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A federal judge ruled in favor of the American Hospital Association (AHA) and hospital organizations, including Olympic Medical Center, saying that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) exceeded its statutory authority when it reduced payments for hospital outpatient clinics grandfathered under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. ... Read More >>

The American Hospital Association (AHA), with America’s Essential Hospitals, the Association of American Medical Colleges, the Catholic Health Association of the United States, the Children’s Hospital Association and the Federation of American Hospitals, has filed an amicus brief in support of WA Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s petition to block the Trump Administration implementation of its public charge rule.... Read More >>

This Sepsis Awareness Month, the WSHA Safety & Quality team is working to ensure that all WSHA members have the resources and support needed to protect patients and save lives through the early identification and treatment of sepsis. ... Read More >>

Chris McChesney is the co-author of the world's best-selling book on strategy execution.... Read More >>

Kittitas Valley Healthcare’s journey to develop Total Joint Surgical Packets started with a post-op meeting. The patient had just undergone a joint replacement.... Read More >>

According to a recent study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, exposure to fluoroquinolone antibiotics is linked to a heightened risk of left-sided valvular regurgitation. ... Read More >>

A federal judge yesterday ruled in favor of the American Hospital Association (AHA) and hospital organizations saying that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) exceeded its statutory authority when it reduced payments for hospital outpatient clinics grandfathered under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. ... Read More >>

WSHA is actively engaged in the rulemaking process for several rules affecting hospitals.... Read More >>

WSHA recently sent to CEOs, CFOs, and Government Affairs staff of member hospitals summaries of assessments and payments under the Hospital Safety Net Assessment program for state fiscal year 2019, and projections of assessments and estimated payments for state fiscal year 2020. No significant changes are expected for the SFY 2020 program.... Read More >>

The purpose of this bulletin is to inform hospitals of a new requirement that health care providers disclose to patients if a disciplining authority has sanctioned the provider for unprofessional conduct involving sexual misconduct. This requirement in SHB 1198 goes into effect on October 1, 2019. ... Read More >>