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Recent member news from the February 2, 2017 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

Eighty percent of job seekers starting their job search on a search engine like Google instead in newspapers or on general job sites like Monster.com. To help our members effectively recruit in the modern job market, Washington Hospital Services Industry Partner HospitalCareers has created WAHospitalJobs.com. ... Read More >>

Washington State has embarked on an ambitious plan, called Healthier Washington, to redesign the health care system in our state so that people are healthier and the cost of health care is more under control. Taking part in this plan requires making some changes to the way care is given and the way providers are reimbursed for treating Medicaid patients. Summit Pacific Medical Center in Elma is testing a demonstration of a new integrated care model that could reach better health outcomes at a lower cost. ... Read More >>

The first session of the LEAD academy is just seven weeks away and spots are filling up fast! The first session covers how to successfully make the transition from being a peer to being a manager and leader. Participants will learn their own leadership preferences and how to best work with people with different preferences. Registration is limited to 30 participants.... Read More >>

Membership update from the January 25, 2017 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

Recent member news from the January 25, 2017 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

It can take more than a year to complete the enrollment process with a payer. This has a profound effect on a hospital’s ability to recruit providers, deliver care to patients and submit claims to payers. One solution to the enrollment problem is to achieve delegated credentialing status. CredSimple, a WHS Industry Partner, has written an educational article outline three things to know and get right about the process.... Read More >>

There simply aren’t enough resources to meet the need for behavioral health treatment in our state, leading to overcrowding of our state psychiatric hospitals and even boarding of patients in need of mental health care in community hospitals. To serve more people, Kirkland-based Fairfax Behavioral Health, a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc., has teamed up with Providence Health & Services to create a freestanding psychiatric hospital in Spokane.... Read More >>

Welcome new WSHA affiliate members BETA Healthcare Group Risk Management Authority, Sodexo and Sound Physicians!... Read More >>

Recent member news from the January 19, 2017 Weekly Report.... Read More >>