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- WHA Board Discusses 2023 Outcomes, Ongoing Priorities into The New Year
- Wisconsin Health News Hospital CEO Roundtable Discusses State of Health Care
- DHS and CMS Substantiate High Quality Care and Culture of Safety
- New CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rules Set to Begin January 1
- Wisconsin Hospitals State PAC & Conduit Exceeds $350,000, Aggressive 2023 Goal Met
- GUEST COLUMN: Ransomware: What to Know to Create an Incident Response Plan
- State Budget Committee Member Rep. Tony Kurtz Speaks to WHA Public Policy Council
- WHA Urges Senate Rural Issues Committee to Enhance Support to Rural Physician Training
- CMS Hospital Price Transparency Webinar – Register Today
- Register Now for the WHA Wisconsin Healthcare Workforce Salary Survey
- Wisconsin Hospitals State PAC & Conduit Reaches 96% of Goal, Three Weeks Left to Contribute
- Only One Week Remains to Register for the 2024 WHA Health Care Leadership Academy – Act Now!
- Register Today for the 2024 Physician Leadership Development Conference
- RHeSUS Lunch and Learn Series - Hospital (ED) Management of Alcohol Withdrawal
- Fast Facts from the WHA Information Center: Holiday Injuries
- Wisconsin Hospitals Provided $2.1 Billion in Community Benefits and Charity Care in 2022
- President’s Column: Hospital Price Transparency Critics Omit Facts
- DHS Releases Study of LTC System in Wisconsin
- Stoughton Health’s Tom Fendrick Receives WHA 2023 Trustee Award
- WHA Foundation Presents 2023 Global Vision Community Partnership Award to Gundersen Health System
- WHA: Senate Bill 328 is “Aiming at the Wrong Target”
- CMS Finalizes Rule Requiring Nursing Homes to Disclose Additional Ownership Information
- WHA Foundation’s 2023 Global Vision Community Partnership Award Presented to Vernon Memorial Healthcare
- Only Three Weeks Left to Register for 2024 WHA Health Care Leadership Academy
- Apply Now: WHA Quality and Patient Safety Team Awards
- GUEST COLUMN: OSHA Updates ITA Reporting Requirements
- Resource Spotlight: Payer Detail Dashboard
- Lawsuit Filed Against UnitedHealth Group, Subsidiary for Use of AI to Deny Care
- Regulatory Burden Impedes Efforts to Improve Patient Outcomes
- WHA’s Zenk Will Continue to Serve on the Governor’s Council on Workforce Investment
- Congress Averts Government Shutdown - Passes Clean Continuing Resolution to Fund Federal Government through early 2024
- Wisconsin Hospitals State PAC and Conduit Campaign Approaches Final Six Weeks of Campaign
- Assembly Holds Hearing on WHA-led Inpatient Psychiatric Access Reform Bill
- WHA Urges Assembly Health Committee to Enhance Support to Rural Physician Training
- HHS Issues Final Remedy to Repay 340B Hospitals for Unlawful Cuts
- CMS Issues Updates to Federal Price Transparency Provisions in Final Outpatient Rule
- Deadline Approaching to Register for WHA’s 2024 Health Care Leadership Academy
- 2024 Physician Leadership Development Conference – Register Today
- WHA Again Offers Education to Prepare Your Chargemaster for 2024
- UPCOMING: RHeSUS Lunch & Learn Webinar on Alcohol Use Disorder Pharmacotherapy
- WHA Physician Improvement Advisor Shares Resources on Substance Use Disorder and Stigma
- Health Care ‘Middlemen’ Prevent Free Market Dynamics from Working
- WHA Updates Board on Latest State and Federal Advocacy Efforts, 2023 Goals
- New Leaders Elected to WHA Board of Directors
- President’s Column: Wisconsin Hospitals Committed to Affordable, Quality Care
- HRSA Clarifies it is Reinstating Pre-pandemic 340B Child-Site Registration Requirements
- Gundersen Boscobel’s Jerry Berge Receives WHA 2023 Trustee Award
- Fast Facts from the WHA Information Center: November is National Diabetes Month
- New Data Shows Wisconsin Hospitals Facing Significant Financial Challenges
- Legislation Introduced to Help Grow More Physicians for WI
- Register Now for the WHA Wisconsin Healthcare Workforce Salary Survey
- Registration Now Open: 2024 Physician Leadership Development Conference
- Wisconsin Hospitals State PAC and Conduit Campaign Crosses $300,000 Milestone
- With Numerous Health Care Priorities Undecided, Congress Avoids Government Shutdown but Removes U.S. Speaker McCarthy in Unprecedented Move
- WHA Comments on House Ways and Means Request for Information on Improving Access to Health Care in Rural and Underserved Areas
- Contributors to the Wisconsin Hospitals State PAC and Conduit Top 200
- Discounted for 2024 - Register Today for the 2024 Health Care Leadership Academy
- The WHA Foundation Announces 2023 Global Vision Community Partnership Award Winners
- Fast Facts from the WHA Information Center: Falls
- Stay Informed with WHAIC's Latest Training and Updates
- WHA Expresses Concerns with WI Congressional Delegation Over Site-Neutral Proposals in House and Senate
- WHA Workforce Forum Focuses on Partnering to Grow Faster
- Unique Leadership Training Experience - Launching of the 2024 Health Care Leadership Academy
- GUEST COLUMN: 2023 Commercial Property Insurance Market Report: Mid-Year Update
- Fast Facts from the WHA Information Center: September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
- Four Democrats Circulate Legislation Creating New Regulations for Hospital Nurse Staffing
- WHA Supports Meaningful Price Transparency in Outpatient Comment Letter to CMS
- WHA Urges CMS to Not Punish Hospitals for its Own Mistake in Underpaying 340B Hospitals
- Wisconsin Hospitals State PAC and Conduit Fundraising Reaches 80% of Goal
- Five Wisconsin Rural Hospital Leaders Make Beckers “CEOs To Know” List
- Joy Tapper to Step Down from Leading the Milwaukee Health Care Partnership
- ProPublica Highlights Labyrinthian Complexity in Appealing Health Insurer Denials
- Last Chance to Register for WHA Workforce Forum, Sept. 13 in Madison
- Community Benefit Stories for 2023 Report Due Tomorrow
- CMS Proposes Minimum Staffing in Nursing Homes
- Fast Facts from the WHA Information Center: September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
- About 36% of Medicaid Recipients Up for Renewal Have Retained Coverage Thus Far
- WHA Invites Community Benefit Stories for 2023 Report; Due Sept. 8
- Wisconsin Hospitals State PAC and Conduit Annual Campaign Reaches 74% of Goal
- Registration Still Open for WHA Workforce Forum, Sept. 13 in Madison
- GUEST COLUMN: New Physician Recruiting Incentives Report
- WHA-Crafted Allied Health Training Grant Applications Open
- Early Registration for WHA Mental Health and Addiction Care Conference ends Sept. 18
- West Central Region Holds Annual Dinner Meeting in Eau Claire
- Register for Substance Use Disorders Management Boot Camp
- On the Heels of Updated CMS Star Ratings, WHA Releases 2023 Health Care Quality Report
- WHA Board Discusses Current, Future Challenges at Annual Board Retreat
- WHA 2023 Nominating and Awards Committee Seeking Nominations
- WHA Invities Community Benefit Stories for 2023 Report; Due Sept. 8
- GUEST COLUMN: Health Insurance Barriers Delay, Disrupt and Deny Patient Care
- GUEST COLUMN: How Did COVID-19 Claims Affect Workers’ Compensation Rates?
- WHA CEO Borgerding Joins Wisconsin Health News Panel to Discuss State Budget, Workforce Challenges
- U.S. Dept of Labor Files Suit in Wisconsin District Court Against UnitedHealth TPA Over Improper Claims Denials for Employer Self-Funded Plans
- WHA 2023 Nominating and Awards Committee Seeking Nominations
- Only One Month Left Before WHA Workforce Forum – Register Today
- Last Week to Submit Your Application for the Global Vision Community Partnership Award and Grant
- Register Early for Annual WONL Conference for Chance to Win Green Bay Packers Tickets
- WHA Urges Policymakers to Strengthen 340B Program, Hold Drug Makers Accountable
- CMS Releases Final 2024 Inpatient Rule with Meager Payment Bump and Much Lower DSH Payments
- New! Download the WHA Member Directory Mobile App
- WHA 2023 Nominating and Awards Committee Seeking Nominations
- Wisconsin Hospitals State PAC and Conduit Fundraising Continues Strong Fundraising
- WHA and WHAIC Present at WCHQ Disparities Seminar
- Registration Open for WHA Mental Health and Addiction Care Conference on Oct. 18
- Save the Date: Substance Use Disorders Management Boot Camp
- August Fast Facts: Fentanyl
- CMS Proposes Updated Hospital Price Transparency Requirements and New Behavioral Health Program in 2024 Outpatient Rule
- Post-acute Care Conference Only Five Weeks Away – Register Today
- Panel Discusses Drivers, Impacts of Health System Mergers in Wisconsin
- WHA-Crafted Training Grant Applications Open
- Register for Second Annual WHA Workforce Forum
- Reedsburg Area Medical Center's Bob Van Meeteren Receives AHA Grassroots Champion Award
- Registration Now Open for WHA Mental Health and Addiction Care Conference
- GUEST COLUMN: 2023 Health Care Trend Report
- Submit Your Application Today for the WHA Foundation Global Vision Community Partnership Award
- WHA Collaborates on Age-Friendly Training
- Wisconsin Hospitals State PAC and Conduit Fundraising Exceeds $200,000 Milestone
- HHS Releases Proposed Plan to Pay Back 340B PPS Hospitals
- Innovative and Complimentary Webinar Series for WHA Members
- Preparing for Required Hybrid Measures Webinar July 20 - Register Now!
- U.S. Rep. Steil Seeks Nominations for Wisconsin’s First Congressional District’s Health Care Worker of the Year Award
- WHA Board Receives Briefing on Advocacy Work, Policy Priorities at June Board Meeting
- New AHA Report Shines Light on Misguided Site-Neutral Policies
- Health Care Emergency Readiness Planning: Wildfire Disaster Response
- CMS Expands Nursing Homes Ownership Transparency and Quality Data on Care Compare
- WHA Health Care Leadership Academy Graduates 10 More Participants
- ED2Recovery+ Program Funding Opportunity – Available Now
- Learn How Post-Acute Care Drives Outcomes Across the Care Continuum
- Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee Approves Strong Investments in Wisconsin Hospitals, Primary Care Providers, and Health Care Workforce
- 2023 WHA Wisconsin Rural Health Conference Summary
- Wisconsin Hospitals State PAC and Conduit Fundraising Approaches $200,000
- Heroes for Healthcare gets Go-Ahead from Medical Examining Board
- Sen. Baldwin and Bipartisan Group of U.S. Senators Release RFI on 340B
- Health Care Emergency Readiness Planning: Updated Cybersecurity Framework Implementation Guide Now Available
- WHA Launches 2023 Wage Index Improvement Project with New Partner, FORVIS
- GUEST COLUMN: Liability of a Medical Director: Properly Addressing the Responsibility
- Improving Care for Older Adults: Introducing the 4Ms Framework for an Age-Friendly Hospital
- WHA Foundation Accepting Nominations for the 2023 Global Vision Community Partnership Award
- Another Successful Wisconsin Rural Health Conference
- Speaker Robin Vos Discusses Discharge Challenges, Price Transparency
- GUEST COLUMN: The Important Role of Trustee Advocacy
- CMS Announces Flexibility in Calculating CAH 96-hour Average Length of Stay
- WHA Expresses Concerns with Inadequate Payment Update in 2024 Proposed Inpatient Rule
- Health Care Emergency Readiness Planning: HHS Child and Adolescent Health Emergency Planning Toolkit Available
- WHA Celebrates Community Health Improvement Week, Shares Resource
- Register for Health Equity Regulation Hot Topics Webinar, June 29
- WHA Testifies in Support of Three More Bills to Expedite Health Care Licensure
- Wisconsin Hospitals State PAC and Conduit Fundraising Nears Halfway Mark
- Have You Utilized This Member Benefit Yet? WHA Speaker Bureau
- Fast Facts from the WHA Information Center: Lyme Disease
- Annual Wisconsin Organization of Nurse Leaders (WONL) Conference Announced
- More Than 100 Wisconsin Hospitals Ask State Budget Committee to Increase Funding
- Time Running Out to Register for 2023 WI Rural Health Conference
- WHA Presents State Capitol Briefing on Wisconsin’s Psychiatric Safety Net
- WHA Testifies in Support of Two More Bills to Expedite Health Care Licensure at Assembly Committee Hearing
- As Hospitals Face Continued Financial Challenges, New Report Highlights Difficulties in Receiving Payment from Commercial Health Plans
- Health Care Rapidly Adopting Registered Apprenticeships
- Health Care Emergency Readiness Planning: Natural Disaster Planning Resources Available at ASPRTRACIE.GOV
- Borgerding Presents at WHIMA Annual Conference; Mueller Receives WHIMA Award
- DHS Notifies Hospitals, Others that CDC has Updated its Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations
- WHA Expresses Concerns with Congressional Subcommittee's 340B, Site-Neutral Proposals
- Registration Open for 2023 Post-acute Care Conference
- GUEST COLUMN: Exploring Alternatives to Long-Term Care Coverage: Permanent Life Insurance
- WHA Information Center Offering Free Virtual Training Session on Kaavio
- Assembly Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform Holds Hearing on WHA-Backed Legislation to Improve Legal Review Process and Expedite Licensure
- Wisconsin Hospitals State PAC & Conduit 2023 Fundraising Campaign Kicks Off
- WHA Medicaid Policy Expert Featured on Wisconsin Health News Medicaid Panel
- MGMA Survey Highlights Prior Authorization Challenges
- Wisconsin Hospital Board of Directors Members and CEOs Attend Day of Education
- Pritchett Joins WHA Quality Improvement Team; Lindwall Promoted
- Legislation on Hospital Price Transparency Proposed in Wisconsin
- Dynamic Keynote Scheduled for 2023 Wisconsin Rural Health Conference
- Gov. Evers Honors Wisconsin Hospitals in Hospital Week Proclamation
- Fast Facts from the WHA Information Center: May is ALS Awareness Month
- Staff Spotlight: Molly Shea
- Former Governors Doyle and Thompson encourage Advocacy Day Attendees to Rise Above Partisanship, Tell Their Story
- Gov. Tony Evers Discusses Proposed State Budget Investments for Hospitals in Remarks to WHA Advocacy Day Attendees
- Stoughton Health Receives WHA's 2023 Advocacy All-Star Award
- Rep. Mark Born Receives WHA’s 2023 Advocate of the Year Award
- Lawmakers Discuss State Budget Priorities, Debate Solutions to Workforce Licensure Delays during WHA Advocacy Day Legislative Panel
- Inaugural Quality Improvement Poster Showcase
- PRESIDENT’S COLUMN: Hospitals Show Impressive Gains Complying with Federal Price Transparency Law
- Anthem Payment Delays Reaching Sizable Levels
- WHA and Members Back in D.C. Pushing for Continued Regulatory Flexibility and Support of Vital Hospital Priorities
- WHA Advocacy Day Brings in Nearly 1,000 Participants
- DHS Secretary-Designee Kirsten Johnson Discusses Health Care Priorities with WHA Board
- WHA Joins AHA, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, WMC in Opposition to FTC Non-Compete Rule
- Wisconsin’s Super Compact Continues Past the End of the Public Health Emergency
- GUEST COLUMN: Emerging Risk: Corporate Social Responsibility and ESG
- GUEST COLUMN: Report: Physicians Bill an Average of $3.8 Million a Year to Commercial Insurers
- Staff Spotlight: Emily Holden
- WHA Presents State Capitol Briefing on 2023 Health Care Workforce Report
- CMS Finalizes Rule to Limit Restrictive Medicare Advantage Plan Processes
- Assembly Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform Holds Hearing on WHA-Backed Legislation to Expedite Health Care Licensure for New Grads
- Waivers to Continue Until May 11 Despite Biden Signing Legislation to End COVID-19 National Emergency
- Rogers Behavioral Health CEO Shares Challenges, Vision for Mental Health Care Delivery
- CMS Introduces Proposed 2024 Inpatient Rule
- Health Information Professionals Week is April 17-21
- Deadline Approaching to Apply for WHA Foundation 2023 Clinical Simulation Lab Scholarship
- Fast Facts from the WHA Information Center: April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month
- Less Than Two Weeks Until Advocacy Day; Registration, Webinar and Legislative Visits Encouraged
- Workforce Briefing Provides In-Depth Review of 2023 WHA Workforce Report
- WHA 2023 Salary Survey Results Now Available to Survey Participants
- DSPS Military Pathways Grant Program Open for Applications
- Quality Improvement Poster Showcase in the Capitol Rotunda on April 18
- GUEST COLUMN: More Nurses Needed to Meet Health Care Challenges
- Seeking Input from WHA’s Valued Hospital Leaders – WHA Workforce Well-Being Survey Deadline April 21
- Substance Use Disorders Management Boot Camp - Register now!
- Peer Recovery Support Services Webinar for Clinicians – Monday April 17, 2023
- Monthly Provider Office Hours for Addictive Disorders
- WHA 2023 Workforce Report: Wisconsin’s Health Care Workforce Falling Further Behind Demand for Care
- Bulk Claim Denials by Insurer Leads to Higher Costs for Patients
- New Analysis of Physician-Owned Hospitals Highlights Cherry-Picking Lucrative Patients While Delivering Lower Quality Care
- Skewed Claims About Hospital Price Transparency Debunked at E&C Hearing
- New AHA Report Highlights Value of Hospital Outpatient Departments and Danger of "Site-Neutral" Payments
- Joint Legislative Council Committee Votes to Approve Study Committee Recommendations
- Registration Open for 2023 Wisconsin Rural Health Conference
- WHA Workforce Well-Being Survey – Responses from Valued WHA Hospital Leaders Highly Encouraged
- WHA Foundation Announces Application Open for 2023 Clinical Simulation Lab Scholarship
- Share Your Hospital's Quality Improvement Stories
- WHA Information Center Celebrates 20 Years of Service to Wisconsin
- Advocacy Day Bipartisan Legislative Panel Confirmed
- 2023 Physician Leadership Development Conference a Success
- WHA Urges Assembly Committee to Support Health Care Workforce Recruitment and Retention
- 2023 Education Topic Survey for Hospital Members
- WHA Health Care Leadership Academy Participants Learn Why Quality Improvement is Important to Wisconsin Hospitals
- GUEST COLUMN: Industry Voices—Let's be Transparent About Hospital Price Transparency
- As Drug Costs and PhRMA Profits Soar, New National Alliance Forms to Threaten 340B
- Republican Lawmakers Announce Legislation Providing New Exceptions to Wisconsin’s 1849 Abortion Law
- Advocate Health’s Carlson Recognized with WHA 2022 Distinguished Service Award
- WHA Celebrates National Patient Safety Awareness Week: March 12 -18, 2023
- Sen. Marklein Asks Hospital Leaders to “Keep Me Educated”
- GUEST COLUMN: Cyber Risk Report: What to Expect in 2023
- GUEST COLUMN: Quality Health Care is Wisconsin Asset, But it Can’t be Taken for Granted
- New Assembly Health Committee Chair Speaks to WHA’s Public Policy Council
- Apply Now for WHA-Crafted Training Grants
- Register Today for the Second Annual Workforce Virtual Forum
- Hospital Board of Directors Education Day: Registration Still Open for Virtual Attendance
- REMINDER: Register for Advocacy Day, Legislative Visits
- RSVP for the Wisconsin Hospitals State PAC & Conduit Kick-off Breakfast
- WHA Health Care Leadership Academy Cohort Participates in Session on Executive Project Sponsorship
- Former Governors Doyle and Thompson to be Keynote Speakers at Advocacy Day
- Wisconsin Hospitals Applaud Resources to Address Mounting Supply and Labor Costs and Sustain Access
- WHA Online Directories Available in Members-Only Section of WHA.org
- Medical Examining Board Advances WHA Draft to Implement Military Medical Personnel Act
- GUEST COLUMN: Executive Talent is Hard to Come By: Here’s How to Attract and Retain Top Candidates
- Buprenorphine 101: Demystifying ED Medication for Opioid Use Disorder – This Monday, Feb. 20!
- Monthly Provider Office Hours for Addictive Disorders
- WHA Staff Spotlight: Leigh Ann Larson
- 2023 Hospital Board Member Education - Every Fascinating Thing You Should Know!
- WHA, Health Care Leaders Visit Capitol Hill Feb. 8
- Gov. Evers Appoints Former City of Milwaukee Public Health Lead to Head DHS
- WHA Council on Workforce Development Focuses on Sustaining the Health Care Workforce
- DSPS Offers New Resource to License Holders
- Only a Few Weeks Left to Register for WHA’s Physician Leadership Development Conference
- Biden Administration Announces PHE will End May 11
- Appeals Court Sides with Drug Manufacturers in 340B Contract Pharmacy Case
- 'The House Always Wins': Insurers' Record Profits Clash with Hospitals' Hardship
- Fast Forward Grants an Opportunity to Leverage Health Care Career Pathways
- WHAIC’s Mueller Elected AHIMA 2023 Board President/Chair
- WHA Foundation’s 2022 Year in Review Report Available
- Fast Facts from the WHA Information Center: February is American Heart Month
- Wisconsin Rural Health and Substance Use Clinical Support (RHeSUS) Program February Offerings
- Advocacy Day 2023 Registration Now Open
- WHA Information Center Launches Redesigned PricePoint Tool
- Gov. Evers Declares 2023 the Year of Mental Health During State of the State Address
- Solidifying Your Executive Presence Through Communication – 2023 Physician Leadership Development Conference
- Last Chance to Sign Up for 2023 Chargemaster Training
- PHE Extended Until at Least April 2023, Allowing Key Regulatory Flexibilities Tied to PHE to Continue
- Submit Stories for WHA’s 2023 Health Care Workforce Report by Jan. 16
- Learn About Leading Strategic Change at WHA’s 2023 Physician Leadership Development Conference
- Only a Few More Weeks to Take Advantage of Chargemaster 2023 Training
- Fast Facts from the WHA Information Center: January is National Winter Sport Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month
- Gov. Evers Calls for Health Care Workforce Investments in Inauguration Speech
- WHA Launches Inaugural Salary Survey in Partnership with WisHHRA
- GUEST COLUMN: Strong Hospitals Help Create Healthy Communities
- Thank You, 2022 Wisconsin Hospitals PAC & Conduit Contributors!
- GUEST COLUMN: New Survey Shows Physician Appointment Wait Times Getting Longer
- WHA Welcomes New Corporate Members for 2023
- Registration Open for 2023 Wisconsin Quality Residency
