Category Archives: Wisconsin Hospitals

New Memorandum On Telehealth In Mental Health and Substance Abuse Programs

By John Fisher, JD, CHC, CCEP Wisconsin Updates Telehealth Guidance for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Programs Client Alert: August 11, 2015 What Changed? The Wisconsin Division of Quality Assurance (DQA) has issued updated guidance on the use of telehealth … Continue reading

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Wisconsin Duty to Warn and Wisconsin Mental Health Confidentiality

Wisconsin Duty to Warn: When Safety Concerns Collide with Confidentiality Rules Mental health professionals, law enforcement agencies, counties, and other public entities often face a hard practical question: what can be shared when a patient makes a credible threat against … Continue reading

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Health Law Firm Opens Green Bay Office

By Fisher, JD, CHC, CCEP <   Health Care Attorney John Fisher Announces Virtual Legal Services for Green Bay, Menominee, Appleton, Oshkosh, and the Greater Fox Valley Attorney John Fisher, a health care lawyer with more than 30 years of … Continue reading

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The Joint Commission COVID-19 Resources

The Joint Commission, one of the nation’s top accreditation organizations for health care providers, has published a variety of useful resources for health care organizations.  The resources provide some excellent coverage and are useful for all providers who are facing … Continue reading

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Joint Commission COVID-19 Resources

The Joint Commission, one of the nation’s top accreditation organizations for health care providers, has published a variety of useful resources for health care organizations. The resources provide some excellent coverage and are useful for all providers who are facing the Coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading

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Clinical Integration Readiness – Determining Organizational Readiness to Clinically Integration

Is Your Organization Ready to Build a Clinically Integrated Network? January 26, 2016 Start with the Right Readiness Assessment Clinically integrated networks can help health systems, hospitals, and physician organizations align around better care, stronger quality performance, and more efficient … Continue reading

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How Much Clinical Integration Is Enough?

By John Fisher, JD, CHC, CCEP   Analysis of all available resources makes it clear that there is no single formula for achieving clinical integration and each organization will be unique in the mechanisms and processes that are used to … Continue reading

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Medical Record Copying Charges In Wisconsin

Wisconsin Law Release of Patient Medical Records Wisconsin Law requires health care organizations to provide records are to patients “on request.”  Records can be provided directly to the health care provider subject to payment of the statutory fees.  Patient must … Continue reading

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Wisconsin Health Law Legislation Signed By Governor Walker

Health Care Legislation Signed By Governor Walker  Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed 63 new pieces of legislation into law on April 9, 2014, several of which relate to the health care industry.  The new health care legislation includes the following: … Continue reading

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Increasing Opportunities in Home Health Care Industry

As Baby Boomers age and traditional institutional health care costs skyrocket, there is a trend toward providing care in lower cost settings.  Payment policies and patient demand are forcing more care into the patient’s home.  Much of the care that … Continue reading

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