To help address Eastern Washington’s continuing need for behavioral health care, Providence Health Care has opened RISE, an outpatient behavioral health program for adults and adolescents. As a day program, RISE — which stands for Resources, Insight, Support and Empowerment — allows patients to return home at the end of the day to continue building family and community relationships.... Read More >>
Remember to get your flu vaccine! Getting your flu vaccine is not just the best way to protect yourself from getting sick, but it is also a way to protect vulnerable members of our community. The very young, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems can be unsuitable for vaccinations. By getting vaccinated, you can literally save the lives of those who cannot protect themselves from the flu.... Read More >>
WSHA has partnered with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to offer the AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units: Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI. WSHA is recruiting participants for the program’s next cohort. ... Read More >>
The Washington Poison Center will soon launch its 2019 Hospital Fair Share program, requesting individual hospitals and health care systems in Washington State make an annual community benefit investment, which helps fund continued access to emergency poison control services for their institutions.... Read More >>
Recent member news from the October 25, 2018 Weekly Report.... Read More >>
The purpose of this bulletin is to inform 340B hospitals of an American Hospital Association (AHA) initiative to help protect the 340B drug discount program and encourage hospitals to participate in the initiative. ... Read More >>
WSHA recently published a bulletin describing the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries' (L&I) rulemaking process and pre-proposal draft that could expand the class of workers who qualify for overtime pay.... Read More >>
WSHA sent an email to hospital CFOs and legal counsel with information about the Department of Health’s charity care rulemaking. ... Read More >>
WSHA recently provided comments to the State Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) on its new draft legislation on billing and payment for out-of-network services.... Read More >>
At WSHA’s request, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) recently completed rulemaking to remove an obsolete requirement that hospitals submit estimated annual budgets to the department.... Read More >>
