WiHPCA Quarterly DQA Meeting - January 12th, 2023

Register Today for WiHPCA’s Upcoming Quarterly Meeting with the Division of Quality Assurance
January 12, 2023

The meeting will be held virtually and is open to all WiHPCA members and hospice professionals across Wisconsin.

The purpose of the DQA quarterly meetings is to create an opportunity for hospice and palliative care professionals to build and maintain a strong working relationship with a key state regulatory agency that can impact our industry. For members who have not had an opportunity to attend previous quarterly meetings, they provide members with valuable regulatory information and updates, as well as a unique chance to engage DQA staff, asks questions, and request guidance. 

Please, CLICK HERE to visit the DHS Hospice Statistics webpage, which includes vital hospice regulatory data for the calendar year through 2021.

CLICK HERE to submit a question.

• Agenda:

o   Introductions

o   DQA Quarterly Report (4th quarter - 2022):

§  Number of surveys performed

§  Number of complaint surveys (topic and outcome)

§  Number of recertification surveys performed

§  Top 10 survey deficiencies

§  Top 10 facility survey deficiencies related to Life Safety Code and DHS 131

§  Number of new hospice applications

§  Other

o   Questions

§  Questions from WiHPCA members/participants

o   Adjourn