Organizations Filed Purposes:
WISCONSIN COLLABORATIVE FOR HEALTHCARE QUALITY, INC. PUBLICLY REPORTS AND BRINGS MEANING TO PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT INFORMATION THAT IMPROVES THE QUALITY AND AFFORDABILITY OF HEALTHCARE IN WISCONSIN, IN TURN IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES.
TO PROMOTE HEALTHCARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTHCARE QUALITY MEASURES & STANDARDS & THE ASSISTANCE OF WISCONSIN HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS & THEIR AFFILIATES IN PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY HEALTHCARE.
WISCONSIN COLLABORATIVE FOR HEALTHCARE QUALITY, INC. (WCHQ) HAD A CONTRACT WITH THE IOWA HEALTHCARE COLLABORATIVE TO SERVE AS WISCONSIN'S PRACTICE TRANSFORMATION NETWORK (PTN) AS PART OF THE LARGER COMPASS PTN WHICH COVERS 8 STATES. COMPASS PTN IS ONE OF 29 PTN'S ACROSS THE NATION AS PART OF THE TRANSFORMING CLINICAL PRACTICE INITIATIVE FUNDED BY THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES. WCHQ PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS TO TRANSITION TO VALUE-BASED HEALTHCARE THROUGH SHARING, ADAPTING AND FURTHER DEVELOPING THEIR COMPREHENSIVE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES. THROUGH KAIZEN EVENTS, LEAN TRAINING, WORKFLOW MAPPING, AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ASSISTANCE, THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS REDUCED READMISSIONS, DEVELOPED CHRONIC CARE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS, INCREASED PATIENTS ACCESSING PATIENT PORTALS, INITIATED PRE-VISIT PLANNING, TRAINED STAFF ON PROPER BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT, AND BUILT A STRONGER DATA STRUCTURE. HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS DEMONSTRATED OVERALL IMPROVEMENTS IN DIABETES AND HYPERTENSION DATA MEASURES ALONG WITH QUALITY, PATIENT-CENTRIC CARE. TWO HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS RECEIVED EARLY EXEMPLAR STATUS, RECEIVING A LETTER OF RECOGNITION FROM DR. ROBERT FLEMMING, THE DIRECTOR OF THE TRANSFORMING CLINICAL PRACTICE INITIATIVE AT THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES. ONE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM WAS RECOGNIZED AS A PINNACLE PRACTICE FOR ITS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS AND PROGRESSION ACROSS THE 5 PRACTICE ASSESSMENT TOOL PHASES. WCHQ HOLDS A CONTRACT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH FOCUSED ON THE PUBLIC REPORTING OF HEALTH DISPARITIES IN WISCONSIN. IN SEPTEMBER 2019 WCHQ RELEASED THE FIRST WISCONSIN HEALTH DISPARITIES REPORT, WHICH IDENTIFIED WHERE DISPARITIES IN HEALTH OUTCOMES AND CARE EXIST IN WISCONSIN. THIS REPORT LOOKED DISPARITIES IN AN INDIVIDUAL'S INSURANCE STATUS, RACE/ETHNICITY, AND GEOGRAPHIC REGION. WCHQ ALSO CONVENED A STATEWIDE LEARNING EVENT ON HEALTH DISPARITIES, WHICH OVER 200 INDIVIDUALS FROM ACROSS THE STATE ATTENDED.WCHQ HAS A CONTRACT WITH WISCONSIN'S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES TO FOCUS ON CHRONIC DISEASE. THIS YEAR WCHQ FACILITATED A REGULAR MEETING OF MEMBERS, THE WCHQ CHRONIC DISEASE LEARNING COLLABORATIVE, WHICH IS A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT GROUP AND MADE UP OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM MEMBER HEALTH SYSTEMS. THE GROUP GUIDES AND SUPPORTS IMPROVEMENT ON DIABETES AND HYPERTENSION CONTROL. DIABETES AND HYPERTENSION QUALITY MEASURES ARE MONITORED ON A REGULAR BASIS. MEETING TOPICS RANGED FROM TEAM-BASED CARE, SELF-MEASURED BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, PRE-DIABETES, ADDRESSING HEALTH DISPARITIES, AS WELL AS OTHER TOPICS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Christopher Queram | PRESIDENT/CEO/BOARD SECRETARY | 40 | $0 |
| Jerry Ward | BOARD TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Kori Krueger Md | BOARD VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Greg Blommel Md | BOARD CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Weier | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Ruth Yarbrough | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Vandermissen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Thompson Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dirk Steinert Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lon Sprecher | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Chris Spahr Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Julie Schuller Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dave Rushlow Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jesley Ruff Dds Mph | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dana Richardson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Resnick Md | DIRECTOR (THRU SEPT.) | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Pritchard Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dean Pollnow Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Moody | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Mcgrail Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Kluever | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michelle Graham Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Christopher Elfner | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Cheryl Demars | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Betsy Clough | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bud Chumbly Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| William Cannon Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kristine Bruno Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Brenton | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Marilu Bintz Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Bartholow Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Bacon | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Imran Andrabi Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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