WSHA recently sent a summary and hospital-specific analyses of the Final Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule to the Chief Financial Officer or designated finance person at each member hospital. ... Read More >>

WSHA is currently working on draft language to submit to the Department of Health (DOH) to propose changes to the charity care regulations.... Read More >>

WSHA recently sent a bulletin to hospital chief financial officers, government affairs staff, and legal staff regarding a new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requirement that all hospitals post their standard charges as reflected in the chargemaster.... Read More >>

In 2017, our state legislature enacted House Bill 1714 regarding nurse staffing committees. ... Read More >>

WSHA is seeking feedback from hospitals about a revised proposal by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industry (L&I) to change its overtime exemption rules governing Executive, Administrative and Professional (EAP) workers. ... Read More >>

WSHA will hold two webcasts to discuss the Department of Health’s charity care rulemaking.... Read More >>

WSHA recently commented with concerns about a pre-draft proposed rules by the state Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) that would expand the class of workers who qualify for overtime pay.... Read More >>

Last week, CMS finalized its outpatient hospital payment rule to apply site-neutral cuts to office visit services at grandfathered off-campus hospital-based clinic locations.... Read More >>

With WSHA’s help, 53 hospitals successfully completed applications making them eligible for consideration for federally matched Medicaid Disproportional Share Hospital (DSH) funding for state fiscal year 2019.... Read More >>

WSHA recently published a bulletin describing the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries' (L&I) rulemaking process and pre-proposal draft that could expand the class of workers who qualify for overtime pay.... Read More >>