Next week is Patient Safety Awareness Week: a dedicated time for growing awareness about patient safety. ... Read More >>
On May 11, WSHA will host a one-day course from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality that emphasizes leadership and change management skills in the context of perioperative enhanced recovery implementation. ... Read More >>
The FDA — along with the Centers of Disease Control & Prevention, representatives from the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) and other endoscope-culturing experts — has developed voluntary standardized protocols for duodenoscope surveillance sampling and culturing. ... Read More >>
We were recently pleased to welcome the following WSHA members who presented at Safe Table events!... Read More >>
Recent member news from the March 8, 2018 Weekly Report.... Read More >>
The next sessions of LEAD Academy start the last week of March. From conflict resolution to building budgets, the program offers the tools and support needed to help managers and leaders succeed.... Read More >>
WSHA members have access to a free registry program that provides one-stop access to qualified nurses and allied health professionals available to fill temporary and per-diem positions from a network of vetted agencies.... Read More >>
The purpose of this bulletin is to inform hospitals of the new emergency rule for single bed certification... Read More >>
We have now passed the cutoff for most bills to pass out of both the House and Senate, and bills that have passed both chambers are now headed for concurrence or to the governor for his action. We are pleased to report that bills WSHA supports, including SB 6273 (clarifying charity care), have passed both chambers. Many bills that WSHA opposed have died, including HB 1715 (nurse meals and breaks), SB 6015 (wrongful death) and HB 2114 (balance billing).... Read More >>
The Health Care Authority recently notified many hospitals of payment rate increases for inpatient psychiatric services authorized by the legislature in the 2017 legislative session budget. WSHA advocated with the legislature for the additional appropriation and with HCA to implement the increases, which are effective retroactive to October 1, 2017. ... Read More >>
