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The next session of LEAD Academy starts Monday, October 8 at Skagit Valley Hospital.... Read More >>

An equipment maintenance management program (EMMP) provides significant savings — savings you can put back into your budget — and lessens the administrative burden from original equipment manufacturer (OEM) service agreements.... Read More >>

A delegation of leaders from WSHA member hospitals are in Washington, D.C., this week to advocate for rural hospitals and health care as part of Rural Advocacy Days. They met with Sen. Maria Cantwell and Reps. Dave Reichert, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Derek Kilmer and Susan DelBene.... Read More >>

Sound is a behavioral health care organization providing a comprehensive continuum of mental health and addiction services to King County.... Read More >>

We are very excited to announce that WSHA and the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (OAHHS) have established the Northwest Safety and Quality Partnership! The new partnership combines health care quality and safety initiatives from both associations to serve all 169 hospitals and health systems in Washington State and Oregon, making health care safer for patients and caregivers in both states.... Read More >>

Through October 4, Weekly Report will profile the nominees for this year’s Community Health Leadership Award, which will be given out at the Annual Meeting October 11 in Seattle.... Read More >>

Derek Streat is the VP of Quality & Performance Improvement Solutions for the Johnson & Johnson Institute, leading health care quality improvement that directly advances patient outcomes, provider efficiency and health system value through digital solutions. Derek leads C-SATS, a Johnson & Johnson Institute company he co-founded.... Read More >>

A new study conducted for the American Hospital Association has found that Medicare patients who receive care in a hospital outpatient department are more likely to be lower income and have more severe chronic conditions than Medicare patients treated in an independent physician’s office. The study highlights why proposals under consideration by Congress to reimburse hospitals the same amount as physician’s offices could threaten access to care for the most vulnerable patients and communities.... Read More >>

Harvard’s Disparities Leadership Program is taking applications for the 2019-2020 class. Letters of intent are due November 9 and applications are due February 8. The Disparities Leadership Program is Harvard’s year-long, hands-on executive education program focused exclusively on helping health care leaders achieve equity in quality.... Read More >>

All patients need pre-op evaluation, but a low-risk patient having a low-risk procedure does not need pre-op testing. A recent study in Washington State found that at least 100,000 patients received unnecessary pre-op testing during a one-year period, costing more than $92 million.... Read More >>