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The Nurse Staffing Coalition hosted a webinar on nurse staffing committee best practices on Wednesday, December 12. The webinar provided an overview of nurse staffing committee best practices and tips for success under Washington’s new nurse staffing law. Slides from the webinar can be accessed here A video recording of the webinar can be accessed here.... Read More >>

Today Gov. Jay Inslee released his full proposed budget for the 2019-2021 biennium. The budget is positive for health care, and especially behavioral health, as it contains significant investments in the state’s behavioral health system. WSHA is very pleased to see significant new funding for health care in this budget.... Read More >>

I am thrilled to welcome Darcy Jaffe to WSHA as our new senior vice president for safety and quality. Darcy will bring a collaborative, authentic approach to accomplishing WSHA’s shared goals and outcomes. I am excited to work with her in setting regional standards for safety and quality and assisting our members in improving the health of the communities they serve.... Read More >>

MultiCare Good Samaritan is utilizing two additional floors to best serve the Puyallup and East Pierce County communities. ... Read More >>

WSHA’s Government Affairs team has published its December 2018 state regulatory update to its State Regulatory Issues webpage. Members will find a comprehensive view of state rulemaking activities that affect them. ... Read More >>

WSHA is currently enrolling hospitals to participate in a program known as Better Prescribing, Better Treatment, which provides opioid prescribers with feedback reports. Our goal is to enroll 100 percent of our state’s hospitals.... Read More >>

WSHA has filed a comment opposing the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) proposed rule “Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds.” The rule would use an immigrant’s receipt of Medicaid and possibly the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) — among other public services — to deny them status in this country on the basis that they are a “public charge.”... Read More >>

Wipfli CPAs & Consultants’ health care practice serves a wide array of health care organizations nationwide, including hospitals, health systems and senior living providers. ... Read More >>

The Washington Department of Labor and Industry (L&I) has extended the deadline for commenting on the revised draft rule regarding overtime exemption rules to Dec. 31. We urge members to review WSHA’s bulletin on the revised draft, and to let us know if your hospital is impacted and to what extent. ... Read More >>

Significant portions of Washington’s new nurse staffing law (HB 1714) take effect on Jan. 1, 2019. As required by law, hospitals need to submit their nurse staffing plans to the Department of Health (DOH) by Jan. 1. ... Read More >>