Project Summary:
This event is one of four Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality (WCHQ) annual convenings aimed at advancing healthcare quality; addressing health disparities and promoting health equity; supporting professional development and networking; and promoting innovation with real-world impact through the dissemination of its members' work.
This event will focus on the need for upstream interventions to prevent complications in healthcare, whether that means preventing disease through immunizations or intervening early in existing chronic diseases. Attendees will understand the role of quality data and quality improvement in preventing disease development and progression, with participants learning the relationship between improved prevention, better outcomes, and lower healthcare costs.
Presentations will support the event's goal of improving health equity and health outcomes by providing real-world practices that can be easily replicated at attendees' organizations. The networking and follow-up opportunities for connection and the general culture of sharing the “secret sauce” between WCHQ members happen at these events, and attendees leave with real-world, practical strategies for implementation.
Organizers anticipate at least 180 attendees at this event. This event is public and open to anyone in the healthcare ecosystem working to improve healthcare quality. The event’s primary audience and marketing focus will be Wisconsin health system clinical staff, quality nurses and quality staff, social workers, and community programming throughout the state. This type of opportunity brings providers together to network and collaborate on best practices and initiatives to improve care. The focus of the event is on WCHQ's partners and members; they anticipate that at least 15 health systems statewide will be represented and plan on a national presence from at least two of our pharmaceutical partners.
Community Partners: University of Wisconsin - Madison, Mercyhealth, University of Wisconsin - Madison/UW Health, SSM Health, Emplify Health, Reedsburg Area Medical Center, ThedaCare; and Emplify Health