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New Safety Net Assessment Program Successfully Completes First Year The Washington State Hospital Association (WSHA) is pleased to report that payments to hospitals for Medicaid services under the Hospital Safety... Read More >>

ASPR/CDC Ebola Screening Criteria Thursday, October 2, 2014 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness... Read More >>

Yes, that’s right– embrace it. The theme for WSHA’s 82nd Annual Meeting is “Embracing Disruptive Change in Health Care.” But it’s not just an idea– it’s the reality. There are... Read More >>

The purpose of this bulletin is to inform you about a potential opportunity for hospitals, working with foundations, to help low-income patients pay the premiums for their Exchange-purchased health plan. It is also intended to give you guidance from the American Hospital Association regarding the legality of sponsoring premiums. ... Read More >>

The purpose of this bulletin is to notify you that the Washington Health Benefit Exchange (Exchange) will be offering training for Certified Application Counselors (CACs) from October 1, 2014 through November 30, 2014. The Exchange is hosting a webinar on October 1, 2014 to review the CAC training curriculum and answer any questions you may have regarding the training and certification requirements for the 2014-2015 open enrollment period.... Read More >>

What does your disaster preparedness coordinator know that you don’t? Do you know what they worry about? By nature and training, disaster preparedness coordinators worry about a lot of things.... Read More >>

  Health Care Authority Recommends $42 Million Medicaid Payment Cut to Hospital Clinics, Other Changes   Last week the Health Care Authority (HCA) submitted to Governor Inslee a set of... Read More >>

The purpose of this bulletin is to prepare you for the launch of the Washington State Hospital Association’s quality transparency website on October 15. As a strategic initiative supported by the board, WSHA is breathing new life into the wahospitalquality.org website with a major redesign.... Read More >>

The purpose of this bulletin is to: Inform hospitals about the Department of Social and Health Services’ (DSHS) new emergency rule and form for Single Bed Certifications. These were issued in response to the recent Washington State Supreme Court decision regarding psychiatric boarding.... Read More >>

The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information about the Washington Health Alliance’s report on the Choosing Wisely initiative in Washington State. The report uses county-level claims data to show variation in the use of diagnostic testing and treatment across the state, but does not include the clinical information a physician might consider to make a about patient care. Variation between counties is considerable.... Read More >>