What is the Clinical Resource Center?

The CRC website is designed to provide key information about clinical care for staff working in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). The CRC project began as a Civil Money Penalty (CMP) funded research project in 2007. The website, originally called WCRC (Wisconsin Clinical Resource Center) was designed by the Center for Health Systems Research and Analysis (CHSRA) at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. The project was jointly sponsored by the Wisconsin Health Care Association (WHCA), LeadingAge Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (WI DHS). Funding for the Wisconsin and national CRC website continues to be provided by the Wisconsin DHS.

Who can access the Clinical Resource Center?

Website access is currently available to staff working in Wisconsin nursing homes and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS). 2017 marked the beginning of a new pilot project between CHSRA and the Texas Health Care Association (THCA) which will provide CRC access to staff working in 500 SNFs in the state of Texas, this access will be provided by the THCA.

What is available on the CRC website?

The following Care Area Modules and the Training Modules are currently available on the CRC website, as well as full copies of the AMDA Clinical Practice Guides and other tools and resources from AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. The website is not intended as an exhaustive listing of all resources; the key content identified has been selected by a diverse group of professionals working in long-term care. To facilitate ease of use, each care area module is organized using a framework that provides tools, guidelines, related regulations and additional resources for learning. We hope this will provide a dynamic forum for sharing useful information and resources.