The Health Care Authority (HCA) is beginning the process of recouping overpayments and correcting underpayments of electronic health record (EHR) incentive payments to hospitals.... Read More >>
To prepare for the SFY 2015 Disproportional Share Hospital (DSH) audit... Read More >>
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015 requires the... Read More >>
The House and Senate released their respective budgets last week. Both budgets include significant funding for K-12 education, as well as some funding for behavioral health. ... Read More >>
The Health Care Authority recently notified many hospitals of payment rate increases for inpatient psychiatric services authorized by the legislature in the 2017 legislative session budget.... Read More >>
The Health Care Authority released its Request for Proposal for Fully Integrated Managed Care. ... Read More >>
The Medicare Provider Reimbursement Manual requires hospitals to adjust their Medicare cost reports to eliminate the portion of association dues related to lobbying expenses.... Read More >>
Are you getting full reimbursement from your managed care payors? ... Read More >>
The 2018 legislative session has been underway for about a week and a half, and WSHA is already deeply involved in a number of key issues affecting hospitals. ... Read More >>
About six months ago, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) changed the method of collecting hospital payments for charity care assessments.... Read More >>
