Samaritan Healthcare convened community members, administrators and employees for a brainstorming workshop to offer input into the design of its new hospital.... Read More >>

Recent member news from the June 6, 2019 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

Following in a tradition for the hospital, employees of Summit Pacific Medical Center are supporting local students in furthering their education in health care. Since 1993, Summit Pacific staff have... Read More >>

WSHA’s 2019 implementation guide is now online. ... Read More >>

WSHA is preparing members for two new laws governing consumer and medical debt that go into effect July 28, 2019.... Read More >>

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking new ideas from the public on how to ease administrative burden and improve health care delivery, building on its 2017 Patients over Paperwork initiative.... Read More >>

The Department of Health (DOH) is proposing increases to hospital licensing fees by about 60 percent, from the current $138 to $220 per bed for general, acute care hospitals and from $85 to $135 per bed for psychiatric and chemical dependency hospitals licensed. ... Read More >>

The Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) is seeking input on rulemaking for HB 1065, the new surprise billing law.... Read More >>

WSHA’s Government Affairs team has published its June 2019 update to its State Regulatory Issues webpage. ... Read More >>

Many hospitals and health systems have encountered the issue of what to do with excess supplies, disposables, devices and medical equipment. ... Read More >>