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Jun. 22, 2023
WHA Foundation Accepting Nominations for the 2023 Global Vision Community Partnership Award
The WHA Foundation is seeking nominations for its 2023 Global Vision Community Partnership Award.
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Jun. 15, 2023
Another Successful Wisconsin Rural Health Conference
WHA once again hosted a successful Wisconsin Rural Health Conference June 7-9 in Wisconsin Dells. Nearly 300 members gathered to network, learn, and build relationships with one another.
Rural Health CareArticle
Jun. 15, 2023
Speaker Robin Vos Discusses Discharge Challenges, Price Transparency
During a panel hosted by Wisconsin Health News on June 13, Speaker Robin Vos was asked about Republican priorities in this upcoming state budget and a recent proposal from a group of lawmakers that would create separate state-level regulations to enforce federal price transparency requirements on hospitals.
Price TransparencyArticle
Jun. 15, 2023
GUEST COLUMN: The Important Role of Trustee Advocacy
The following excerpt was published in the June issue of the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Trustee Insights. They interviewed four executive leaders from hospitals and health systems around the country to learn what is on their advocacy agenda, as well as some of the secrets to their success in collaborating with trustees to ensure their organizations can deliver high-quality care to their communities. Hospital Sisters Health System President & CEO and former WHA Board Chair Damond Boatwright was one of those interviewed. His comments are below.
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Jun. 15, 2023
CMS Announces Flexibility in Calculating CAH 96-hour Average Length of Stay
On June 9, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a memo to state survey agency directors announcing how it intends to enforce the statutory regulation that requires critical access hospitals (CAHs) to maintain an average length of stay (ALOS) of 96 hours.
Critical AccessArticle
Jun. 15, 2023
WHA Expresses Concerns with Inadequate Payment Update in 2024 Proposed Inpatient Rule
WHA pointed out that recent data has shown the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has been far behind the true level of inflation in its recent proposed rules. For instance, recent data has shown true inflation reflected in the market basket for 2022 is 5.7%, despite the 2023 increase issued by CMS being only 2.7%.
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Jun. 15, 2023
Health Care Emergency Readiness Planning: HHS Child and Adolescent Health Emergency Planning Toolkit
The toolkit is intended for health care, public health, and social services providers serving CYSHCN and their families/caregivers. The toolkit contains approaches, resources, and practices to help providers coordinate and integrate systems of care for CYSHCN and their families/caregivers.
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Jun. 15, 2023
WHA Celebrates Community Health Improvement Week, Shares Resource
Community Health Improvement Week is June 12-18, 2023—a time to honor those working in partnership to improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities and advance health equity.
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Jun. 15, 2023
Register for Health Equity Regulation Hot Topics Webinar, June 29
CMS has mandated new measures for the Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) program that focus on providing equitable care for all patients. The new measures are the Hospital Commitment to Health Equity measure (required in 2023) and two Social Drivers of Health measures (required in 2024).
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Jun. 8, 2023
AHA Joins WHA Public Policy Council to Discuss 340B Threats, Advocacy
Director of Health Analytics & Policy at the American Hospital Association (AHA), Bharath Krishnamurthy, joined WHA’s Public Policy Council to discuss federal activity surrounding 340B and AHA’s advocacy and public relations work to protect this critical program for safety-net hospitals across the country.
