We even process patient refunds. Turn Accounts Payable into a profit center with Paymerang!

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Spacelabs Healthcare is a global manufacturer and distributor of patient monitoring, connected care informatics, diagnostic cardiology, and supplies and accessories for use in hospitals, medical clinics, and physician offices. Patient monitoring solutions are delivered for critical, sub-acute and perioperative care areas of the hospital, wired and wireless networks and ambulatory blood pressure monitors, all aimed at providing caregivers with timely patient information. Our diagnostic cardiology systems include Holter recorders and analyzers, ambulatory blood pressure monitors, resting and stress electrocardiography (ECG) devices, and ECG management software systems and related software and services.

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Founded in 2003, the Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality (WCHQ) is a voluntary, non-profit consortium of health care organizations committed to publicly reporting comparative measures of performance to catalyze improvements in the quality and affordability of health care. This will, in turn, raise the health status of individuals and communities. WCHQ designs and facilitates collaborative learning sessions to share best practices within its member organizations in an effort to elevate and accelerate improvement across Wisconsin. WCHQ has been recognized for making numerous contributions to the evidence base on the science of measurement and reporting. More importantly, WCHQ and its member organizations have directly contributed to a significant improvement in the quality of care as reflected in the measures reported on WCHQ.org. WCHQ recently created one of the nation’s first regional Dental Quality Collaboratives, which is working to more closely integrate dental and physical health.

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Axley is a full-service law firm with two Wisconsin offices (Madison & Waukesha) and more than 50 practicing attorneys. Named the #1 Law Firm by InBusiness Magazine‘s Executive Choice awards for the past six years running, Axley provides exceptional legal services to a wide array of health care clients. These clients include hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, assisted living facilities and individual medical professionals. We regularly counsel health care clients regarding Stark law, Anti-kickback, JCHAO matters, HIPAA, CMS review, reimbursement, government disputes, physician/hospital relations, non-profit tax issues, financing, and real estate matters. We also regularly handle cases involving medical malpractice defense of hospitals and professionals, negligent care claims against nursing homes and assisted living facilities, employee claims and hospital, and clinics’ general liability claims.

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BWBR is a team of professionals in architecture, interior design, planning, and research who are obsessed with the performance of people and organizations. A leader in medical planning and design, BWBR helps health care organizations find innovations and efficiencies in tertiary, regional and critical access hospitals, behavioral health facilities and clinics, and ambulatory care centers. Working with clients to create spaces for better care delivery and patient and staff satisfaction, BWBR transforms lives through exceptional environments.

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CMDI is a non-profit cooperative serving over 70 non-profit hospitals and health systems throughout the Midwest. The cooperative is owned and operated by our member hospitals and is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of our member hospital CEO’s. We provide diagnostic imaging solutions at the lowest possible cost to our members with all profits distributed back to our member-owner hospitals. CMDI provides semi-annual equity distributions to member hospitals, having distributed more than $57.1 million in the last 5 years. There are no fees to join CMDI.

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DSGW Architects provides planning, architectural and interior design services for healthcare clientele. Our dedicated healthcare design team members offer the experience necessary to help healthcare providers plan for the dramatic changes we’ll see in healthcare over the next few decades. DSGW plays an active role in several national healthcare associations and literally helps decide how healthcare architecture is going to evolve. We have edited the last four editions of Facility Guidelines Institutes Guideline Book. We use this knowledge when creating a master plan for a healthcare facility, as we examine and include overall operations, medical trends, local demographics, patient count and design/construction options. These options and ideas maximize operating efficiency and minimize budgetary impact.

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ElderSpan Management, LLC is a family-owned corporation that develops and operates for its own portfolio quality living solutions for seniors ranging from independent living options to memory care services. We also serve as the developer and/or consultant for senior living projects being developed by hospitals and other non-profit organizations. ElderSpan also provides management consultation for projects owned by others, including turn-around management of troubled facilities.

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Findorff is a company built on character and craftsmanship with a culture that generously supports our communities. We demonstrate our expertise throughout a project's development, which ranges from strategic planning and virtual construction to prefabrication and commissioning. We also take great pride in our ability to successfully manage and deliver projects. From minor renovations to large, phased construction, Findorff is determined to complete projects on time, within budget, and with purpose. Since 1890, we have stayed committed to bringing the highest level of service and quality. Our award-winning construction in industries such as healthcare, corporate, education, and science/technology, proves that our experience, credibility, and passion are what sets us apart. For each type of project, we bring creative ideas for cost savings, building efficiencies, and environmentally friendly construction.

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Most banks try to serve the masses, but we believe focus yields better results for you and for us. With a unique combination of strategic solutions, healthcare expertise, and unmatched service, we help businesses and individuals with sophisticated financial needs.

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With 60 years of experience, GRAEF is a leader in healthcare design. We understand on the demanding environment of hospitals, clinics, medical office buildings, medical research facilities and other specialty services. Our experienced engineers and landscape architects create designs that encompass the unique needs of healthcare facilities, including everything from healing gardens to indoor air quality. Our full-service healthcare team provides structural, MEP, commissioning, site/civil, landscape architecture, parking, traffic, environmental and sustainable design services. With eight offices, including locations in Milwaukee, Green Bay and Madison, we provide responsive service to healthcare facilities throughout the state of Wisconsin. For more information on how GRAEF can serve you, please call Dan Kilbert at 414-266-9148.

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The Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources supports the successful delivery of aging programs & services in 70 counties and 11 tribes in Wisconsin. We provide lead agencies with training, technical assistance, and advocacy to ensure programs allow individuals to live with maximum independence and dignity. A continual focus on improving health is key in accomplishing this. Joining WHA is another step in identifying those within the health care industry that share this pursuit. Once established, relationships with health care will enhance our existing efforts, but more importantly, align innovative approaches to the changing needs of Wisconsin.

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At GROTH Design Group we are continuously looking for opportunities to further engage within the healthcare industry around the State. WHA provides an opportunity for us to demonstrate how GROTH Design Group helps meet healthcare needs through thoughtful planning and design, and communicate our passion for designing healthcare spaces as a way to truly help people. GROTH Design Group was established in 1994. In addition to registered architects and LEED Accredited Professionals, our staff includes project managers and designers, interior designers, construction administrators and support professionals. Our team works from both our Cedarburg and Milwaukee and offices to provide facility needs analysis, programming, master planning, probable cost analysis, architectural and interior design and construction administration services. Opportunities to help our clients range from single discipline studies to renovation and new construction. Healthcare is one of our firm’s largest market sectors and accelerates with exceptional staff expertise. In addition, GROTH Design Group also specializes in education, corporate, senior life, religious and civic/community markets.

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THE COST-EFFECTIVE TELEMEDICINE HOSPITALIST CROSS-COVERAGE SOLUTION Horizon Virtual provides cost-effective bedside telemedicine hospitalist coverage in multiple locations via a remote virtual telehospital experience. This medical service and equipment can cut costs for hospital expenditures, fill any undesirable rotations, or assume the overnight rotation to take the late-night admissions and cross-covering burden off of the local physicians. This service also allows patients to remain in their local hometown hospital near friends and family support. Horizon Virtual’s mission is to provide telehealth admission and telemedicine coverage to hospital patients customized to the hours you need additional support 365 days per year. Patients are reviewed, evaluated, and admitted to the hospital by a virtual Board-Certified Internal Medicine Hospitalist. This resource is shared with several hospitals in order to maximize the medical provider coverage.

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Kraemer Brothers, LLC has been a construction leader in Wisconsin since its formation in 1948. Based in Plain, the firm today employs an average of 300 construction professionals and self-performs all concrete, masonry, steel erection and carpentry work for many clients in the healthcare industry, as well as the life sciences, retail, hospitality, manufacturing and other industries. Kraemer Brothers' commitment to quality workmanship, reliable service and integrity in relationships is reflected in its unblemished record of timely project completion and in over 70 years of customer satisfaction.

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Kraus-Anderson is a national leader in healthcare construction management services. Our team is dedicated to precision, integrity, safety and cost-efficiency, from the earliest planning through commissioning and post-construction. Our approach is patient-centered. We implement comprehensive infection control protocols for all healthcare projects, including interior renovations, facility expansions and new stand-alone buildings. Controls are tailored to each project's unique circumstances and requirements. We apply innovation and dedication to deliver systems and materials addressing safety, security, sustainability and comfort within the healing environment. Our Wisconsin healthcare experience includes Critical Access Hospitals, major campus expansions, specialty care and outpatient facilities, medical office buildings; as well as ongoing maintenance, remodels and tenant improvements. Collaboration and communication are keys to our success. We deliver successful projects on time, on budget, working to maximize opportunities for the local workforce in the communities in which we work.

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M3 is committed to being experts in both the products we represent and the industries we serve. M3’s collaborative, coordinated approach gives us the opportunity to educate and advise our clients on all facets of their insurance. We offer products, services, and specialized expertise in employee benefits, property & casualty, personal lines, executive benefits, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. We offer consultative services to health care provider systems that can expand their footprint and innovate products and services within their communities.

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NXC Imaging has been privileged to serve the radiology and cardiology communities for more than fifty years. Our mission is to save and improve lives by providing exceptional technology solutions and best in class support. We are proud to do so by representing the industry’s most innovative companies and advanced technologies. We provide radiology and cardiology technology by working with these innovative partners: Canon, Ziehm, Medicom and Enlitic.

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We have been providing design leadership since our founding in 1935. Since that time, we have helped clients increase service and improve patient outcomes on more than 3,000 projects, nationwide. We practice continuous improvement and deploy a mature methodology of client-centered design engagements using the latest lean tools and sustainable design techniques. Today, clients are engaged through offices in Milwaukee and Madison, Wisconsin and Sarasota, Florida. Call us today for a consult.

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At ProAssurance, we work to protect medical professionals and support their patient safety efforts with custom healthcare professional liability insurance solutions. If a malpractice claim is made, we listen and provide experienced counsel, bringing clarity and fair treatment to the claims process. ProAssurance Group is rated A (Excellent) by A.M. Best.

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Quartz Health Solutions, Inc. is jointly owned by UW Health, Gundersen Health System, and UnityPoint Health. The company manages four nationally recognized health insurance plans that offer innovative approaches to health insurance products and wellness programs designed to improve the health and well-being of people in the communities we serve.

Quartz’s alignment with their provider owners delivers a care model that optimizes quality, cost management, efficiency, and effectiveness and creates a smarter and more accessible system of health care for customers. Quartz is headquartered in Sauk City, Wisconsin, and has offices in Madison and Onalaska. The company services more than 375,000 customers in southern and western Wisconsin and parts of Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota through a variety of product and network offerings.

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Ring & DuChateau Consulting Engineers is a team of 90+ engineers, designers, technicians and support staff dedicated to quality and innovation in healthcare facility systems design and services. Over the past 50 years we've earned a reputation for excellence providing mechanical, utility, electrical power, low-voltage, lighting, plumbing, fire protection and medical gas systems design along with commissioning and other engineering services. With offices in Milwaukee and Madison, we are able to provide localized services throughout the state.

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RSM’s purpose is to deliver the power of being understood to our clients, colleagues and communities through world-class audit, tax and consulting services focused on middle market businesses. The clients we serve are the engine of global commerce and economic growth, and we are focused on developing leading professionals and services to meet their evolving needs in today’s ever-changing business environment. RSM’s health care professionals are committed to providing effective and affordable solutions to nearly 3,000 health care institutions across the nation, including hospitals and health systems, children’s hospitals, academic medical centers, physician practices and ambulatory surgery centers, dental providers, behavioral health organizations, diagnostic imaging centers, rehabilitation centers, skilled nursing facilities and more. RSM US LLP is the U.S. member of RSM International, a global network of independent audit, tax and consulting firms with more than 43,000 people in more than 120 countries.

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Ruder Ware has a long history of representing clients in the highly regulated health care industry. Our health law practice has a strong Wisconsin base, yet a large portion of our practice involves working with other law firms across the country to provide health care and compliance support to their clients. As a result, we are a local firm with a significant national presence. We act as both general and special counsel to a wide variety of clients including health care systems, hospitals, accountable care organizations and clinically integrated provider systems, long term care providers, ambulatory surgery centers, health insurers and managed care companies, behavioral health providers, physician groups, home health providers, and a variety of other clients involved in the health care industry. Our dedicated team of attorneys represents health care providers in various matters including: • Health Care Business Transactions and Corporate Law • Compliance Planning, Operation, and Defense • Compliance Investigations and Self-Disclosure • Telemedicine Issues • Health Care Contract Negotiation and Preparation • Self-Referral and Anti-Kickback Issues • Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement Issues • Health Information Privacy Issues • Antitrust Law Compliance • Health Care Fraud and Abuse Prevention and Defense • Integrated Delivery System Development • Health Care Litigation • Behavioral Health Matters • Legislative and Regulatory Matters • Ambulatory Surgery Centers Structure and Litigation

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We provide solutions for safe patient handling which includes sales of overhead ceiling lifts, full body lifts, sit to stand lifts & a full line of slings (including custom slings). We offer complete services including inspections, repairs, installation & safe patient handling lift/sling training. Secondary product lines include hospital cubicle curtain & track systems & swimming pool lifts.

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TruBridge is in the business of helping hospitals of all sizes get paid faster and get paid more through a combination of people, products and process optimization. Our range of scalable solutions will help you to precisely meet your healthcare organization’s specific needs. With our arsenal of RCM offerings, including HFMA Peer Reviewed® products and services, TruBridge has made it our mission to help hospitals, physician clinics and skilled nursing organizations become more efficient at serving their communities for years. Along the way we’ve built a reputation as a business leader and trusted partner that consistently gets results. On average, customers experience a 24-percent decrease in A/R days, 37-percent increase in net cash collections, 97-percent first-pass clean claim rate, and 13-percent increase in cash.

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The Wisconsin Office of Rural Health is a statewide organization that works to improve the access to, and quality of rural health care. Much of our funding specifically targets Critical Access Hospitals and other small rural hospitals, Certified Rural Health Clinics and EMS. We recruit physicians to the state, bring information and resources to our constituents, host trainings, workshops and webinars. We fund quality and performance-improvement initiatives and collaborative pilot projects. There is an Office of Rural Health in every state- most reside in state government, ours is situated in the UW- School of Medicine and Public Health.

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WHEFA is an issuer of tax-exempt revenue bonds for all Wisconsin 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations. As of December 31, 2020, WHEFA has participated in 905 financings in excess of $29 billion over its 41-year history.

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For over 50 years we at Wold Architects and Engineers have specialized in healthcare and senior living design providing planning, architecture, and engineering services to the Midwest and beyond. Our firm’s healthcare expertise and experience includes hospitals, clinics, critical access health centers, and senior living environments. With client service as a focus, we keep our clients’ interests as our primary goal. Wold demonstrates a depth of experience in the planning and design of facilities and a strong commitment to client service resulting in substantial long-term relationships with our clients. We work to design meaningful experiences for our clients and the communities that they serve and strive to fulfill each organization's unique needs and expectations.