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2024
November 2024WCHQ 2025 Assembly Dates AnnouncedPresident's ReportData SpotlightSteady Improvement in Diabetes Control Rates Amid Growing PopulationMember ProfileWCHQ Commemorates 20 Years with Statewide Quality Improvement EventPatients Share Maternal Health Disparities, Experience Provides Care Opportunities WCHQ Partners with DHS and MCW on Video ProjectThank You to Our WCHQ Partners for Their Support of Our Work
October 2024President's ReportData SpotlightSneak Peek: Wisconsin Ahead of National Rates of High Blood Pressure ControlWisconsin’s Growing Obesity Challenge: A Comparison of Wisconsinites in 2016 and 2023 Member ProfileBreaking Down Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Thank You to Our WCHQ Partners for Their Support of Our Work
September 2024Wisconsin Healthcare Leaders To Be Featured at November AssemblyUpcoming EventsWelcome to the WCHQ Team! September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: A Call to Action in WisconsinMember ProfileWhat’s in the Future for WCHQ? Protect Your Patients from Poor Indoor Air QualityThank You to Our WCHQ Partners for Their Support of Our Work
August 2024Upcoming EventsWCHQ Oral Health Collaborative Members Demonstrate High Quality Care, Family Health Center of Marshfield Reports Results for the First TimeWCHQ Chronic Disease Assembly Inspires Action Among Attendees“Partnering for Patient Engagement in Health Screening”Using Patient and Community Health Workers’ Voices to Better Understand Vaccinations in Different CommunitiesLaunch of Maternal Mortality and Morbidity ToolkitWCHQ President Gabrielle Rude Featured in Interview SeriesMember ProfileSPOTLIGHT: Immunization Improvement Despite PandemicThank You to Our WCHQ Partners for Their Support of Our Work
July 2024Still Time to RegisterUpcoming EventsColorectal Cancer Screening Webinar SeriesWCHQ Shares Results as Improvement Teams ConcludeJoin WCHQ's Quality Improvement Teams: Be Part of the ChangeMember ProfileHealthy Metric Releases Two Reports Demonstrating Healthcare Disparities in WisconsinSurgical Collaborative of Wisconsin Summer MeetingThank You to Our WCHQ Partners for Their Support of Our Work
June 2024Upcoming EventsPresident's ReportWCHQ Releases Public Reporting Trends, Recognizes Member Sixteenth Street Community Health CentersSPOTLIGHT: Review of Depression and Colorectal Cancer Screenings in Men’s HealthMember ProfileWCHQ's Data Voyager Tool: Discover trends, Customize Reports, and Improve the Quality of Patient CareEnhancing Health Equity with WCHQ’s Health Disparities Improvement ToolkitThank You to Our WCHQ Partners for Their Support of Our Work
May 2024Health Disparities Improvement Toolkit WebinarBreaking Barriers: Advancing Care for Chronic Diseases Mark you Calendars for 20th Anniversary Statewide Quality Improvement Event November 7SPOTLIGHT: Ten Years of Measuring and Improving ImmunizationsMember Profile: ThedaCareDriving Change: Education and Awareness for Immunizations and Maternal Mortality in High-Risk CommunitiesWisconsin Makes Strides in Asthma OutcomesAscension’s Weber Named to Obesity Medicine Association Board of TrusteesThank You to Our WCHQ Partners for Their Support of Our Work
April 2024WCHQ Maternal Health and Immunizations Assembly to take place May 7 in Madison Mark Your Calendar!President’s ReportSPOTLIGHT: 20 Years Of Measuring and ImprovementMember ProfileBIG WIN for School Aged Children with AsthmaWCHQ Members Committed to Increasing HPV Vaccination Rates in Wisconsin Thank You to Our WCHQ Partners for Their Support of Our Work
March 2024Mark Your Calendar!President’s ReportSPOTLIGHT: 20 Years Of Measuring and Improvement: Colorectal Cancer ScreeningMember ProfileWCHQ Celebrates National Kidney Month with the Launch of the Chronic Kidney Disease Toolkit Importance of Perinatal Mental Health Resources for MomsNew Social Determinants of Health Resource ToolThank to Our WCHQ Partners for Their Support of Our Work
February 2024Mark Your Calendar!President's ReportSPOTLIGHT: 20 Years of Measuring and Improvement: Controlling High Blood Pressure Member ProfileChildren's Oral Health Recognized in FebruaryEvery Month Should Be Cancer Awareness Month“The Impact of Disparities on Healthcare Value” Thank to Our WCHQ Partners for Their Support of Our Work
January 2024Mark Your Calendar!Chronic Kidney Disease Toolkit PublishedCorrectionSPOTLIGHT: 20 Years Of Measuring and Improvement: A1c ControlMember ProfileWCHQ Maternal Health Improvement Team Recognizes Maternal Health Awareness Day January 23WCHQ Primary Care Toolkit on Obesity Offers Resources to ProvidersMeeting Patients Where They Are Increases VaccinationsDon’t Miss the Opportunity to Increase HPV Vaccination in Your System!Recovery StoriesThank to Our WCHQ Partners for Their Support of Our Work
2023
December 2023Mark Your Calendar! Save the Date: WCHQ Healthcare Value and Disparities Education Event Feb. 8, 2024 Chronic Kidney Disease Toolkit PublishedPresident’s ReportSPOTLIGHT: Composite Ranking to Assist Members with Benchmarking Across Measures Member Success StoryThe True Spirit of Collaboration: WCHQ’s 2023 Events Inspire MembersJoin Our Work to Improve HPV Vaccination Rates2023 Wrap-up Edition: Improvement Team and Advisory Group Updates
November 2023Mark Your Calendar! Spotlight: Colorectal Cancer ScreeningWCHQ Members Close Disparities Gaps November is Lung Cancer Awareness MonthWCHQ Members Gather to Share Strategies to Address Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Crisis in WisconsinImprove Your Health System’s HPV Vaccination Rates in 2024Recovery StoriesWCHQ Hosts National Alliance on Mental Illness: Mental Health Action Partnership Meeting
October 2023Mark Your Calendar!President’s Report SPOTLIGHT: Breast Cancer Awareness MonthRecovery StoriesImprove Your Health System’s HPV Vaccination Rates in 2024WCHQ Seeks Community Health Workers to Tell Their StoryConference Attendees Take Action Following Chronic Kidney Disease SeminarImprovement Teams
September 2023Mark Your Calendar!SPOTLIGHT: Members Partner to Reduce Maternal Mortality and Morbidity September is Suicide Prevention MonthWCHQ Hosts Third Obesity Summit WCHQ Member Access Community Health Center Receives WPHCA Performance Excellence Award Improvement Teams
August 2023Mark Your Calendar! SPOTLIGHT: Early Identification and Treatment Topic of WCHQ’s First CKD Event WCHQ To Host Obesity Summit in Madison September 13President’s ColumnRecovery StoriesWAHQ Conference September 8 In WI DellsImprovement Team and Advisory Group Updates
July 2023SPOTLIGHT: WCHQ Re-launching Clinic-level ReportingBehavioral Health Recovery StoriesUniversal Medication Schedule Toolkit Now AvailableImprovement Team and Advisory Group Updates
June 2023President’s ColumnSpotlight: WCHQ Announces Public Reporting ResultsMembership in WCHQ Will Support Your System With New JC Standard WCHQ Launches Toolkit WCHQ Partnership Healthy Metric Releases Mental Health Disparities ReportBehavioral Health Recovery StoriesImprovement Team and Advisory Group Updates
May 2023SPOTLIGHT: WCHQ Accepting Enhanced File Submission MethodsFull-day Health Disparities Event July 27A Firsthand Journey with Chronic Kidney DiseaseRecovery Stories: Navigating health disparities, racism, and stigma to get mental health access Wisconsin Health News Highlights the Disease of ObesityImprovement Team and Advisory Group UpdatesHealth Wisconsin Families Grant Opportunity
April 2023June 22 Statewide Quality Event Details and Registration Now Available "How to help patients with obesity in your primary care office" Webinar May 24Mark Your Calendar! WCHQ Education Event DatesFull-day CKD Event September 26Spotlight: April 24-30 National Infant Immunization WeekRecovery Stories: Navigating health disparities, racism, and stigma to get mental health access HPV Vaccine Project Open to WCHQ-Member Health Systems and ClinicsImprovement Team Updates
March 2023President’s ReportWCHQ’s Data Voyager Gives Members Increased Data Potential Mark Your Calendar! WCHQ Education Event DatesRight Treatment Through Biomarker Testing for Lung CancerRecovery Stories:Spotlight: Colorectal Cancer Awareness MonthImprovement Teams
February 2023Mark Your Calendar!Chronic Disease Learning Collaborative UpdateAstraZeneca Webinar Calls Attention to Chronic Disease DisparitiesSPOTLIGHT: Heart Month: WCHQ Hypertension Workgroup Shares Measures to Control High Blood PressureAntibiotic Stewardship Improvement Team Kicks Off, Still Seeking ParticipantsJoin Now! UW-UNC HPV Vaccine Project to Improve Adolescent Vaccination2023 Call for Applications - Wisconsin Zero Suicide Training
January 2023President’s ColumnSPOTLIGHT: The Impact of Quality Interventions on Long-Term CostsRegister for Disparities in Chronic Kidney Disease & Heart Failure Associated with Type 2 Diabetes EventWCHQ Board Recognition and New Members WCHQ Staffing AnnouncementsJoin Team Working to Increase the Likelihood of a Healthy Mom and Baby at Time of DeliveryJoin the Asthma Improvement TeamHPV Vaccine Project Open to WCHQ-Member Health Systems and Clinics
2022
December 2022President’s ColumnSPOTLIGHT: WCHQ Members Commitment to Continuous Care Reflected in 2022 Measure Results
WCHQ Quality and Value Improvement Event Focuses on Key Priorities
WCHQ Disparities Summit Confirms Health Systems’ Commitment to Health EquityKlein Joins WCHQ Analytics DepartmentImproving Mental Health Care for Medicaid Patients through Primary Care ScreeningsUW-UNC HPV Vaccine Project Open to Wisconsin Health SystemsImprovement TeamsNovember 2022WCHQ Receives DHS Grants to Address Disparities in Maternal Health, Immunizations SPOTLIGHT: November is Diabetes Awareness Month
WCHQ Quality and Value Improvement Event Focuses on Key Priorities
Lori Bue Joins WCHQ Team as Improvement SpecialistWCHQ Obesity Summit Highlights Clinical Aspects and Patient PerspectiveWCHQ OHC Summit Focuses on Disparities and Value-based CareRegister Soon: WCHQ Disparities Summit November 10Improvement TeamsOctober 2022President’s ColumnSPOTLIGHT: Breast Cancer and Depression Screenings
WCHQ Quality and Value Improvement Event Focuses on Key Priorities
WCHQ Board Retreat Reinforces Importance of Member EngagementRegister Now for Two Important Summits: Obesity and DisparitiesEvidence-based Resources Available to Increase HPV Vaccination Rates Improvement TeamsSeptember 2022President’s ColumnSPOTLIGHT: Dramatic Increases Seen in Childhood Obesity Rates
WCHQ Quality and Value Improvement Event Focuses on Key Priorities
IAC Discusses Strategies to Reach Improvement GoalsWCHQ Offers Robust Education OpportunitiesImprovement TeamsAugust 2022WCHQ Reports: Disparities Worsen as Pandemic Halted Clinic VisitsPartnership to Advance Health Equity Launches “Healthy Metric”
WCHQ Quality and Value Improvement Event Focuses on Key Priorities
SPOTLIGHT: WCHQ Sees Fluctuations in Measure ResultsUdy Joins WCHQ BoardWCHQ Seeks to Expand Improvement Strategies to Improve ValueNishida Promoted to Data, Information Manager WCHQ Releases Chronic Disease ToolkitImprovement TeamsJuly 2022President’s ColumnWCHQ In-Person Event Draws Clinicians from Across the State
WCHQ Quality and Value Improvement Event Focuses on Key Priorities
Fort HealthCare Receives WCHQ Top Quality AwardSPOTLIGHT: A Deeper Dive into Immunization DataA Fond Farewell to a Valued Colleague: Mary GordonUpcoming WCHQ Education EventsImprovement TeamsJune 2022President’s ColumnSpotlight on Improvement:
WCHQ Quality and Value Improvement Event Focuses on Key Priorities
Registration Open for WCHQ 2022 Quality and Value Improvement Event and Diabetes SummitWCHQ Will Resume Normal Public Reporting Schedule WCHQ Seeks Data AnalystHPV Vaccinations: We CAN Do Better, says Dr. PriceWCHQ Webinar Explored How Biomarkers Inform Cancer TreatmentImprovement TeamsMay 2022Registration Open for WCHQ 2022 Quality and Value Improvement Event and Diabetes SummitMay is Mental Health Awareness Month
WCHQ Quality and Value Improvement Event Focuses on Key Priorities
WCHQ Public Reporting Returns WCHQ IAC Focuses on Immunizations; Sets 2022 Improvement GoalsNovel Approaches to Behavioral Health Treatment Shared at WCHQ AssemblyWCHQ Presents Disparities Work at UW Population Health Institute SeminarNHP Releases New Sociodemographic ReportUpcoming WCHQ Education EventsImprovement TeamsApril 2022President’s ColumnWCHQ Board: Leading with Purpose
WCHQ Quality and Value Improvement Event Focuses on Key Priorities
Effective Obesity Treatment Critical in Avoiding CostMinority Health Month: WCHQ Disparities Data Guides ImprovementWCHQ Sets Member Data Attestation and Submission DeadlinesJoin the WCHQ Team: Data Analyst Position Open Education: WCHQ Announces New EventsImprovement TeamsMarch 2022President’s ColumnWCHQ Statewide Data Spotlight: HPV and Colorectal Cancer Screening
WCHQ Quality and Value Improvement Event Focuses on Key Priorities
WCHQ Launches Initiative to Improve CKD CareWCHQ Unveils First Health Care Value ReportWCHQ Introduces Unblinded Reports to Provider MembersWCHQ President Rude Presents at WDA Board MeetingWCHQ Education EventsImprovement TeamsJanuary 2022Registration Open: Using WCHQ Data to Drive Value ImprovementWCHQ Board of Directors Welcomes New Members
WCHQ Quality and Value Improvement Event Focuses on Key Priorities
Slattery Joins WCHQ Team Upcoming WCHQ Education EventsWCHQ IAC Starts Setting 2022 Improvement GoalsFebruary Focus on Heart HealthImprovement Teams2021
December 2021President’s ColumnWCHQ Members Set Rural, Urban Statewide Disparities GoalsWCHQ Committees Identify Initial Set of Measures to Evaluate Value2021 Improvement Review; Looking Ahead to 2022WCHQ Board: Recognition of ServiceWCHQ in Academic Publication: American Journal of Public HealthAsthma Annual Assessment Measure Now Available ImprovementImprovement
November 2021 President’s Column Board Approvals Set Stage for WCHQ to Pursue Aggressive Agenda in 2022WCHQ Announces 2022 Statewide Improvement PrioritiesIn the News: Wisconsin Health News Features WCHQ’s Gabrielle Rude, PhDWCHQ Members Encouraged to Participate on Disparities Improvement Team November Assembly Focused on Pandemic’s Impact on Children and Adolescents Mental HealthImprovement Teams
October 2021President’s Column Register Today: “The Impact of the Pandemic on Adolescent and Child Health”WCHQ will sponsor Executive Summit on Health Disparities December 3Improvement Teams
September 2021President’s Column Board Reviews WCHQ Organizational Values; Discusses Health Care ValueRegister Today: “The Impact of the Pandemic on Adolescent and Child Health”WCHQ Will Start Collecting Asthma Control Test DataImprovement Teams
August 2021President’s ColumnExact Sciences/WCHQ Webinar Focuses on Increasing CRCS RatesWCHQ OHC Summit Promotes CollaborationAsthma Control Test Measure Now AvailableImprovement Teams
July 2021President's ColumnWCHQ Receives AHW, WPP Funding for DisparitiesAHW Funds WCHQ Integrated Behavioral Health InitiativeImprovement Teams
June 2021President’s ColumnGovernor Evers Addresses WCHQ Improvement Event; Woleske Delivers Keynote AddressDiabetes Summit Showcases Innovations in Education, Research, Patient CareAddressing the Impact of the Pandemic on Colorectal Cancer RatesPierce, Smelzer Join WCHQ TeamHarburn Named WCHQ Quality Improvement SpecialistImprovement Teams
May 2021President’s ColumnGov. Evers Confirmed to Speak at WCHQ Improvement EventWCHQ Immunization Summit June 9: Register TodayImprovement TeamsWCHQ Exec Assistant Position Job Posting
April 2021 Upcoming EducationWCHQ Disparities Work Featured in Wisconsin Medical JournalDoing More, Differently: Assembly Showcases New Behavioral Health ApproachesObesity Care Model Shared with WCHQ Advisory GroupImprovement Teams
March 2021 President's ColumnWCHQ Pilots Colonoscopy Quality MeasureNew Obesity Advisory Group FormedCareer Opportunity: Quality Improvement SpecialistProject Seeks to Identify Barriers to HPV Vaccination in Rural ClinicsUpcoming EducationWCHQ Welcomes New Corporate SponsorImprovement TeamsImprovement Teams
2020
December 2020President's ColumnQueram Recognized for Contributions to WCHQ; Assumes Interim CEO Position at NQFIntroducing a New Member Resource: Education HubIt's the Time of Year to Celebrate: New Partners Contribute to WCHQ's Work2021 WCHQ Education Events – Virtual and In PersonData Voyager Update – December 2020WCHQ Improvement Teams
November 2020Message from Chris QueramPresident's ColumnWCHQ Report Identifies Health Disparities in Rural, Urban LocationsKrueger to Lead WCHQ Board in 2021WCHQ Board Selects 2021 Improvement Priorities Member Access to WCHQ Measure Results Coming SoonWCHQ Improvement Priorities
October 2020President's ColumnWCHQ Data Transition Advances; Preview Period for Fall Reporting Starts in DecemberWinsand Named Director, Practice TransformationGigot to Represent WCHQ on CQMC Steering CommitteeFive Regional Dental Organizations First in Nation to Publicly Report Quality IndicatorsWCHQ to Release New Disparities Report at November 12 AssemblyMember Spotlight: Marshfield Clinic Health System’s Comprehensive Medication Management PilotAlcohol Screening and Implementation in Wisconsin Primary Care PracticesACH Team Reviews Changes to NCQA’s HEDIS Pediatric Quality MeasuresNovember is National Diabetes Month: Promotional Resources Available
September 2020President's ColumnWCHQ Board Retreat Focuses on Future VisionWatch this Webinar to Answer the Question: Why Get VaccinatedWCHQ Education: On Demand and Upcoming EventsSteering Team UpdatesWCHQ New Data Platform Project Status
May 2020President's ColumnSecretary-designee Palm Briefs WCHQ Board on State’s COVID-19 PlanSpotlight: Telehealth Role in Managing Chronic Care During COVID-19WCHQ Announces Infection Prevention and Behavioral Health Webinars in JuneWCHQ Releases New Depression Screening/Treatment Toolkit Amid COVID CrisisWCHQ Steering Team ReportsCOVID-19 Reports Identify Areas of State at Higher Risk for Severe Illness
April 2020President's ColumnWCHQ, HIP Reports Help Health Systems Respond to COVID-19News: While COVID-19 Paused Preventive Visits; Wisconsin Health Care Community Urges Patients to Connect with PhysiciansMember Resource: Key Considerations for Off-Site COVID-19 TestingWCHQ Oral Health Collaborative Fosters Networking, Support for Dental CommunityGSK, WCHQ Partner to Help Improve Care for Patients with Diabetes
March 2020President's ColumnWCHQ Names Rude President/CEO-designeeTransition to SymphonyCare Data Platform AdvancesWCHQ Transformation Team Update: Incorporating COVID-19 into Steering Team WorkApril is Minority Health MonthWCHQ Education On Hold, Tentative 2020 CalendarWCHQ Oral Health Collaborative Members Share Measurement, Integration Strategies
February 2020Health Care Systems Will Face New Challenges as Disruptors Move InRegistration Open for WCHQ Assembly, “Innovations in Behavioral Health Access and Treatment”The ABIMF Recognizes WCHQ for Building Trust in Health Care; Invites ApplicationsCelebrate and Learn with WCHQ June 16 in Madison
June 2020President's ColumnNew Update on Fall 2020 Measure SpecificationsWCHQ Member Highlight: Sixteenth StreetWCHQ Steering Team UpdatesA Brief Update on the Transition to a New Data PlatformEducation Events
August 2020President's ColumnWCHQ Education: On Demand and Upcoming EventsFlu Vaccine During a PandemicAugust 17 Webinar Focused on Asthma Management Tools and Implementation StrategiesWCHQ Webinar Addressed How to Identify and Assist Patients Experiencing Domestic ViolenceSteering Team Updates
July 2020President's ColumnWCHQ Recognizes Members for Excellence in Quality Improvement, Clinical PerformanceMeasure Changes Bring Better Alignment Between HEDIS and WCHQ MeasuresWCHQ Live Webinars: August – SeptemberWCHQ Steering Teams UpdateDelta Dental – WI Helps Schools Provide Safe Water During Pandemic
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