Webcasts
2012 Legislative SessionThursday, January 19, 2012 - 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.A preview of the 2012 session |
||
|
Recording not available for this session. |
2011 Special Legislative SessionWednesday, December 7, 2011 | Noon-1:00 p.m A preview of the 2011 December Special Session |
|
|
Recording not available for this presentation |
Disaster Readiness: Federal Grant ManagementWednesday, December 14, 2011 | Noon-1:00 p.m Reviews the HRSA/ASPR federal funds for disaster readiness. Information specifically geared to help hospitals and other health system partners understand how to deal with receiving and tracking the funds and equipment. |
|
|
|
AWPHD: Ethics and Conflict of Interest: What Hospital District Commissioners Need to KnowThursday, November 3, 2011 | Noon-1:00 p.m |
|
Critical Access Hospitals: Protecting an Essential Community ResourceWednesday, October 26, 2011 | Noon-1:00 p.m Information about Critical Access Hospitals and advocacy plan for stopping devastaing proposed cuts |
||
Worker Fatigue and its Impact on Safety in Our HospitalsFriday, September 30, 2011 | 9-10:00 a.m Describes wasy to hospital can respond effectively to fatigue in the workplace. Presented jointly by the Washington State Nurses Association, the Washington State Hospital Association, and the Northwest Organization of Nurse Executives. |
||
|
|
Open Public Meetings Act: What Hospital District Commissioners Need to KnowThursday, September 29, 2011 | Noon-1:00 p.m. Information to help Commissioners understand the legal requirements set forth in the state’s Open Public Meetings Act (Chapter 42.30 RCW). The webcast will answer questions like: |
|
|
|
Medicaid Emergency Room Benefit LimitsTuesday, September 20, 2011 | Noon-1:00 p.m Describes the State's October 2011 plan to institute a Medicaid ER benefit limit. |
|
News about Washington Medicaid EHR Incentive ProgramMonday, September 12, 2011 | 9-10:00 a.m Information about about the Washington State Medicaid electronic health record incentive program (EHR) for hospitals. This program can provide hospitals with funding resources with fewer “strings” than with Medicare’s program. |
||
Washington Partnership for Patients - Achieving Best CareTuesday, July 26, 2011 | 9-10:00 a.m Describes the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) initiative called Partnership for Patients. This initiative is designed to reduce harm in hospitals and demonstrate that it can be achieved rapidly and nation-wide. |
||
|
|
AWPHD Web Cast: Fundraising for Public Hospital DistrictsTuesday, July 26, 2011 | Noon-1:00 p.m Describes the legal and policy issues related to fundraising by public hospital districts. |
|
|
|
Reducing Preventable Emergency Room VisitsWednesday, June 22, 2011 | Noon-1:30 p.m |
|
|
|
Affiliation Case Study: Southwest Washington Medical Center and PeaceHealthFriday, June 10, 2011 | 12:15-1:15 p.m This webcast provides information to hospitals contemplating affiliation, merging, or partnerships. Resources: |
|
|
|
AWPHD: Public Records Act-What your Hospital Commissioners need to knowThursday, June 2, 2011 | Noon-1:00 p.m Information for Commissioners about our state’s “open government” laws including the Public Records Act, Open Public Meetings Act and other related laws and regulations. |
|
|
|
Hospital Safety Net Assessment:
|
|
|
|
Swing Beds in Rural Hospitals Pt. 2Thursday, March 3, 2011 | Noon-1:30 p.m The second part of this series provides details on clinical and community implications of swing bed programs for rural hospitals in Washington State. |
|
|
|
Violence in the WorkplaceTuesday, March 1, 2011 | Noon-1:30 p.m This webcast provides data and mitigation strategies for workplace violence in Washington State, including hospitals. |
|
|
|
Preparing for Accountable Care OrganizationsThursday, January 27, 2011 | Noon-1:30 p.m Discusses preparing for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), one of the most talked about provisions of the Affordable Care Act. |
|
|
|
Swing Beds in Rural HospitalsMonday, January 24, 2011 | Noon-1:00 p.m Details background and financial implications of having swing beds in rural hospitals in Washington State. Informs rural hospitals about some advantages and disadvantages of developing or enhancing your swing bed program.
|
|
|
|
ICD-10 and HIPAA 5010 For the Executive Suite: Are you Prepared?Thursday, January 20, 2011 | Noon-1:00 p.m Describes the implementation of ICD 10 (International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision) and HIPAA Version 5010. These changes will have a major impact on information and billing systems. |
|
|
|
New Medicaid Quality IncentiveTuesday, January 18, 2011 | 11 a.m.-Noon Describes the new Medicaid quality incentive program under the hospital safety net assessment. The Medicaid program will pay an additional one percent increase for inpatient payments at non-critical access hospitals meeting certain quality metrics. |
|
|
|
2011 Legislative Session PreviewThursday, January 13, 2011 | Noon-1:00 p.m |
|
|
View Powerpoint |
2011 Governor's Budget & 2010 Special Legislative SessionTuesday, December 21, 2010 | Noon-1:00 p.m Reviews the results of the special session adn outlines the Governor's budget proposal for the next biennia. |
|
|
|
Electronic Death Registration SystemTuesday, December 7, 2010 | 7:30am-8:30am |
|
|
|
Health Insurance Reforms: A Conversation with Insurance Commissioner KreidlerWednesday, December 1, 2010 | Noon-1:00 p.m. Reviews the impacts of federal health care reform on Washington State. |
|
|
View Web Cast |
CEO Performance Appraisals: How to Avoid it Feeling Like a Trip to the DentistFriday, November 19, 2010 | 7:30 am-8:30 am. Presents effective strategies to enhance the approach to CEO performance planning and appraisals, and the pros and cons of linking the review to incentive pay. |
|
|
|
Successful Strategic Planning: The Board's RoleThursday, September 23, 2010 | Noon-1:00 p.m. |
|
|
|
Medical Home PilotThursday, August 5, 2010 | 3:30 p.m. -4:30 p.m. Describes the state's medical homes pilot project. |
|
|
|
Board and Management Roles: Constructing a Better TeamTuesday, June 8, 2010 | Noon-1:00 p.m.
Describes the how boards and management can most effectively work together. |
|
The Board's Responsibility for Ethical Policy MakingFriday, March 26, 2010 | 7:00 am-8:00 am |
||
|
|
Preparing for ProviderOneThursday, February 11, 2010| 9:30 a.m-11:00 a.m Discusses how hospitals can best prepare for smooth claims processing under the new state Medicaid ProviderOne system. Click here to view Q & A from this web cast. |
|
|
|
Update from the Transforming Inpatient Care and Culture InitiativeThursday, January 28, 2010| Noon-1:00 p.m. This webcast informs all hospitals about a statewide nursing initiative in which they can be involved, a history and findings of the Transforming Inpatient Care and Culture (TICC) task force, strategic goals of the project and its alignment with health work force shortage issues, current progress/experiences, and how hospitals can be involved |
|
|
|
Quality and Patient Safety "Catch Up"Tuesday, January 26, 2010 | Noon - 1:00 p.m. This web cast provides newer board members “catch-up” to quality and patient safety efforts taking place across Washington State. |
|
|
|
CEO Succession PlanningDecember 14, 2009 | Noon-1 pm Discusses how hospitals are documenting their succession plans, assigning accountability for documentation and implementation, which implementation activities are most utilized and how communication strategies effect successful leadership transitions. |
|
|
|
The Role of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the Hospital SettingNovember 20, 2009 Noon-1:00 pm |
|
|
|
The Age Avalanche: What Does It Mean For Governing Board Members?September 30, 2009 Noon-1:00 pm Every person associated with health care knows the elderly population in the United States is growing and needs more health care. Everyone knows that the Boomers' wave is beginning to increase the demand for health care. But, like the weather, is there anything we can do about it? Due to technical difficulties, the first 4 minutes of this web cast did not record. You can click on the "Listen to Web Cast" to hear the presentation in its entirety. |
|
|
|
HIPAA Breach NotificationSeptember 16, 2009 Noon-1:00 pm Describes the rules implementing portions of the federal HITECH Act. These rules contain significant new requirements for hospitals as “covered entities” under HIPAA. |
|
|
|
CEO Update - What You Should Know About Infection Rate ReportingJuly, 27 2009 Noon-1:00 pmPresents the latest on public reporting of hospital infection rates. |
|
Nurse Sensitive Quality Indicators Part II: How Staffing Committees Can Use the Indicators to Measure Staffing EffectivenessJune 19, 2009 -- 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Provides examples of how the outcome and staffing data can be used to provide invaluable information for staff and managers making key decisions. |
||
 (The latest version of Java is required to view the webcast)
|
Nurse Sensitive Outcome Indicators Part I: What They Are, and How They Are Measured and BenchmarkedMay 29, 2009 -- 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Designed to help nurse staffing committees learn about the different nurse sensitive quality indicator metrics and how committees can use the information to inform the committee's work. |
|
 (The latest version of Java is required to view the webcast)
|
Governance Education: Workforce IssuesMay 20, 2009 -- Noon - 1:00 p.m. Provides guidance and resources to boards on work force planning. |
|
 (The latest version of Java is required to view the webcast)
|
Safe Patient HandlingApril 23, 2009 -- Noon - 1:30 p.m. Shares information regarding the 2006 state mandate for implementation of safe patient-handling programs in Washington acute care hospitals. |
|
|
(The latest version of Java is required to view the webcast)
|
The Call Coverage MarketMarch 23, 2009 -- Noon - 1:00 p.m.
|
|
 (The latest version of Java is required to view the webcast)
|
Board Self EvaluationFebruary 26, 2009 -- Noon - 1:00 p.m. Discusses how the board and management can collaborate in organizing a worthwhile board self-assessment that leads to a meaningful governance improvement plan. |
|
 (The latest version of Java is required to view the webcast)
|
Implementing Initiative 1000: A Guide for Washington HospitalsJanuary 20, 2009 -- Noon - 1:00 p.m. Provides information on initiative 1000, which allows terminally ill adults to request and self-administer lethal medications prescribed by a physician. For more information and documentation click here. |
|
 (The latest version of Java is required to view the webcast)
|
WSHA Governing Board Series: Governance, Advocacy, and CommunicationsNovember 6, 2008 -- Noon - 1:00 p.m. |
|
 (The latest version of Java is required to view the webcast)
|
Nurse Sensitive Quality Indicators (NSQI): Technical ComponentsOctober 3, 2008 -- Noon - 1:00 p.m. A follow up to the webcast held on September 23, discusses NSQI data collection. |
|
 (The latest version of Java is required to view the webcast)
|
Nurse Sensitive Quality Indicators (NSQI): Definitions and ReportsOctober 2, 2008 -- Noon - 1:00 p.m. This webcast for nurse executives, quality leaders, project leads and other interested parties provides additional information on the NSQI definitions and discusses the reporting tool. |
|
 (The latest version of Java is required to view the webcast)
|
Overview of Nurse Sensitive Quality Indicators (NSQI) ProjectSeptember 23, 2008 -- Noon - 1:00 p.m. Discusses NSQI project. |
|
 (The latest version of Java is required to view the webcast)
|
CEO Selection: Getting it RightSeptember 18, 2008 -- Noon - 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
|
A Rural-Urban Partnership for Emergency Cardiac CareJune 4, 2008 -- Noon -1:00 p.m.
|
|
|
|
WSHA Governing Board Series: Medical Staff Privileges and CredentialingApril 3, 2008 -- Noon -1:00 p.m. |
|
|
|
WSHA & NWONE Nursing Web Conference - Implementing the Nurse Staffing AgreementThis webcast is for NWONE & WSHA members only. For a copy of this PowerPoint, please call 206-577-1826. |
|
 |
How to Chair a Great Meeting: 10 Things the Chair Must Do to Be SuccessfulDiscusses ways to make a committee chairs' jobs easier and your meetings more productive. |
|
Safe Patient HandlingInformation for hospitals on how to comply with Washington's Safe Patient Handling law. |
||
Governing Board Orientation & DevelopmentProvides board members with the recipes to design highquality orientation and continuing education programs for boards. |
||
Balanced ScorecardDiscusses the Governing Board's role in setting expectations and provides examples of how governing boards are beginning to use a dashboard of key metrics to drive strategy, prioritize improvement efforts, and assess leadership effectiveness. |
||
Protecting Health Information and Responding to Data TheftsDiscusses strategies to protect data. |
||
Medication ReconciliationDiscusses strategies to reduce adverse drug interactions through medication reconciliation. The content of the slides in this webcast is the property of the Joint Commission International Commission on Patient Safety. They slides are provided for reference only. Please do not republish them in whole or part without permission. |
||
Talking to Your Community About Patient SafetyThis webcast provides an overview of research-based key messages on patient safety, and learning how you can put them to use when talking to the media, hospital boards, community groups, staff meetings, and other public forums. |
||
Patient Safety and Quality:A Draft Speech for Your Staff, Board, and CommunityProvides basic information about Washington hospitals, descriptions of key quality and safety efforts (100K Lives, Rural Healthcare Quality Network, Hospital Compare, involving patients, and others), and makes clear Washington hospitals' commitment to safety and quality.
|
||
Medication Reconciliation: Understanding Regulations & Keys to Successful ImplementationThis web conference focuses on: JCAHO medication reconciliation requirements and survey processes, communication strategies for developing support and implementation. |
||
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia & Central Line-Associated InfectionDiscusses strategies to reduce Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) and Central Line-Associated Infection. |
||
Rapid Response TeamsProvides information to implement Rapid Response Teams, which are summoned at any time by any staff in the hospital to assist in the care of a patient who appears acutely ill, before the patient has a cardiac arrest or other adverse event. |
||
Surgical Clinical Outcomes - Assessment Program (SCOAP)Provides an overview of the Surgical Clinical Outcomes Assessment Program. The program, patterned after the Clinical Outcomes Assessment Program for cardiac surgery, is designed to improve outcomes of general surgical procedures across the state. |
||
Hospital and Law Enforcement: Guide to Disclosure of Protected Health InformationThe webcast outlines the areas of law that govern disclosures and helps prepare hospitals for discussions with law enforcement regarding how disclosures may be made. |
||
The Business of CaringWashington State Hospital Association's published a report titled "The Business of Caring." The report details the economic impacts of hospitals in Washington State and in local counties. The webcast and the associated publication are valuable tools for use with both government and business leaders in your community. |
||
Introduction to the Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment FormThe Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form is a physician's order that allows patients to express their wishes for end-of-life care treatment to health care providers. This presentaiton provides an introduction to and overview of the POLST form and information on POLST resources. |
||
HIPAA, Health Care Providers, and the MediaThe federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 mandated regulations that govern privacy standards for health care information. Hospitals and other health care providers are required by federal law to adhere to these new privacy regulations that took effect April 14, 2003. Presenters outline the changes and what they mean for health care providers and the media in our state. |
||
Preparing for Bioterrorism and Handling Meth Labs
|
