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Nearly one in four Americans needs to readmitted to the hospital following heart failure. However, Virginia Mason is working on a new way to knock that number down. In June 2015, it launched the program Heart to Heart with partner Kelly-Ross Pharmacy Group to do home visits with patients with moderate-to-severe heart failure once a month for three months after being discharged.... Read More >>
A new analysis commissioned by the American Hospital Association (AHA) examines the fundamental design flaws of star ratings, and whether it is an accurate tool to compare hospital performance. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) star ratings system was designed to help consumers, their families and caregivers compare facilities.... Read More >>
On Wednesday, July 20, from 12-1 p.m., Washington Hospital Services, in partnership with Commerce Bank, is offering members an educational webinar to learn how to generate revenue from within your existing accounts payable processes.... Read More >>
SHA and the Washington State Medical Association (WSMA) announced July 6 the launch of a joint task force to develop solutions to address the growing opioid epidemic, with an eye toward ways physicians and hospitals can play a more active role in tackling this issue. The task force will focus on driving appropriate prescribing and other best practices to help reduce prescription opioid addiction and overdose, also advancing key legislative proposals and policy initiatives.... Read More >>
The UW Psychiatry and Addictions Case Consultation series (UW PACC) is a new program designed to expand the mental health and addictions care capacity of health care professionals in remote, underserved areas of Washington. The program offers telehealth resource support to build the confidence and skills of providers who care for patients with mental, addictions, and behavioral health conditions.... Read More >>
The Department of Labor & industries (L&I) has launched the “Stay at Work” Program, which provides financial incentives to state fund employers who bring their injured workers back to light duty following an on-the-job injury claim.... Read More >>
Recent member news from the July 7, 2016 Weekly Report.... Read More >>
iPhone users will be able to sign up as an organ, eye and tissue donor through the Health app with the release of iOS 10 this fall, Apple and Donate Life America announced July 5. The app’s Medical ID feature makes information such as medical conditions, allergies, medications, blood type and emergency contacts available to first responders in an emergency.... Read More >>
Providence Health & Services and St. Joseph Health have come together to create Providence St. Joseph Health, a not-for-profit health and social services system that will serve as the parent organization for more than 100,000 caregivers across seven states. The newly formed system celebrated its first day by committing to be a catalyst for improving mental health care in the United States.... Read More >>
Thank you to everyone who joined us last week at Campbell’s Resort in Chelan for our 40th Annual Rural Hospital Leadership Conference! It was a pleasure to see all of you there, and as always, we truly enjoyed spending this time with you, catching up and of course discussing the unique opportunities and challenges of rural health care, this year paying particular attention to health care as viewed from various points of view.... Read More >>