COVID-19 Activity Level Data Dashboard

Today, the Department of Health Services is launching a new data dashboard providing information on COVID-19 activity level by county and region in Wisconsin. The intent of the dashboard is to [...]

Get Ready to Vote at the 2020 NFPA Virtual Meeting

Voting during the 2020 NFPA Annual Technical Meeting (Tech Session) will be open from June 22-26. “Fortunately, there are not many issues up for a vote that would negatively affect health care [...]

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

Attn: Nursing Home Providers Nursing Home providers and stakeholders are invited to attend a weekly webinar hosted by the Division of Quality Assurance (DQA). During this time, the DQA will [...]

Return to work guidance for asymptomatic health care workers

We posted guidance for when health care workers may return to work if they tested positive for COVID-19 and are asymptomatic. You can find the information on our long-term care page, scroll about [...]

Provider Relief Fund

Health care providers who participate in Wisconsin’s Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) should quickly review and apply, as appropriate, for the new $15 billion in funding [...]

COVID-19 Webinar for Health Care Providers “Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)”

This bulletin is being sent to these lists: Health Alert Network, Local Health Officers, Tribal Health Directors, Public Health Nurses, Local Public Health Department Staff, Enterics, Infection [...]

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

Attn: Nursing Home Providers The webinars will run from 11 a.m-12 p.m. every Thursday until further notice. Please join us on Thursday, June 11, 2020. Submit any questions you would like [...]

Revised DQA Memos 20-003, 20-004 and 20-007

Attn: Hospices, Home Health Agencies, and Nursing Homes DQA Memos 20-003 for Hospices, 20-004 for Nursing Homes, and 20-007 for Home Health Agencies have been revised. Effective May 11, 2020, the [...]

Adult Day Programs, and Adult Pre-Vocational Programs

Attn: Adult Day Services, Adult Day Care Centers Guidance on Adult Day Services and Programs Guidance on adult day services, care centers, programs, and adult pre-vocational programs has been [...]

Reminder: CMP Grants Available to Federally Certified Nursing Homes to Provide Technology for Virtual Social and Telehealth Visit

Attn: Nursing Home Providers The Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS) has announced that federally certified nursing homes are eligible to receive up to $3,000 in Civil Money [...]