COVID-19

Attn: All Wisconsin Nursing Homes In appreciation and support of the challenging work you do every day to protect some of our most vulnerable individuals, Wisconsin is moving forward with a plan [...]

Please visit the link below to view DQA Quarterly Information Update – April https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/newsletters/dqa-update-2020-04.pdf. Prior DQA Quarterly Information Updates are posted [...]

Wisconsin NHSN Users-LTC Wednesday, May 13, 1:00–2:00 p.m. Please join DHS Healthcare-Associated Infections Prevention Program (HAI Program) staff for a live walk-through of the new National [...]

Bureau of Communicable Diseases, May 8, 2020 Summary Wisconsin DHS and CDC now prioritize COVID-19 testing for asymptomatic people in a wider range of scenarios to support the public health [...]

Wisconsin’s new Battelle Memorial Institute Critical Care Decontamination System™ (CCDS) is now ready and available for use by the state’s health care workers and first responders for [...]

MADISON —​Gov. Tony Evers announced today that the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has launched a new online resource that makes it easier for the public to access testing sites [...]

Division of Quality Assurance: Notifications & Updates Attn: All Wisconsin Providers Performing COVID-19 Laboratory Testing The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued [...]

Attn: Nursing Home Providers Nursing Home providers and stakeholders are invited to attend a weekly webinar hosted by the Division of Quality Assurance (DQA). During this time, the DQA will [...]

Attn: Nursing Home Providers Please visit the following link to view DQA Memo 20-008 / State Licensure Application for Temporary Nursing Facility Expansion Units and Transfer Options during the [...]

COVID-19: Health Alert #7 Recommendations and Reporting Requirements Bureau of Communicable Diseases, May 1, 2020  Summary: A growing number of serologic tests for detection of IgG and/or IgM [...]