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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a rule change in August that modified the public health and clinical data exchange objectives by adding an antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance (AUR) measure that will be required to be implemented by the 2024 reporting period (with few exceptions)... Read More >>

On Oct. 1, the Health Care Authority (HCA) implemented a new policy and related daily reimbursement for an administrative day rate for a new population. This new policy includes birthing parents and their newborn who had an in-utero exposure to a substance that may lead to physiologic dependence and non-pharmacologic firstline treatment by the birth parent... Read More >>

The Psychiatry Consultation Line (PCL) is a free service offered to all providers in Washington State to create convenient access to psychiatric consultation when treating a patient with a behavioral health concern... Read More >>

Join WSHA from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5 for the webinar, “Improving Care for Neurodiverse Patients.”... Read More >>

Join WSHA from 1-2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4 for the webinar “Improving Health Care Equity: Joint Commission Accreditation Standards and Resources.”... Read More >>

Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has posted updated Standing Orders for Pfizer-BioNTech 12 years and older and Moderna 18 years and older... Read More >>

WSHA is a committed partner in the Washington State Opioid Response Plan, and in collaboration with the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA). In partnership, we would like to share that the next phase of the Starts with One pharmacy program will commence in October... Read More >>

Falls Prevention Awareness Week is a nationwide effort to raise awareness on preventing falls and reducing falls risks, this year celebrated from Sept. 18-24... Read More >>

Please join WSHA and Washington Hospital Services (WHS) from 11 a.m. to noon Thursday, Sept. 29 for the first in a series of webinars that will highlight important procedure trends utilizing our latest DASH Premium Dashboard: Surgical Procedures... Read More >>

HRQ’s Safety Program for MRSA Prevention is recruiting hospital-based surgical teams to reduce surgical site infections, including methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections... Read More >>