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Our members are at the forefront of reducing health disparities. It gives me hope and inspires me to see so many health care leaders committed to learning and changing practice as we create and test solutions. We often hear the acknowledgement that disparities exist, but the candid admission of not knowing what to do about them.... Read More >>

Substitute Senate Bill 5883 requires the Health Care Authority (HCA) to contract with licensed dental health plans or managed health care plans to provide managed care dental services by January 1, 2019.... Read More >>

On April 24, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed federal fiscal year (FFY) 2019 payment rule for Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) hospitals... Read More >>

Presentation slides are available from the SFY 2015 Disproportional Share Hospital (DSH) audit training webcast provided by Myers and Stauffer on April 24, 2018.... Read More >>

The Health Care Authority recently posted updated versions of its Medicaid billing guides for hospital and physician related services. ... Read More >>

Virginia Mason Memorial Hospital in Yakima was recently recognized with four awards from Practice Greenhealth: a leading organization dedicated to environmental sustainability in health care.... Read More >>

PMH Medical Center has changed its name to Prosser Memorial Health. The change became official following a favorable vote at the March 2018 Prosser Memorial Health Board of Commissioners regular meeting.... Read More >>

Coverys and NetworxHealth are pleased to sponsor a fun day of golf, lunch and prizes at Bear Mountain Ranch on Sunday, June 24 as part of WSHA and AWPHD’s Rural Hospital Leadership Conference in Chelan.... Read More >>

The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has asked health care facilities in Washington State to review employment records to identify whether registered nurse Cora Jamille Weberg — a person of interest in the hepatitis C investigation at MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital — has ever worked in their facilities.... Read More >>

On April 27, the Department of Health (DOH) released a policy statement on naloxone (opioid overdose medication) distribution from hospital emergency departments. The policy clarifies state law and affirms that hospital emergency departments are authorized to distribute the medication. The policy is in alignment with federal announcements from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Surgeon General encouraging expanded access to naloxone.... Read More >>