WHA - Quality and Patient Safety News

Quality and Patient Safety News

We've taken articles from our WHA newsletter that pertain specifically to quality and patient safety, and put them in one convenient location for you.

WHA Contact

Nadine Allen
Chief Quality Officer
608-274-1820
EMAIL: Nadine Allen

Key Resources

01.01.2021 WHA 2021 Quality Report

01.01.2020 WHA 2020 Quality Report

04.09.2019 Letter: WI Congressional Delegation Supports Stark Law Reform

10.04.2018 WI Ranks Among Top U.S. States, First in Midwest for Health Care Access and Patient Safety

Newsletter Articles and Press Releases

03.16.2023 WHA Celebrates National Patient Safety Awareness Week: March 12 -18, 2023

02.23.2023 WHA Quality Recognizes Highly Engaged Hospitals

01.05.2023 Registration Open for 2023 Wisconsin Quality Residency

12.01.2022 Registration Open for 2023 Wisconsin Quality Residency

12.01.2022 What's Your Antibiotic Stewardship New Year's Resolution?

12.01.2022 Wisconsin Rural Health and Substance Use Clinical Support (RHeSUS) Program Offerings

11.03.2022 WHA’s Social Determinants of Health Webinar Series: A Journey to a Healthier Wisconsin Webinar 4 Rec

08.11.2022 2022 Quality Report Demonstrates Continued Commitment to High Quality Health Care in Wisconsin

08.11.2022 Wisconsin’s Critical Access Hospitals Ranked 2nd in the Nation for Quality Excellence

01.13.2022 First Social Determinants of Health Webinar Series Session Announced

12.02.2021 WHA Awarded Wisconsin Partnership Program Community Impact Grant

09.23.2021 Training Series Offers Disaster and Public Health Emergency Response Education for Nurses

08.26.2021 Age-Friendly Health Systems Seek to Improve Care for Older Adults

08.26.2021 WHA Data Tools Aid Health Equity Assessments

07.01.2021 WCHQ Recognizes WHA for Data, Analytics Efforts During the Pandemic

06.24.2021 Safe Patient Handling Webinar Series: Falls and Falls with Injury

06.24.2021 Wisconsin Quality Residency Program: Save the Dates

06.09.2021 WHA Publishes 2020 Hospital Quality Report

02.04.2021 Wisconsin Quality Residency Program: Registration Open for March Modules

12.17.2020 Registration Open for Wisconsin Quality Residency Program

12.17.2020 Celebrating 100 Years: Focus on Quality

12.17.2020 WHA Chief Quality Officer Passes Leadership Torch

12.17.2020 WHA Offers Stroke Systems of Care Collaborative Virtual Webinar Series

09.24.2020 Guest Column:: A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats, Not Just Yachts . . . While Improving Health Care Acce

09.17.2020 New Report Highlights Health Care Value in Wisconsin

09.16.2020 Study: Analysis of Health Care Costs Shows Wisconsin’s High Health Care Value

09.03.2020 Member Quality Spotlight: UW Health, Madison

08.20.2020 Member Quality Spotlight: Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisc

08.13.2020 Member Quality Spotlight: SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital, Madison

07.23.2020 Member Quality Spotlight: Ascension Wisconsin

07.16.2020 Virtual Wisconsin Quality Residency Modules - Register Now!

07.09.2020 Member Quality Spotlight: Sauk Prairie Healthcare, Prairie du Sac

07.02.2020 Member Quality Spotlight: Children’s Wisconsin

06.25.2020 Member Quality Spotlight: Children's Wisconsin

06.18.2020 Member Quality Spotlight: SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital - Janesville

06.11.2020 Member Quality Spotlight: Marshfield Medical Center

06.04.2020 Member Quality Spotlight: Flambeau Hospital, Park Falls

05.28.2020 Member Quality Spotlight: Stroke Quality Improvement

05.28.2020 Register Now for Quality Residency Program

05.28.2020 The Joint Commission to Resume Surveys and Reviews in June

04.16.2020 WHA’s Nadine Allen Tapped for Superior Quality Leadership Role

03.05.2020 CMS Quality Figures Reveal WI Hospital & Health System Sustained Excellence

03.05.2020 WHA Quality Center Has a New Look!

03.05.2020 WHA Touts CMS’ Latest Quality Results for WI

03.05.2020 WHA’s Redwood Shares Physician Improvement Experiences at CMS Quality Conference

02.27.2020 WHA and RWHC Partner to Offer WI Quality Residency Program

02.20.2020 WHA’s Dr. Redwood to Present at CMS Quality Conference

02.06.2020 Flambeau Hospital Shares an Innovative Journey on Reducing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (CO

11.21.2019 Multi-state Quality Collaboration Effort Earns Federal Approval

11.21.2019 WHA’s Dibbert Joins UW-Madison Root Cause Analysis Advisory Board

11.07.2019 WHA Event Discusses C. difficile, Promotes Healthcare Innovation

10.08.2019 Osceola Medical Center’s “Zero” Infections Takes a Team

10.08.2019 WHA Board Members Highlight WI Health News Roundtable Event

09.17.2019 WHA Fosters Advancement of Health Equity Initiatives in Wisconsin’s Hospitals

09.03.2019 CMS Extends WHA Hospital Improvement Innovation Network (HIIN) Contract Through March 2020

07.02.2019 Lindwall Joins WHA Quality Team

04.30.2019 Collaborative Held to Decrease Sepsis Incidence Across Wisconsin

04.16.2019 New Report: Wisconsin Hospitals Create and Strengthen Partnerships to Improve Health Care Quality

04.16.2019 New Report: Wisconsin Hospitals Create andStrengthen Partnerships to Improve Health CareQuality

03.26.2019 WHA Urges CMS to Immediately Suspend Hospital Star Rating Program

02.19.2019 WHA Board Approves 2019 Goals, Discusses Quality Initiatives, and Learns More About Upcoming Budget

02.19.2019 WHA Offers Free Simulation Training: Ventilator-Associated Events

01.03.2019 WHA President/CEO Eric Borgerding Statement on WI Dept. of Health Services Secretary Appointment

09.24.2018 Wisconsin Ranks Among Top U.S. States for Health Care Access and Patient Safety

08.14.2018 WHA Member Forum: Using Video Monitoring to Reduce Readmissions

05.11.2018 WHA Touts Quality and Safety at Hospital Week Kickoff

03.16.2018 WI Hospitals Collaborate to Improve Sepsis Care and Reduce Readmissions

03.09.2018 Wisconsin Hospitals Leading the Way Toward Safer Patient Care

03.08.2018 Wisconsin Hospitals Leading the Way Toward Safer Patient Care

02.02.2018 Wisconsin Hospitals Take Measures to Conserve IV Solution

11.10.2017 Quality Payment Program Final Rule Issued November 2

11.10.2017 Tom Still Column: Why health care can attract business, workers

10.27.2017 WHA Quality Forum Launches with Patient Safety Tools and Concepts

10.06.2017 WI Hospitals Drive Down Infections

09.21.2017 WHA Applauds Governor’s Support of Important Investments in State’s Health Care Infrastructure

09.15.2017 Health Committee Leaders, WHA Host Capitol Briefing on Health Care Quality

09.15.2017 WHA Sponsors Statewide Ad Campaign: WI is #1 In Health Care!

09.01.2017 Help Physicians Improve Quality at the WHA Physician Quality Academy

09.01.2017 Patient Safety Tools/Concepts the Focus of First WHA Quality Forum Session

08.25.2017 Governor Walker Touts Wisconsin #1 Health Care Ranking

08.25.2017 WHA Quality Forum Launches September 1

08.25.2017 Wisconsin Health Care Best in the Nation

08.22.2017 Wisconsin Health Care Best in the Nation

07.21.2017 Wisconsin Rural Critical Access Hospitals Best in Nation in Quality

06.30.2017 WHA Encourages Response to Important AHA Survey on Lean Implementation

06.23.2017 Wisconsin Hospitals Embark on the HRO Journey

06.02.2017 Tech Council’s Still: WI High-Quality Health Care is a Key Business Advantage

05.19.2017 WHA Launches Physician Quality Academy

05.12.2017 Wisconsin Ranked Top State for Nurses; Among Top Ten States for Senior Health

03.17.2017 Commonwealth Ranks Wisconsin Health System Performance 11th Best in Nation

03.17.2017 Commonwealth Ranks Wisconsin Health System Performance 11th Best in Nation

03.02.2017 Wisconsin Hospitals Continue to Improve Quality, Reduce Infections, Increase Value

01.10.2017 Walker Celebrates Wisconsin’s High-Quality Health Care in State of the State