Take your leadership to a new level with Advanced LEAD Academy. This three-day, six module program is designed for experienced leaders looking to freshen their approach and newer leaders looking to explore their leadership potential. The sessions will be held at the WSHA offices in Seattle in March, April and June.... Read More >>
Registration is now open for the “Integrated Care and the Expanding Role of Nurses” training workshop in SeaTac January 9. The free, one-day training is designed to help current nurse care managers in integrated care settings (or those who are interested in this role) learn key tools, principles, evidence and skills for supporting whole-person care. ... Read More >>
The American Hospital Association invites hospitals and health systems partnering with community organizations to help residents be healthier to apply for the AHA NOVA Award. ... Read More >>
The Washington Health Benefit Exchange reported November 9 that more than 320,000 visitors have reviewed their coverage options at Washington Healthplanfinder since the start of open enrollment November 1. This traffic during the first week represents a 24 percent increase in visits to the state’s health insurance marketplace during the same period last year. ... Read More >>
Public Health of Seattle & King County have offered additional resources that can be used to help members of the community sign up for health insurance coverage through open enrollment.... Read More >>
The Washington Poison Center (WAPC) is launching the third year of its Hospital Fair Share program, which enables hospitals to direct community benefit funds to the poison center to help sustain its core services. Because of the past support of its numerous hospital partners, the center has been able to expand its clinical and public education outreach significantly throughout Washington State.... Read More >>
With shifting health care costs, more patients are “shopping” for services, increasing the need for meaningful price transparency. A webcast at 9 a.m. November 14 will explore how pricing transparency can be addressed in a variety of forms, including rational hospital pricing methodologies, easy access to patient cost estimates and the availability of accurate patient responsibility estimates.... Read More >>
Open enrollment officially began November 1, and the deadline is December 15 to apply for health coverage that begins January 1. Despite the changes to the federal exchanges, Washington’s state exchange has some helpful resources for customers this year, including the Smart Planfinder tool to help customers pick the right plan.... Read More >>
WSHA’s latest member map is now available online for you to download!... Read More >>
The Washington State Health Care Authority, Office of the Insurance Commissioner and Department of Health have teamed up to let breast cancer survivors know that insurance that covers mastectomies must also cover breast reconstruction. This includes reconstructive surgery and breast prostheses or forms. Helping patients recover a sense of wholeness is crucial to a full recovery following breast cancer treatment.... Read More >>
