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In part two of the three-part series, Washington Hospital Services Industry Partner Expense Reduction Analysts (ERA) re-examine old beliefs and common misconceptions around cost management.... Read More >>

WSHA submitted comments to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) in response to the most recent version of the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019.... Read More >>

The Washington Department of Labor and Industries has released its formal proposal to update the regulations governing Executive, Administrative and Professional (EAP) workers, also known as exempt employees. ... Read More >>

In the 2019 session, WSHA worked hard to ensure the state legislature enacted a bill on surprise billing (HB 1065) that made sense for patients and hospitals. ... Read More >>

The Health Care Authority has sent $3.8 million in Small Rural Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments and an additional $2 million in grant payments to non-DSH critical access hospitals for the state fiscal year ending June 30, 2019.... Read More >>

We are sad to announce that Ben Lindekugel, executive director of the Association of Washington Public Hospital Districts, passed away the night of June 20, 2019. We are devastated by this loss.... Read More >>

The purpose of this bulletin is to advise members of rulemaking about overtime pay eligibility by Washington State’s Department of Labor and Industries (L&I). ... Read More >>

The purpose of this bulletin is to inform hospitals about recent changes to state law on medical decision making.... Read More >>

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking new ideas from the public on how to ease administrative burden and improve healthcare delivery, building on its 2017 Patients over Paperwork initiative. ... Read More >>

June 7 was Hospitals Against Violence day. Hospitals and staff from across the country united to take as stand in combating violence. ... Read More >>