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At the very end of the 2015 legislative session and after an extraordinary amount of negotiation and fine-line review, both the House and the Senate passed, and the Governor signed,... Read More >>

In 2008, MultiCare, a WSHA member and Tacoma-based health system, was one of the first hospitals in the state to begin researching the effectiveness of pulse oximetry screening for detecting congenital... Read More >>

Last week the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) sent providers an alert clarifying that HCA will not be adopting a policy adopted for Medicare Part B contractors regarding specificity of... Read More >>

Washington Hospital Services Industry Partner Besler Consulting, provides revenue consulting that helps health care organizations navigate changing payment models. Their recent blog posts on dedicated observation units and bundled payments... Read More >>

The state Department of Health’s licensing system, ILRS, will be down over the coming weekend from 8 a.m. on August 22 through 5 p.m. on August 23. This is necessary... Read More >>

Last week, the Health Care Authority released a request for proposal (RFP) for the integrated Medicaid contract for Clark and Skamania Counties (see it here). At this time, the southwest region... Read More >>

Some of the most pressing challenges facing WSHA members will be addressed in four “Strategy Sessions” to be presented during WSHA’s Annual Meeting, October 7-8, including: Implementing Population Health: From... Read More >>

The Pharmacy Commission released its second draft rule for sterile compounding Aug. 11. The draft rule aims to provide minimum standards for all licensed facilities that compound sterile drugs. Hospitals... Read More >>

Liz Dunne will take over as president and CEO of PeaceHealth Nov. 1. She is currently a community CEO for Providence Health & Systems South Bay region in Calif.; she... Read More >>

Like the rest of the state, we at WSHA have been watching the progress of the enormous Chelan complex fire and talking regularly with our friends in the area. With... Read More >>