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2023

September 2023 Mark Your Calendar!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

January 2020 President's Column New WCHQ Board Members: Truwit, Potter, Mahaffey, Bartle Registration Open for April 21 Assembly: Focus on Behavioral Health Koberstein Joins WCHQ as Oral Health Program Manager A New Year Brings New Learning Opportunities from WCHQ Wisconsin Partnership Program to Host Advancing Health Equity 2020

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

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