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Membership update from the March 16, 2017 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

Recent member news from the March 16, 2017 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

Health care providers often need to be able to share patient data with one another to achieve better outcomes for patients and participate in value-based payment programs. The lack of technical capability and cost remain barriers to realizing the goal of interoperability. Washington Hospital Services Industry Partner ZeOmega will host a panel discussion via webinar March 23 to explore possible solutions to these daunting challenges.... Read More >>

Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Knight – Legacy Health Cancer Collaborative is working with The Vancouver Clinic to expand the collaborative’s footprint, expanding its network of integrated cancer care clinics into Southwest Washington. Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center in Vancouver will provide cancer care at its main campus, opening infusion and radiation oncology clinics. The medical center will also add a hematology and medical oncology clinic this summer.... Read More >>

WSHA would like to welcome new member Kaiser Permanente! In 2017, Kaiser Permanente acquired Group Health Cooperative and its subsidiaries, which have been caring for the citizens of Washington since 1947. Now as Kaiser Permanente Washington, they serve more than 651,000 members and support the health of communities in Northwest Washington, Central Washington, Eastern Washington, the coastal and Olympic region, and Puget Sound.... Read More >>

Recent member news from the March 9, 2017 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

Washington Hospital Services Industry Partner Cordant Health is expanding its drug-take back program to health care providers and patients nationwide. The program provides a safe, convenient and legal disposal of unused prescribed pain medications to help prevent two leading causes of prescription drug deaths: medication theft from the home and improper drug sharing.... Read More >>

WSHA members have access to competitive and unique benefit plans for employees through the Western Healthcare Insurance Trust (WHIT). The trust is an endorsed Washington Hospital Services Industry Partner. Both public and private hospitals are eligible to belong.... Read More >>

Washington Hospital Services Industry Partner Para Healthcare has provided WSHA members with an information sheet detailing the error, as well as suggestions for a workaround and likely corrections to come.... Read More >>

It used to be that Navy-issued eyeglasses had a special acronym among servicemembers: BCGs, or birth control glasses. The clunky (but durable!) frames were not always easy to wear. But with the addition of a new selection of approved frames at Naval Hospital Bremerton’s Optometry Clinic, the men and women of our Navy are able to find a style that suits them. Also, with the ability to fit, fabricate and finalize most new pairs on the same day as the appointment, sailors are able to leave the clinic with their new glasses that day.... Read More >>