Two weeks ago, WSHA staff held a webinar and sent information to hospital CFOs asking each hospital in Washington to adopt a new, standardized and simplified financial assistance application and communication process. This standardized application was developed at the request of the WSHA Board by a workgroup of WSHA member hospital patient account managers. ... Read More >>
WSHA has been actively following recent developments in Medicare payment for Rural Health Clinics (RHCs). Medicare Administrative Contractors have been instructed temporarily to hold all claims from RHCs for dates of service after April 1, 2016 until a correction is made in the payment file.... Read More >>
Hospitals are subject to an array of state and federal requirements regarding posting signage in hospitals and providing notices to patients, staff and the community. WSHA has prepared a list of signage requirements for hospitals to reference.... Read More >>
Many of our members have expressed frustration with the increasing burden of expanding health plan requirements on prior authorizations. WSHA and the Washington State Medical Association have been in discussions with the health plans directly as well as with the Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC). ... Read More >>
On April 28 from 10:00-11:30 a.m., the Health Care Authority will be hosting a webinar to provide hospital staff an overview of the state’s Medicaid readmissions policy and an explanation of the quarterly hospital reports HCA sent each facility as part of its program on potentially preventable readmissions.... Read More >>
o prepare hospital staff for the SFY 2013 Disproportional Share Hospital (DSH) audit, the state’s consultant, Myers and Stauffer conducted a provider training webinar on April 7, which included a brief recap of the DSH rule and detailed overview of survey process. ... Read More >>
Washington Hospital Services Industry Partner SUNRx is introducing a new prescription discount program aimed at helping all patients access discounted medications at any pharmacy. Patients can benefit from the savings of this program regardless of if they are insured, uninsured or underinsured, and they are not required to participate in SunRx’s 340B program. ... Read More >>
Last week, the Washington State Legislature reached agreement on a supplemental budget and concluded its special session. Overall, WSHA is very pleased with the results of the 2016 state legislative session. The budget is very good for hospitals and health systems, provides significant new funding for mental health and makes no significant cuts to hospitals or health care.... Read More >>
Certain changes to Medicare billing requirements may require a delay in payment for some rural health clinic services. We believe the delays in billing will be relatively minor, but are interested in hearing more from those with rural health clinics.... Read More >>
To prepare for the SFY 2013 Disproportional Share Hospital (DSH) audit, the state’s consultant, Myers and Stauffer will be conducting a provider training on April 7, 2016 from 10:30a.m.-1:00 p.m. Myers and Stauffer performs the federally-required annual DSH audits for Washington and several other states. During the provider training session, Myers and Stauffer will provide a brief recap of the DSH rule and go through the survey process in detail.... Read More >>
