Pre-registration for the 2018 WSHA Annual Member Meeting and Governance Education Day closes Thursday, October 4. After October 4 walk-up registrations will be accepted onsite at the event.... Read More >>
The Andy Hill Cancer Research Endowment (CARE) is now accepting applications for the next cohort of the Distinguished Researchers Program. CARE will match, dollar for dollar, the recruitment commitments of institutions, organizations and commercial entities, up to $500,000 per recruitment, to add value to recruitment packages.... Read More >>
WSHA Industry Partner Stericycle recently shared guidelines to help health care organizations create a strategy for effective management of pharmaceutical waste. ... Read More >>
The next session of LEAD Academy starts Monday, October 8 at Skagit Valley Hospital.... Read More >>
An equipment maintenance management program (EMMP) provides significant savings — savings you can put back into your budget — and lessens the administrative burden from original equipment manufacturer (OEM) service agreements.... Read More >>
Through October 4, Weekly Report will profile the nominees for this year’s Community Health Leadership Award, which will be given out at the Annual Meeting October 11 in Seattle.... Read More >>
Derek Streat is the VP of Quality & Performance Improvement Solutions for the Johnson & Johnson Institute, leading health care quality improvement that directly advances patient outcomes, provider efficiency and health system value through digital solutions. Derek leads C-SATS, a Johnson & Johnson Institute company he co-founded.... Read More >>
Harvard’s Disparities Leadership Program is taking applications for the 2019-2020 class. Letters of intent are due November 9 and applications are due February 8. The Disparities Leadership Program is Harvard’s year-long, hands-on executive education program focused exclusively on helping health care leaders achieve equity in quality.... Read More >>
All patients need pre-op evaluation, but a low-risk patient having a low-risk procedure does not need pre-op testing. A recent study in Washington State found that at least 100,000 patients received unnecessary pre-op testing during a one-year period, costing more than $92 million.... Read More >>
Membership updates from the September 27, 2018 Weekly Report.... Read More >>
