Coronavirus News: CARES Act Funding Developments and Agencies Urged to Improve Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs

Reminder: Caregiver Background Checks and Misconduct Reporting Remain in Effect during the COVID-19 Emergency

Division of Quality Assurance: Notifications & Updates Attn: All Regulated Health Care Providers This notice is a reminder to providers regulated by the Department of Health Services (DHS), [...]

Reminder: Notice of Requirement for Digital Submission of Documents – effective April 14, 2020

Division of Quality Assurance: Plan Review and Inspections Attn: DQA Office of Plan Review and Inspection Customers This message is a reminder for DHS Division of Quality Assurance, Office of [...]

New website enables health care providers to request COVID-19 lab testing supplies

DHS Health Alert Network COVID-19: Health Alert #6 Providers encouraged to visit covid19supplies.wi.gov/Testing On Monday, April 20, the State of Wisconsin launched a new website for health care [...]

Thursday Long-Term Care Webinars – Nursing Home Response to COVID-19

Division of Quality Assurance: Notifications & Updates Attn: Nursing Home Providers Nursing Home providers and stakeholders are invited to attend a weekly webinar hosted by the Division of [...]

New COVID-19 Guidance for Home Care Providers

New COVID-19 guidance from the Department of Health Services has been developed for home care providers. This guidance applies to home care providers and staff, including home health agencies, [...]

DQA Memo 20-004 / Wisconsin Nursing Homes CMS 1135 Waiver Provisions and Governor Evers Executive Order # 21

Division of Quality Assurance: Notifications & Updates Attn: Nursing Home Providers Please visit the following link to view DQA Memo 20-004 / Wisconsin Nursing Homes CMS 1135 Waiver [...]

DHS Now Recommends Health Care Providers Test All Patients with Acute Respiratory Illness for COVID-19

COVID-19: Health Alert #5 Bureau of Communicable Diseases, April 16, 2020  Health care providers are encouraged to obtain COVID-19 testing for all who are symptomatic, even patients with mild [...]

Structures Used for Temporary Healthcare Use – April 10, 2020

Temporary Compliance Options for Code Modifications, Alternate Care Sites, and Facilities Related to Health Care