News

WSHA staff and members traveled to Washington, D.C., the week of April 22 to attend the American Hospital Association (AHA) Annual Meeting and meet with members of our state’s congressional delegation... Read More >>

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule April 22 related to staffing requirements in nursing homes that receive Medicaid or Medicare funds. The new requirements exceed Washington’s state-level requirements for nursing home staffing... Read More >>

New Law: Hospital Action Required if Participating or Planning to Participate in Program To: Chief Executive Officers, Chief Medical Officers, Chief Nursing Officers, Legal, Quality and Risk, and Government Affairs... Read More >>

New Law: Hospital Action Required To: Hospital COOs, CMOs, OB Administrative Leads, OB Medical Leads, Pharmacy Leaders, In-House Legal, Government Affairs leaders Please forward to applicable outpatient clinic leaders Staff... Read More >>

In response to concerns voiced by WSHA and member hospitals to state agency staff about the ongoing impacts of the Change Healthcare cyber-attack, the Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC)... Read More >>

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) April 10 issued its hospital inpatient prospective payment system (PPS) and long-term care hospital (LTCH) PPS proposed rule for fiscal year (FY) 2025. WSHA... Read More >>

One of WSHA’s greatest successes from the 2024 legislative session was achieving the enactment of HB 2295, which provides a permanent pathway for hospitals to provide acute care hospital services in a patient’s home... Read More >>

As part of Washington State’s new hospital staffing law – Senate Bill 5236 – hospital staffing committees (HSCs) are required to draft a charter outlining procedures for electing co-chairs, member roles and responsibilities, meeting schedules, and processes by which complaints will be reviewed and resolved... Read More >>

WSHA is continuing to communicate with state agency staff about the impacts of the Change Healthcare cyber-attack and the critical needs of Washington’s hospitals and the patients we serve. While... Read More >>

A new state law, E2SHB 1357, reduces the timeframes for state regulated carriers to respond to prior authorization requests for medical services and prescription drugs with the changes effective January... Read More >>