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Archive for December, 2009

Senate Bill summary and ramifications

Read the news summary of the recent legislation passed by the senate and the WHA's summary on what it will mean.

Date Posted
Dec. 29, 2009
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The Wisconsin Health Information Organization Physician Reports

Long awaited,WHIO is now releasing a data set that can be used to compare physician performance across individual groups in the state.See link below for a sample report.

Date Posted
Dec. 23, 2009
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AHRQ and Commonwealth reports on collaboration

Wisconsin has been on the forefront of important initiatives such as public reporting of quality and cost data.These successful initiatives require collaboration across many entities. The following reports from AHRQ and the Commonwealth fund document some of the important lessons for success.

Date Posted
Dec. 20, 2009
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Medicare has serious payment flaws

We have been identifying the flaws in the Medicare payment system and have identified many. Read on to see what we think and then tell us what you think.

Date Posted
Dec. 18, 2009
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Healthcare Value Leaders Network Amendment introduced

Senator Kohl introduced an amendment to the healthcare bill in the Senate on Wednesday night which identifies the Healthcare Value Leaders Network as a pilot to prove that implementing lean in healthcare can lead to better quality and lower costs.

Date Posted
Dec. 17, 2009
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IOM roundtable focuses on reducing 400 Billion in cost

I participated in a roundtable of distinguished health care experts convened by The Institute of Medicine to discuss cutting the health care bill in America by 10% or over 400 billion dollars by 2018.
Read on to see what we discussed and concluded.

Date Posted
Dec. 16, 2009
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IHI Collaborative Care presentation

This is a terrific presentation by front line nurse Jamie Guth who works on the Collaborative Care Unit at ThedaCare.

Date Posted
Dec. 9, 2009
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Dr. Berwick recogonizes 4 Healthcare Value Leaders organizations

In his plenary speech yesterday in Orlando, Don Berwick the CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement recognized eight organizations as delivering remarkably better performance. Four of them are members of the Healthcare Value Leaders Network.

Date Posted
Dec. 8, 2009
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