COVID-19 Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, April 10, 7:00-8:00 a.m.

Join us this Friday, April 10, at 7 a.m. for a webinar for health care providers on the current COVID-19 situation. Click here to join the webinar. Or dial:  312 626 6799 or  646 558 8656 Webinar [...]

IMPORTANT – Message from the WHEA Code Committee – Hospital Surge Options during COVID-19 Health Emergency

Source:  David R. Soens The Wisconsin Division of Quality Assurance recently issued DQA memorandum 20-001 which establishes a streamlined process for hospitals to expand their acute care [...]

Gov. Evers Declares Public Health Emergency Due to COVID-19

Governor Tony Evers declared a public health emergency today in response to new cases of COVID-19. Governor Evers signed Executive Order #72 directing the Department of Health Services to take [...]

Activation of the Health Alert Network for Urgent Updates about COVID-19 from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services

DHS Health Alert Network COVID-19 Health Alert # 1: Bureau of Communicable Diseases, March 17, 2020 Wisconsin medical providers, public health officials and preparedness personnel are encouraged [...]

Recommendations for Active Symptom Monitoring for Employees in Health Care Settings where Community Transmission of COVID-19 is Occurring

DHS Health Alert Network COVID-19 Health Alert # 2: Bureau of Communicable Diseases, March 20, 2020 DHS recommends that all health care providers, including inpatient, outpatient, and residential [...]

March 20, 2020, BOALTC Memo re: COVID-19, Visitation and Long-Term Care Communities

Division of Quality Assurance: Notifications & Updates Attn: Nursing Home and Assisted Living Providers On March 20, 2020, the Board on Aging and Long-Term Care (BOALTC) issued a memo on [...]

1135 Waiver Requests

Division of Quality Assurance: Notifications & Updates Attn: Medicare Fee-For-Service Providers The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued blanket waivers of some Federal [...]

Expanding Capacity and Tracking Additional Beds in Rural Communities

Attn: Critical Access Hospital Administrators Thank you for the long hours and hard work that you have put in to make sure that the communities that you serve will have the health care they need [...]

Correction: Center of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Laboratory Guidance during COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Division of Quality Assurance: Notifications & Updates Attn: All Wisconsin Providers Performing Laboratory Testing CMS has issued this memorandum to provide important guidance for CLIA [...]

Connecting Essential Workforce Families to Child Care

The Department of Children and Families (DCF) has launched two new tools to help connect essential workforce families to local, safe child care. Healthcare workers and essential employees are now [...]