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You’ll hear from Dr. Steve Berkowitz, founder of SMB Consulting, on the impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care. Attendees will gain a better general understanding of AI and Dr. Berkowitz will review key topics in AI and issue a call to action for leadership to proactively manage AI... Read More >>

Seattle Children’s is seeking feedback from emergency department providers across the state on its recently created Telemedicine Extension for Adolescent and Child Mental Health Boarders (TEAM B) program... Read More >>

Register now for WHS’s new project management course, Beyond Foundations: Determining Business Requirements, which starts Oct 2... Read More >>

Join Washington Hospital Services Industry Partner CommerceHealthcare® for the webinar Optimizing the Patient Refund Experience from 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Sept. 12... Read More >>

Recent member news from the Aug. 30, 2023 Weekly Report... Read More >>

WSHA continues to monitor the Medicaid redetermination process with the Health Care Authority (HCA) releasing July data in their Apple Health client eligibility dashboard.... Read More >>

WSHA recently responded to a request for information regarding whether the state Office of the Insurance Commissioner should extend the state’s own dispute resolution process under the state’s Balance Billing... Read More >>

On August 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services (CMS) published its final inpatient prospective payment system hospital rule for federal fiscal year 2024. The provisions of the rule... Read More >>

The Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) recently released an overview, table, and FAQs regarding legislatively mandated Medicaid provider rate increases authorized in the 2023-25 state operating budget effective January... Read More >>

The governor’s office has appointed a statewide Complex Discharge Task Force established during the 2023 legislative session.... Read More >>