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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 accurate information can provide a wealth of information for hospitals and delivery systems. Beyond state and federal requirements to collect this data, the information can... 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 Administration has developed a new website that provides access to the most up to date information on antibacterial and antifungal medications in an effort to... 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 developed support health care facilities design, develop, operationalize and importantly, sustain an effective fall and pressure injury prevention program. The Washington State Hospital Association (WSHA)... Read More >>

Washington State Hospital Association (WSHA) to start using a data portal QBS for PFE and RRT quarterly measures... Read More >>

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