B.E. Smith specializes in interim leadership and executive search solutions.... Read More >>

WHS Industry Partner Parker, Smith & Feek’s upcoming webinar, Protecting Your Building Projects: What You Need to Know to Cover Your Risk, will address how to evaluate risk and protect investments.... Read More >>

Please join the Washington Hospital Services for a lunch-and-learn webinar, How to Create a Telebehavioral Health Strategy, on June 4, 2019, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.... Read More >>

The 2019 legislative session ended on April 28. Despite strong revenue indications prior to session, K-12 education funding changes and other prior budget commitments resulted in a challenging budget situation for legislators.... Read More >>

Many of the laws passed during the recent legislative session will require implementation by hospitals.... Read More >>

Last week, WSHA sent the Chief Financial Officer and designated Finance contacts PPS hospital specific analyses of the Medicare Inpatient Prospect Payment System (IPPS) hospital FFY 2020 proposed payment rule. ... Read More >>

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released draft guidance on hospital co-location and shared service arrangements, available online.... Read More >>

Members can now download slides from the Department of Health’s May 8 webinar on proposed changes to hospital licensing fees. ... Read More >>

The Washington State Legislature recently enacted SSB 5163, which broadly expands both the categories of people who can sue for wrongful death and the types of damages they may recover. ... Read More >>

The purpose of this bulletin is to inform hospitals and health systems about Senate Bill 5526, the newly enacted public option health insurance plan, also known as Cascade Care.... Read More >>