WAHQ: Wisconsin Association for Healthcare Quality

Wisconsin Association for Healthcare Quality
2008 Annual Conference
Friday, March 14, 2008

"Driving Performance Forward
Current Trends in Quality"

Holiday Inn Madison at The American Center
5109 W Terrace Drive
Madison, WI 53718
1-800-287-0037

Conference Registration Fees:     Member conference fee   $100
  Non-member conference only   $140
  Annual membership fee   $45

Click here for a PDF version of the conference brochure

Handouts

WAHQ annual meeting

Presentations

Hotel Accommodations (new location this year)
5109 W Terrace Drive
Madison, WI 53718

Agenda  
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30–8:45 a.m. Welcome
8:45–9:45 a.m. Elizabeth Menzer - Wisconsin Forward

Baldrige Criteria & Healthcare
9:45–10:15 a.m. Break/Exhibits & Posters
10:15–11:15 a.m. Julie Bartels – Regional Health Information Organization Wisconsin Health Information Organization (WHIO) Project

Update– Incentive Based Payment
Data Interoperativeability and Public Reporting
11:15–11:45 a.m. Annual Meeting
11:45–12:35 p.m. Lunch/ Break
12:30–2:00 p.m. Legislative Update – P4P / Non Pay for Non Performance
  • Craig Moser, District Director for Congressman Steve Kagen, MD
  • Erick Borgerding. - WHA
  • Bill French - MetaStar - 9th Scope of Work
2:00–2:15 p.m. Break
2:15–3:45 p.m. Using Electronic Medical Record (EMR) for information to Drive Quality and Patient Safety
  • Dr. Paul Knudson
  • Dr. Peter Sanderson
  • Bill French - CPOE – examples on how it improved patient safety.
  • Dana Richardson – WHA

Call for Storyboards
If you are interested in presenting a Storyboard that demonstrates efforts related to Quality & Outcome improvements, please submit a brief description (100 words or less) to Sheri Krueger Dix -- Due by February 29th, 2008.

Email: sdix@fmlh.edu
Phone: 414-805-2801

All storyboard presenters will be requested to provide a 1 page summary article for the WAHQ newsletter. Upon completion of the presentation and article submission, storyboard presenters will receive a 1-yr. transferable WAHQ membership. Attention Earlybirds: You will qualify to participate in a drawing to receive a Q Solutions CPHQ study session when you submit your storyboard by February 20th.

Q-Solutions Training for Quality Professionals:  CPHQ Study Session
Thursday, March 13th
 Click here for more information

Registration
Two ways to register:

Make checks payable to:  WAHQ

CANCELLATION POLICY
Cancellations received more than 10 days prior to the dates of the program will be completely refunded. Cancellations received after that time will be refunded less a $50 cancellation fee. To avoid the cancellation fee, a facility may substitute another attendee. All cancellation requests must be in writing. To cancel, contact Virginia Wyss at vwyss@ameritech.net.

Vendor Information
Do you have a vendor you would like to see at our annual WAHQ conference? Or a vendor you would like to refer? Please send your vendor contact information to Sheri Krueger Dix at sdix@fmlh.edu.

 

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