BQA Transfer and Name Change
PDF Version of BQA 06-023
(PDF 62 KB)
Date:
October 5, 2006 -- DDES-BQA Memo 06-023
To:
Adult Day Care Centers ADC 07
Adult
Family Homes AFH 08
Ambulatory
Surgery Centers ASC 04
Certified Mental
Health and AODA CMHA 02
Community
Based Residential Facilities CBRF 10
End
Stage Renal Dialysis Units ESRD 03
Facilities
for the Developmentally Disabled (FDD) FDD 05
Home
Health Agencies HHA 03
Hospices
HSPC 06
Hospitals
HOSP 08
Nurse
Aide Training Programs NATP 02
Nursing
Homes NH 13
Outpatient
Rehabilitation Facilities OPT/SP 02
Residential
Care Apartment Complexes RCAC 07
Rural
Health Clinics RHC 02
From: Secretary Helene
Nelson
Sinikka
Santala, DDES Administrator
Otis
Woods, Bureau Director
BQA Transfer and Name Change
Effective October 15, the Bureau of Quality Assurance will
transfer from the Division of Disability and Elder Services (DDES) to the
Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Family Services
(DHFS). The Bureau of Quality Assurance will be renamed the Office of
Quality Assurance and will report directly to the DHFS Secretary’s
Office.
During the past year, BQA has become a strong organization
with a stable and competent management team. It is now well positioned to
become an office with direct reporting structure to the Secretary’s
Office.
This realignment further implements the original DDES
reorganization plan approved by the Department of Administration in March
2003, which indicates that future reengineering and changes to bureau
structure may be necessary. This realignment further implements DDES
restructuring by removing the perceived conflict of interest within DDES
inherent in the current organizational structure that contains the five
regulated entities along with the regulating agency.
For providers and stakeholders,
the transfer of BQA to the secretary’s office will be transparent. The
Office of Quality Assurance will continue to be comprised of four sections
with staff in regional and central offices. The only significant change is
that the OQA will have office status and will report directly to DHFS
Deputy Secretary.
DDES and OQA will continue to
share many strategic goals for quality improvement, regulatory flexibility
and person centered services as we continue to reform the long-term care
system and improve service in the mental health and substance abuse area.
Expect these two organizations to continue to collaborate towards these
shared goals to ensure quality of life and quality of care for Wisconsin
vulnerable citizens.
Contact information for OQA
Management staff is as follows:
Otis Woods, Director
(608) 267-7185
woodsol@dhfs.state.wi.us
Jane Walters, Deputy Director
(608) 266-7952
walteja@dhfs.state.wi.us
Kevin Coughlin, Assisted Living
Section Chief
(920) 448-5255
coughkj@dhfs.state.wi.us
Jan Eakins, Provider Regulation
and Quality Improvement Section Chief
608-266-2055
eakinjl@dhfs.state.wi.us
Cremear Mims,
Health Services Section Chief
(608) 243-2028
mimsch@dhfs.state.wi.us
Paul Peshek, Resident Care
Review Section Chief
(608) 267-0351
pesheph@dhfs.state.wi.us
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