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The Health Care Authority (HCA) is requiring a new prescription monitoring program (PMP) check requirement for outpatient prescribing and dispensing of controlled substances to Apple Health patients beginning Oct. 1, 2021... Read More >>

The Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission (PQAC) announced that “PQAC inspectors will be resuming routine inspections soon.”... Read More >>

The Department of Health (DOH) issued a reminder regarding the Prescription Monitoring Program-Electronic Health Record integration mandate that is currently delayed until Jan. 1, 2022... Read More >>

The University of Washington’s Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Continuing Education Programs is preparing to launch its 2021-2022 Occupational and Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds Lecture Series. The first lecture, “Thriving in Medicine Today,” will take place live and virtually from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14... Read More >>

A pandemic makes for difficult circumstances to improve processes. Here at MultiCare Deaconess Hospital, we went back to fall prevention basics, conducting a PDSA using established tools and research as a guide... Read More >>

On Sept. 17, 2021, Advoque Safeguard issued a user notice identifying six very small lots of the model SG100 N95 Particulate Filtering Respirator (TC-84A-9284) that require additional sampling for pressure testing... Read More >>

The LifeNet Health Trophy Belt program provides biannual awards to its 37 national recovery partners and three internal regional offices that excel in several predetermined tissue recovery areas... Read More >>

Join Washington Hospital Services Industry Partner careLearning, a web-based online learning solution, from 11 a.m. to noon Oct. 5 for a webinar on how the careLearning system will help you organize and manage your education... Read More >>

Join Washington Hospital Services Industry Partner SpaceLabs Healthcare from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, for the webinar Decentralized vs Centralized Monitoring... Read More >>

Recent member news from the Sept. 23, 2021 Weekly Report.... Read More >>