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NewsWisconsin Receives Coveted Designation of Chartered Value ExchangeSecretary Michael Leavitt of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has recognized Wisconsin for its outstanding commitment to improving the quality and value of health care, and designated Wisconsin as a Chartered Value Exchange. The Wisconsin Healthcare Value Exchange was recently chosen to receive a charter from Secretary Leavitt after an extensive nationwide peer-review process in which 14 of 38 applicants were selected. The designation will provide Wisconsin with new information on the quality of care that physicians provide to patients and access to a nationwide learning network designed to help transform the health care sector into a patient-focused system. The Wisconsin Healthcare Value Exchange is a multi-stakeholder collaborative founded by seven organizations that are deeply committed to advancing a high-quality, patient-centered, cost-effective health care system. The founding organizations include the Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality, Business Health Care Group, Employer Healthcare Alliance Cooperative (The Alliance), MetaStar, Wisconsin Health Information Organization, Wisconsin Hospital Association, and Wisconsin Medical Society. |