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2023
November 2023
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Spotlight: Colorectal Cancer Screening
WCHQ Members Close Disparities Gaps
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month
WCHQ Members Gather to Share Strategies to Address Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Crisis in Wisconsin
Improve Your Health System’s HPV Vaccination Rates in 2024
Recovery Stories
WCHQ Hosts National Alliance on Mental Illness: Mental Health Action Partnership Meeting
October 2023
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President’s Report
SPOTLIGHT: Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Recovery Stories
Improve Your Health System’s HPV Vaccination Rates in 2024
WCHQ Seeks Community Health Workers to Tell Their Story
Conference Attendees Take Action Following Chronic Kidney Disease Seminar
Improvement Teams
September 2023
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SPOTLIGHT: Members Partner to Reduce Maternal Mortality and Morbidity
September is Suicide Prevention Month
WCHQ Hosts Third Obesity Summit
WCHQ Member Access Community Health Center Receives WPHCA Performance Excellence Award
Improvement Teams
August 2023
Mark Your Calendar!
SPOTLIGHT: Early Identification and Treatment Topic of WCHQ’s First CKD Event
WCHQ To Host Obesity Summit in Madison September 13
President’s Column
Recovery Stories
WAHQ Conference September 8 In WI Dells
Improvement Team and Advisory Group Updates
July 2023
SPOTLIGHT: WCHQ Re-launching Clinic-level Reporting
Behavioral Health Recovery Stories
Universal Medication Schedule Toolkit Now Available
Improvement Team and Advisory Group Updates
June 2023
President’s Column
Spotlight: WCHQ Announces Public Reporting Results
Membership in WCHQ Will Support Your System With New JC Standard
WCHQ Launches Toolkit
WCHQ Partnership Healthy Metric Releases Mental Health Disparities Report
Behavioral Health Recovery Stories
Improvement Team and Advisory Group Updates
May 2023
SPOTLIGHT: WCHQ Accepting Enhanced File Submission Methods
Full-day Health Disparities Event July 27
A Firsthand Journey with Chronic Kidney Disease
Recovery Stories: Navigating health disparities, racism, and stigma to get mental health access
Wisconsin Health News Highlights the Disease of Obesity
Improvement Team and Advisory Group Updates
Health Wisconsin Families Grant Opportunity
April 2023
June 22 Statewide Quality Event Details and Registration Now Available
"How to help patients with obesity in your primary care office" Webinar May 24
Mark Your Calendar! WCHQ Education Event Dates
Full-day CKD Event September 26
Spotlight: April 24-30 National Infant Immunization Week
Recovery Stories: Navigating health disparities, racism, and stigma to get mental health access
HPV Vaccine Project Open to WCHQ-Member Health Systems and Clinics
Improvement Team Updates
March 2023
President’s Report
WCHQ’s Data Voyager Gives Members Increased Data Potential
Mark Your Calendar! WCHQ Education Event Dates
Right Treatment Through Biomarker Testing for Lung Cancer
Recovery Stories:
Spotlight: Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Improvement Teams
February 2023
Mark Your Calendar!
Chronic Disease Learning Collaborative Update
AstraZeneca Webinar Calls Attention to Chronic Disease Disparities
SPOTLIGHT: Heart Month: WCHQ Hypertension Workgroup Shares Measures to Control High Blood Pressure
Antibiotic Stewardship Improvement Team Kicks Off, Still Seeking Participants
Join Now! UW-UNC HPV Vaccine Project to Improve Adolescent Vaccination
2023 Call for Applications - Wisconsin Zero Suicide Training
January 2023
President’s Column
SPOTLIGHT: The Impact of Quality Interventions on Long-Term Costs
Register for Disparities in Chronic Kidney Disease & Heart Failure Associated with Type 2 Diabetes Event
WCHQ Board Recognition and New Members
WCHQ Staffing Announcements
Join Team Working to Increase the Likelihood of a Healthy Mom and Baby at Time of Delivery
Join the Asthma Improvement Team
HPV Vaccine Project Open to WCHQ-Member Health Systems and Clinics
2022
December 2022
President’s Column
SPOTLIGHT: 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 Equity
Klein Joins WCHQ Analytics Department
Improving Mental Health Care for Medicaid Patients through Primary Care Screenings
UW-UNC HPV Vaccine Project Open to Wisconsin Health Systems
Improvement Teams
November 2022
WCHQ 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 Specialist
WCHQ Obesity Summit Highlights Clinical Aspects and Patient Perspective
WCHQ OHC Summit Focuses on Disparities and Value-based Care
Register Soon: WCHQ Disparities Summit November 10
Improvement Teams
October 2022
President’s Column
SPOTLIGHT: Breast Cancer and Depression Screenings
WCHQ Quality and Value Improvement Event Focuses on Key Priorities
WCHQ Board Retreat Reinforces Importance of Member Engagement
Register Now for Two Important Summits: Obesity and Disparities
Evidence-based Resources Available to Increase HPV Vaccination Rates
Improvement Teams
September 2022
President’s Column
SPOTLIGHT: Dramatic Increases Seen in Childhood Obesity Rates
WCHQ Quality and Value Improvement Event Focuses on Key Priorities
IAC Discusses Strategies to Reach Improvement Goals
WCHQ Offers Robust Education Opportunities
Improvement Teams
August 2022
WCHQ Reports: Disparities Worsen as Pandemic Halted Clinic Visits
Partnership to Advance Health Equity Launches “Healthy Metric”
WCHQ Quality and Value Improvement Event Focuses on Key Priorities
SPOTLIGHT: WCHQ Sees Fluctuations in Measure Results
Udy Joins WCHQ Board
WCHQ Seeks to Expand Improvement Strategies to Improve Value
Nishida Promoted to Data, Information Manager
WCHQ Releases Chronic Disease Toolkit
Improvement Teams
July 2022
President’s Column
WCHQ 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 Award
SPOTLIGHT: A Deeper Dive into Immunization Data
A Fond Farewell to a Valued Colleague: Mary Gordon
Upcoming WCHQ Education Events
Improvement Teams
June 2022
President’s Column
Spotlight on Improvement:
WCHQ Quality and Value Improvement Event Focuses on Key Priorities
Registration Open for WCHQ 2022 Quality and Value Improvement Event and Diabetes Summit
WCHQ Will Resume Normal Public Reporting Schedule
WCHQ Seeks Data Analyst
HPV Vaccinations: We CAN Do Better, says Dr. Price
WCHQ Webinar Explored How Biomarkers Inform Cancer Treatment
Improvement Teams
May 2022
Registration Open for WCHQ 2022 Quality and Value Improvement Event and Diabetes Summit
May 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 Goals
Novel Approaches to Behavioral Health Treatment Shared at WCHQ Assembly
WCHQ Presents Disparities Work at UW Population Health Institute Seminar
NHP Releases New Sociodemographic Report
Upcoming WCHQ Education Events
Improvement Teams
April 2022
President’s Column
WCHQ Board: Leading with Purpose
WCHQ Quality and Value Improvement Event Focuses on Key Priorities
Effective Obesity Treatment Critical in Avoiding Cost
Minority Health Month: WCHQ Disparities Data Guides Improvement
WCHQ Sets Member Data Attestation and Submission Deadlines
Join the WCHQ Team: Data Analyst Position Open
Education: WCHQ Announces New Events
Improvement Teams
March 2022
President’s Column
WCHQ Statewide Data Spotlight: HPV and Colorectal Cancer Screening
WCHQ Quality and Value Improvement Event Focuses on Key Priorities
WCHQ Launches Initiative to Improve CKD Care
WCHQ Unveils First Health Care Value Report
WCHQ Introduces Unblinded Reports to Provider Members
WCHQ President Rude Presents at WDA Board Meeting
WCHQ Education Events
Improvement Teams
January 2022
Registration Open: Using WCHQ Data to Drive Value Improvement
WCHQ Board of Directors Welcomes New Members
WCHQ Quality and Value Improvement Event Focuses on Key Priorities
Slattery Joins WCHQ Team
Upcoming WCHQ Education Events
WCHQ IAC Starts Setting 2022 Improvement Goals
February Focus on Heart Health
Improvement Teams
2021
December 2021
President’s Column
WCHQ Members Set Rural, Urban Statewide Disparities Goals
WCHQ Committees Identify Initial Set of Measures to Evaluate Value
2021 Improvement Review; Looking Ahead to 2022
WCHQ Board: Recognition of Service
WCHQ in Academic Publication: American Journal of Public Health
Asthma Annual Assessment Measure Now Available
Improvement
Improvement
November 2021
President’s Column
Board Approvals Set Stage for WCHQ to Pursue Aggressive Agenda in 2022
WCHQ Announces 2022 Statewide Improvement Priorities
In the News: Wisconsin Health News Features WCHQ’s Gabrielle Rude, PhD
WCHQ Members Encouraged to Participate on Disparities Improvement Team
November Assembly Focused on Pandemic’s Impact on Children and Adolescents Mental Health
Improvement Teams
October 2021
President’s Column
Register Today: “The Impact of the Pandemic on Adolescent and Child Health”
WCHQ will sponsor Executive Summit on Health Disparities December 3
Improvement Teams
September 2021
President’s Column
Board Reviews WCHQ Organizational Values; Discusses Health Care Value
Register Today: “The Impact of the Pandemic on Adolescent and Child Health”
WCHQ Will Start Collecting Asthma Control Test Data
Improvement Teams
August 2021
President’s Column
Exact Sciences/WCHQ Webinar Focuses on Increasing CRCS Rates
WCHQ OHC Summit Promotes Collaboration
Asthma Control Test Measure Now Available
Improvement Teams
July 2021
President's Column
WCHQ Receives AHW, WPP Funding for Disparities
AHW Funds WCHQ Integrated Behavioral Health Initiative
Improvement Teams
June 2021
President’s Column
Governor Evers Addresses WCHQ Improvement Event; Woleske Delivers Keynote Address
Diabetes Summit Showcases Innovations in Education, Research, Patient Care
Addressing the Impact of the Pandemic on Colorectal Cancer Rates
Pierce, Smelzer Join WCHQ Team
Harburn Named WCHQ Quality Improvement Specialist
Improvement Teams
May 2021
President’s Column
Gov. Evers Confirmed to Speak at WCHQ Improvement Event
WCHQ Immunization Summit June 9: Register Today
Improvement Teams
WCHQ Exec Assistant Position Job Posting
April 2021
Upcoming Education
WCHQ Disparities Work Featured in Wisconsin Medical Journal
Doing More, Differently: Assembly Showcases New Behavioral Health Approaches
Obesity Care Model Shared with WCHQ Advisory Group
Improvement Teams
March 2021
President's Column
WCHQ Pilots Colonoscopy Quality Measure
New Obesity Advisory Group Formed
Career Opportunity: Quality Improvement Specialist
Project Seeks to Identify Barriers to HPV Vaccination in Rural Clinics
Upcoming Education
WCHQ Welcomes New Corporate Sponsor
Improvement Teams
Improvement Teams
February 2021
President's Column
Novo Nordisk, WCHQ Partner to Improve Care, Reduce Obesity
Education: Acting on the “ACT” Score: What an Asthma Control Test Can Do for You
WCHQ IAC Focus on Disparities in 2021
WCHQ Improvement Teams
January 2021
President's Column
Register Today for this Important 2/4/21 Webinar
WCHQ’s Winsand Will Chair Dane County Immunization Coalition
Improvement Teams Update
2020
December 2020
President's Column
Queram Recognized for Contributions to WCHQ; Assumes Interim CEO Position at NQF
Introducing a New Member Resource: Education Hub
It's the Time of Year to Celebrate: New Partners Contribute to WCHQ's Work
2021 WCHQ Education Events – Virtual and In Person
Data Voyager Update – December 2020
WCHQ Improvement Teams
November 2020
Message from Chris Queram
President's Column
WCHQ Report Identifies Health Disparities in Rural, Urban Locations
Krueger to Lead WCHQ Board in 2021
WCHQ Board Selects 2021 Improvement Priorities
Member Access to WCHQ Measure Results Coming Soon
WCHQ Improvement Priorities
October 2020
President's Column
WCHQ Data Transition Advances; Preview Period for Fall Reporting Starts in December
Winsand Named Director, Practice Transformation
Gigot to Represent WCHQ on CQMC Steering Committee
Five Regional Dental Organizations First in Nation to Publicly Report Quality Indicators
WCHQ to Release New Disparities Report at November 12 Assembly
Member Spotlight: Marshfield Clinic Health System’s Comprehensive Medication Management Pilot
Alcohol Screening and Implementation in Wisconsin Primary Care Practices
ACH Team Reviews Changes to NCQA’s HEDIS Pediatric Quality Measures
November is National Diabetes Month: Promotional Resources Available
September 2020
President's Column
WCHQ Board Retreat Focuses on Future Vision
Watch this Webinar to Answer the Question: Why Get Vaccinated
WCHQ Education: On Demand and Upcoming Events
Steering Team Updates
WCHQ New Data Platform Project Status
May 2020
President's Column
Secretary-designee Palm Briefs WCHQ Board on State’s COVID-19 Plan
Spotlight: Telehealth Role in Managing Chronic Care During COVID-19
WCHQ Announces Infection Prevention and Behavioral Health Webinars in June
WCHQ Releases New Depression Screening/Treatment Toolkit Amid COVID Crisis
WCHQ Steering Team Reports
COVID-19 Reports Identify Areas of State at Higher Risk for Severe Illness
April 2020
President's Column
WCHQ, HIP Reports Help Health Systems Respond to COVID-19
News: While COVID-19 Paused Preventive Visits; Wisconsin Health Care Community Urges Patients to Connect with Physicians
Member Resource: Key Considerations for Off-Site COVID-19 Testing
WCHQ Oral Health Collaborative Fosters Networking, Support for Dental Community
GSK, WCHQ Partner to Help Improve Care for Patients with Diabetes
March 2020
President's Column
WCHQ Names Rude President/CEO-designee
Transition to SymphonyCare Data Platform Advances
WCHQ Transformation Team Update: Incorporating COVID-19 into Steering Team Work
April is Minority Health Month
WCHQ Education On Hold, Tentative 2020 Calendar
WCHQ Oral Health Collaborative Members Share Measurement, Integration Strategies
February 2020
Health Care Systems Will Face New Challenges as Disruptors Move In
Registration Open for WCHQ Assembly, “Innovations in Behavioral Health Access and Treatment”
The ABIMF Recognizes WCHQ for Building Trust in Health Care; Invites Applications
Celebrate and Learn with WCHQ June 16 in Madison
June 2020
President's Column
New Update on Fall 2020 Measure Specifications
WCHQ Member Highlight: Sixteenth Street
WCHQ Steering Team Updates
A Brief Update on the Transition to a New Data Platform
Education Events
August 2020
President's Column
WCHQ Education: On Demand and Upcoming Events
Flu Vaccine During a Pandemic
August 17 Webinar Focused on Asthma Management Tools and Implementation Strategies
WCHQ Webinar Addressed How to Identify and Assist Patients Experiencing Domestic Violence
Steering Team Updates
July 2020
President's Column
WCHQ Recognizes Members for Excellence in Quality Improvement, Clinical Performance
Measure Changes Bring Better Alignment Between HEDIS and WCHQ Measures
WCHQ Live Webinars: August – September
WCHQ Steering Teams Update
Delta Dental – WI Helps Schools Provide Safe Water During Pandemic
