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CMS has proposed a new rule on Medicaid Fiscal Accountability that could result in cuts in Washington to the hospitals and the state. ... Read More >>

Olympic Medical Center’s Board of Commissioners announced that OMC CEO Eric Lewis will be retiring on May 1, 2020. ... Read More >>

The University of Washington Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences launched a new service to help prescribing providers in Washington receive clinical advice regarding adult patients (18+) with mental health and/or substance use disorders.... Read More >>

Overlake Medical Center & Clinics and the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) have formed a joint cancer treatment program at the Overlake Cancer Center in Bellevue. ... Read More >>

Recent member news from the Jan. 24, 2020 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

The 2020 legislative session began Monday, Jan. 13. ... Read More >>

On Wednesday the Washington State Hospital Association joined a group of 33 State Hospital Associations filing an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to accept review of a case decided by the 5th Circuit with the goal of preserving the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). ... Read More >>

Early Monday morning Astria Regional Medical Center in Yakima ended emergency room services as part of its shut down of the hospital. ... Read More >>

The University of Washington and Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute are offering a free, Washington State Department of Health-funded training program for quality improvement personnel interested in learning how to guide clinics in implementing opioid management improvements through the evidence-based Six Building Blocks Program. ... Read More >>

Virginia Mason Memorial has named Carole E. Peet as the new CEO, beginning Feb. 3. Welcome!... Read More >>