WISHIN Connections Monthly Newsletter

April 2022

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WISHIN Proves to Be A Valuable Resource for This Wisconsin City Read Article Here's Why WISHIN Board Member Jim Lorence Believes Every Doctor in the State Needs to Know About WISHIN Read Article

WISHIN Welcomes Carole Gray Unis Carole Gray Unis has joined WISHIN as its new Community Outreach Specialist. Carole has decades of experience in the healthcare, pharmacy, insurance, and technology industries. In previous positions, she was instrumental in developing clinical service platforms and supporting national interoperable pharmacy and payer networks. At WISHIN, Carole will lead or support a variety of customer-engagement efforts to help ensure that customers maximize the value of their WISHIN investments and to help WISHIN plan for future use cases or functionality enhancements. Contact Carole at cgrayunis@wishin.org Check out Carole’s bio and information about the rest of the WISHIN team here.

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WISHIN Participant Updates

April Updates

Supportive Personal Care Services has contracted to use WISHIN Pulse. Sheboygan County Public Health Department has contracted to contribute ADTs and CCDAs, and use WISHIN Pulse iCare has contracted to use WISHIN for HEDIS supplemental data.

Connecting more than 2,000 sites of care and providing access to clinical data for millions of unique patients every day. Check out the participant map to see connections in your area! WISHIN Participant Map

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Amaze your friends with these WISHIN facts!

WISHIN was part of the first cohort of HIEs nationwide to earn a certificate from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) under the NCQA’s new Data Aggregator Validation (DAV) program. Medicaid pharmacy claims data is visible within WISHIN Pulse. The WISHIN network includes nearly 120 hospitals Go to wishin.org for more information about WISHIN.

People are talking. What are they saying?

“Using WISHIN Pulse has improved care coordination and quality performance.” iCare "WISHIN allows us to access the information we need more efficiently, which saves us time and money.” Ryan Brothers Ambulance  "I really feel there is a place for WISHIN for any agency that works with clients. It really provides a more complete picture than you might get from the family or the individual.” Darren Rausch, MS, CPH Health Officer/Director, City of Greenfield Health Department

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