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The federal agencies overseeing the federal No Surprise Act (NSA) released an online form for providers, facilities, and insurers to submit claims to the federal independent dispute resolution (IDR) process.... Read More >>

The Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) has issued its CR-102 draft rule to implement E2SHB 1688. We are pleased to see the OIC made significant changes to... Read More >>

The Health Care Authority (HCA) announced it is opening the application period for the remaining $4 million of the $8 million in hospital grants for distressed hospitals authorized by the... Read More >>

Three emergency orders issued by Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler related to insurance coverage for COVID-19 services are scheduled to expire on Oct. 31. The expiration of the emergency orders may... Read More >>

Join Washington Hospital Service Industry Partners Sensato and Parker Smith & Feek for the webinar “What You Need to Know About Cyber Insurance and Tactics to Improve Security and Reduce Premiums” from 12-1:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17... Read More >>

WSHA members are invited to join the webinar “Hospital Discharge: Evolving Issues and Best Practices,” from 10-11:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, which will focus on patient consent and the guardianship process. WSHA will host the webinar with attorney from the law firm Fox Ballard... Read More >>

WSHA successfully advocated for the Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD) to align its final regulations on health care workers’ unemployment eligibility during a declared public health emergency with the underlying law passed via SB 5190 (2021)... Read More >>

WSHA would like to congratulate Kittitas Valley Healthcare CEO Julie Petersen for winning the 2022 Joe Hopkins Memorial Award and Cascade Medical Center Board Commissioner Bruce Williams for winning the 2022 Ben Lindekugel Governance Excellence Award! We presented these awards at our Annual Meeting Oct. 17... Read More >>

Join WSHA for the final session of our three-part webinar series, “Substance Use Disorder Care in Rural Settings: Reducing Barriers to Care,” from 12-1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8. This session will feature a presentation on medications for opioid use disorder, information from local resources to support providers who may be prescribing these medications and a conversation with an individual who is currently in recovery.... Read More >>

Research has shown that using bebtelovimab to treat COVID-19 in an outpatient setting has been associated with lower odds of hospitalization or death, particularly among immunocompromised and older patients.... Read More >>