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Merritt Hawkins has just released the 2019 Survey of Final-Year Medical Residents. This is a key resource for hospitals, medical groups and other facilities seeking to recruit residents completing their training. ... Read More >>

The Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) of Washington State has released the individual market filings.... Read More >>

Recent member news from the June 6, 2019 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

Situation Medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States. By sharing our safety events, other hospitals don’t have to experience an event to learn about... Read More >>

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has developed a wealth of materials to prevent HAIs, including Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI). AHRQ’s CAUTI Event Report Template is a... Read More >>

Antibiotic stewardship continues to be an essential component of safety and quality patient care in our hospital settings. Annually, at least 700,000 people die from drug-resistant diseases, and that number... Read More >>

Falls with serious injury are consistently listed among the Top 10 Sentinel events reported to the Joint Commission Sentinel Event database. This month, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is... Read More >>

The purpose of this bulletin is to inform you of several law changes relating to behavioral health services for adolescents, who are minors aged 13-17.... Read More >>

The purpose of this bulletin is to inform hospitals and health systems about recent changes to state law governing consumer debt, including medical debt. ... Read More >>

This bulletin is to inform hospitals regarding House Bill 1065 and help prepare for new requirements effective January 1, 2020. ... Read More >>