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Effective October 1, 2022, HCA implemented a policy that in certain cases, will enable hospitals to receive payment for up to five days for the continued hospital stay of a... Read More >>

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) told the United States District Court it will, within the next few weeks, pay for drugs provided to Medicare enrollees on... Read More >>

WSHA’s Government Affairs team recently published an update to its Top Priority Rules Tracker, which shows the highest-priority ongoing state rulemaking activities impacting hospitals and health systems as part of its State... Read More >>

WSHA held a media briefing Tuesday, Oct. 4, providing the results of our second quarter financial survey for 2022. Through our survey, we found that hospital and health system losses grew to $1.7 billion through the first six months of 2022, with a $1.2 billion operations shortfall... Read More >>

The registration deadlines to attend the WSHA Annual Meeting Oct. 16-18 are quickly approaching!... Read More >>

The session, “The Promise of 988: A New Model for Behavioral Health Crisis,” will be a keynote the morning of Oct. 17 at the WSHA’s Annual Meeting... Read More >>

The session, “Policy & Practice: The CMS Roadmap for the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency,” will be a breakout session the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 18 at the WSHA Annual Meeting... Read More >>

WSHA wants to remind members that they should be performing annual respirator fit testing... Read More >>

The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is hiring for the role of executive director of clinical care facilities. This is a key member of its hospital survey team, and WSHA encourages hospital leaders to share the opening with their contacts... Read More >>

Early intervention with COVID-19 therapeutics (monoclonal antibodies and antivirals) can reduce the risk of severe illness and hospitalization for people with COVID-19 who are at high risk of developing more serious illness... Read More >>