Washington Hospital Services Industry Partner BESLER Consulting will be presenting a three-part educational webinar series exploring revenue recovery opportunities or “found money” often overlooked by hospitals. Part one will take a deeper dive into the unique financial opportunities to be had from Class Action Settlements. ... Read More >>

Recent member news from the July 21, 2016 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

Natural environments help the healing process, but sometimes quiet spaces with natural beauty can be difficult to come by in the city. However, thanks to a unique partnership between the VA Puget Sound Health Care System (VAPSHCS), Veterans and Friends of Puget Sound, Inc. and the University of Washington’s Department of Landscape Architecture, patients and families at the VAPSHCS hospital have a new place to find peace and rejuvenation, as the hospital unveiled a new outdoor healing garden in June.... Read More >>

Washington Hospital Services Industry Partner ZeOmega will host a webinar exploring how population health strategies and tools that can be used by WSHA members to help identify patients with high-risk pregnancies and engage them and intervene with the right care at the right time.... Read More >>

Healthcare Quality Services is looking to add to our roster for specialty specific reviewers! We are currently searching for physicians specializing in urology, otolaryngologyOBGYN and orthopedics.... Read More >>

In addition to being a national leader in recruiting for health care employment, Merritt Hawkins is also a major contributor to the data that helps us understand the health care employment environment. Merritt Hawkins recently completed its national survey on physician access, which they summarized in this video. The survey rates each state according to the ease in which patients can access physicians, measuring it using 33 bench marks.... Read More >>

While Seattle is one of America’s most progressive cities, members of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender queer/questioning (LGBTQ) can still be subject to crimes and discrimination. To offer support to members of the community feeling harassed or in danger, UW Medicine recently became a member of the Seattle Police Department (SPD) Safe Place program and converted all its single-stall bathrooms to gender-neutral.... Read More >>

Recent member news from the July 14, 2016 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

Last Friday, frustrated Superior Court Commissioner Craig Adams issued a historic court opinion, ordering the state to start work immediately to improve the long-term mental health system and the capacity of Western State Hospital. The commissioner’s ruling does not just sound the alarm bell; it requires specific steps be taken. It also directs WSHA to be a partner in selecting a special master to oversee compliance with the court’s order.... Read More >>

In support of raising awareness of the specific mental health challenges facing minority populations, Washington Hospital Services Industry Partner InSight shared several bulletins that they have produced on this topic.... Read More >>