State of Wisconsin
Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
Office of Health Care Information
Madison
September 1996
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Pursuant to section 153.10 (10), Wis. Stat., we are pleased to submit to the Governor and to the Legislature the quarterly Health Care Data Report. This report is based on hospital inpatient discharge data reported to the Office of Health Care Information by all operating general medical-surgical and specialty hospitals in Wisconsin for the fourth quarter of 1995. It also contains selected ambulatory surgery utilization and charge data from general medical-surgical hospitals and freestanding ambulatory surgery centers in Wisconsin during the same quarter.
This report fulfills the statutory requirement to report "in a manner that permits comparisons among hospitals ... the charges for up to 100 health care services or diagnostic-related groups selected by the office."
Sincerely,
Josephine W. Musser
Commissioner of Insurance
Barbara A. Rudolph
Deputy Director
Office of Health Care Information
Referred to committee on Health.
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State of Wisconsin
Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board
Children's Trust Fund
Madison
December 26, 1996
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
Enclosed is one copy of the Right From the Start Programs Evaluation Report pursuant to the requirements stated under Wisconsin Statutes, Chapter 48.982, Section 7 (h).
Please feel free to contact me at (608) 266-6871 if you have any questions or need additional information.
Sincerely,
Mary Anne M. Snyder
Acting Executive Director
Referred to committee on Children and Families.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
Madison
December 27, 1996
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
1995 Wisconsin Act 27 created s.
46.27 (11g) of the statutes, which requires the Department of Health and Family Services to submit an annual report on its Community Options Program. The attached report describes the persons served, program expenditures and services delivered through the Community Options Program in calendar year 1995.
Community Options is designed to relocate or divert people who need long term care from nursing homes. This is accomplished by offering an alternative package of community services to elderly and disabled persons who are otherwise eligible for Medicaid-funded nursing home care.
The Departments allocates funds to county human service agencies to deliver these community services. In providing services, the county agency may not expend more, on average, than the state portion (about 40%) of the Medicaid cost for nursing home care. The county agency must also maximize funds by accessing any federal funds (Waiver and other Medicaid) available for an individual before using Regular Community Options funds.
The annual report examines program activity for both the Community Options Program and the Community Options Program-Waiver in calendar year 1995.
Sincerely,
Joe Leean
Secretary, DHFS
Referred to committee on Aging and Long Term Care.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
Madison
December 30, 1996
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
Section
46.03(26) of the statutes requires the Department of Health and Family Services to report annually on information system projects under development. The attached report is a summary of the departmental systems currently under development.
Sincerely,
Joe Leean
Secretary, DHFS
Referred to committee on Health.
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State of Wisconsin
Council on Physical Disabilities
Madison
November 1, 1996
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
As required by s.
46.29 (f) of the state statutes, we are submitting to you the annual report of the Council on Physical Disabilities for fiscal year 1996 (July 1, 1995 through June 30, 1996). the Council appreciates the opportunity to participate in state government as a representative of Wisconsin's citizens with physical disabilities.
Sincerely,
Jackie Stenberg
1995-96 Chairperson
Joel Rodney
1996-97 Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
December 1996
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Attached is the Department of Administration's annual report to the Council on Small Business, Veteran-owned and Minority Business Opportunities as required by s.
16.75 (4) (a) 5, Wis. Stats.
The report evaluates the performance of Wisconsin's small businesses in submitting bids or proposals to the state and identifies the department's initiatives to encourage small, veteran-owned and minority businesses to participate in the state's purchasing program.
The report shows that the dollars the state spends with Wisconsin small businesses continues to increase.
* The number of purchase orders placed increased to 92,276 up 3,201 (3.6%) from 1994-95.
* The dollars awarded to Wisconsin small businesses increased to $319,861,066 up $21,913,680 (7.4%) from 1994-95.
* The percent of dollars awarded to Wisconsin small businesses, of all state awards, increased to 40.5% from 38.3% for 1994-95.
* The number of Wisconsin small businesses increased by 1,939 (1.6%) to 121,477.
The report excludes purchase orders to other state agencies as well as orders that are exempt from the purchasing process. It also excludes orders for postage, memberships, telephones, electric power, steam, water, and sewer, as no known Wisconsin small businesses exist to provide these commodities.
The Department of Administration remains strongly committed to working with Wisconsin's small, veteran-owned and minority businesses to increase their competitiveness and participation in the state purchasing program. This commitment is shown by the outreach and assistance activities identified in the report and in the increased share of state dollars ($21 million) awarded to small businesses.
Sincerely,
Mark D. Bugher
Secretary
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction
Madison
December 17, 1996
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
The department is pleased to submit the 1996 Annual Report on the Status of Bilingual-Bicultural Education programs, as required under s.
115.96, Wisconsin Statutes.
The report provides a review of the state's administration and funding of bilingual education in Wisconsin and factors contributing to program expansion and the resulting continuously lower annual reimbursement rates for school districts. The number of pupils served from minority languages, the locations of the state-funded programs during the 1996 fiscal year (July 1, 1995, through June 30, 1996), and staff-related data are included in the report to inform those with responsibilities for ensuring the continued success of bilingual education programs in Wisconsin. I am confident that you will find the report informational, useful and of concern given the rising numbers of pupils to be served absent a corresponding increase in fiscal support by the state.
If you have questions on any aspect of this report, please contact Dr. William J. Erpenbbach, director, equity and Title I, 267-1072. He is willing to discuss these with you at your earliest convenience.
Sincerely,
John T. Benson
State Superintendent
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State of Wisconsin
State Historical Society of Wisconsin
Madison
December 18, 1996
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
I am pleased to send you the second annual report from the Electronic Records Program at the State Historical Society. The State Legislature established the program with a special appropriation in 1994.
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The report includes a Preliminary Preservation Plan for statewide electronic records, a Strategic Plan for the Electronic Records Program, and a report on the attempt to take custody of historical data from the Sentencing Commission. Each of these documents identifies issues that must be addressed to ensure the preservation of Wisconsin's historically significant electronic records.
The Preliminary Preservation Plan identifies three primary objectives required to preserve electronic records of historical value. These objectives must be met at a statewide level as well as by each state and local agency.
1. Develop policy and technical standards for electronic recordkeeping.
The state needs policies and technical standards that emphasize the incorporation of record and archives management capabilities into electronic systems, address minimum recordkeeping capabilities, and policies that identify responsibility for long term management of electronic records of permanent value. In areas where the State Archives has authority, it will develop policies and technical standards. Where authority does not exist, the State Archives will actively advocate and participate in the policy and standards development process.
2. Develop a program to assist state agencies and local governments to establish and maintain reliable electronic records.
State and local government employes need an authoritative, reliable, and consistent source of information and training to effectively create, manage, and preserve electronic records. In early 1997, the State Archives will assess program assistance needs and present recommendations for their improvement or development.
3. Develop a model program to manage electronic records of long-term value.
Agencies that have custody of long term records must maintain an archival program capable of meeting archival requirements. Unfortunately, state standards and best practices to meet archival requirements for electronic records do not exist. The State Archives is examining and evaluating archival requirements for managing electronic records and a model archives program to manage electronic records. The outcome of this work will be the development of archival standards and best practices that state and local agencies may adopt.
