News

On December 2, CMS finalized its CY 2021 Outpatient rule, which will have significant ramifications for hospitals over time.  Within the next week, WSHA will provide a comprehensive description of... Read More >>

United Healthcare (UHC) announced it will delay implementation of a controversial hospital lab billing policy until January 1, 2022. UHC had previously delayed implementation to April 1, 2021. UHC had notified hospitals... Read More >>

The Washington State Board of Health and the Washington State Department of Health are in the process of revising rules regarding provider and facility reporting of infectious and noninfectious conditions.... Read More >>

A new training required of all non-physicians providing telemedicine services to patients is now available. The training is required by state law beginning January 1, 2021. To learn more about... Read More >>

As cases of COVID-19 continue to service, WSHA will provide a regular briefing to update the media on the status of hospitals beginning Monday, December 14 at 11:00 a.m.... Read More >>

The Washington State Hospital Association (WSHA) presented Providence Community Ministry Board Chair Mary Selecky with the Joe Hopkins Memorial Award during the association’s Annual Meeting eSeries event Dec. 2.... Read More >>

This week, I had the honor of presenting two WSHA awards – the second-annual Ben Lindekugel Governance Excellence Award and the Joe Hopkins Memorial Award. The WSHA awards recognize the excellent work of individuals who make health care better for the residents of our state.... Read More >>

The Hospitals for a Healthy Future Political Action Committee (PAC) campaign is well underway and nearing the final stretch. To date, we have raised $219,000 toward our $435,000 goal. While we have made some progress in this campaign, we still have a long way to the finish line – we need your help!... Read More >>

WSHA will begin a webinar series covering a broad range of behavioral health-related topics to support hospitals.... Read More >>

If you haven’t already registered for WSHA’s webcast on Ricky’s Law, now’s the time! The 90-minute webcast and Q&A will take place on Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, from 12-1:30 p.m. Ricky’s Law applies Washington’s Involuntary Treatment Act to people experiencing a substance use-related crisis.... Read More >>