The purpose of this bulletin is to provide an update on new regulations under 42 CFR Part 2 (“Part 2”).... Read More >>
After over a year of establishing advance care planning (ACP) systems within institutions, Honoring Choices Pacific Northwest is inspired by the progress health care organizations have made toward discussing, recording and honoring their patients’ wishes.... Read More >>
Collecting Race, Ethnicity and Language Information is More Than Just a Requirement To some, it may feel awkward to ask patients to report their race, ethnicity or language, but having... Read More >>
The CDC notes that possibly as many as 50% of antibiotics prescriptions are prescribed unnecessarily, leading to multi drug resistant organisms, unnecessary hospitalizations and even death. The Food and Drug... Read More >>
Sepsis is the leading cause of death in children worldwide, yet according to a survey conducted by the Sepsis Alliance most parents cannot identify the signs and symptoms of sepsis. ... Read More >>
The Washington State Department of Health issued a notice to healthcare providers with important details about the flu vaccine. Information is below, with additional details here. ... Read More >>
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has designed a toolkit to assist hospitals with the implementation of evidenced-based practices in both, fall and pressure injury prevention. The toolkits... Read More >>
Washington State Hospital Association (WSHA) to start using a data portal QBS for PFE and RRT quarterly measures... Read More >>
We are rapidly approaching the first cutoff of the year February 2. As a result, a lot of policy bills are getting hearings this week, and committee executive sessions are hard at work.... Read More >>
Monday's bill to keep the government open funded CHIP for 6 years but did not address a number of other issues on WSHA’s agenda, such as the expiring Medicare provisions: low-volume payment adjustment, Medicare dependent hospital status, and rural ambulance and home health add-ons.... Read More >>
