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Washington Hospital Services Industry Partner ZeOmega will host a webinar exploring how population health strategies and tools that can be used by WSHA members to help identify patients with high-risk pregnancies and engage them and intervene with the right care at the right time.... Read More >>

Healthcare Quality Services is looking to add to our roster for specialty specific reviewers! We are currently searching for physicians specializing in urology, otolaryngologyOBGYN and orthopedics.... Read More >>

In addition to being a national leader in recruiting for health care employment, Merritt Hawkins is also a major contributor to the data that helps us understand the health care employment environment. Merritt Hawkins recently completed its national survey on physician access, which they summarized in this video. The survey rates each state according to the ease in which patients can access physicians, measuring it using 33 bench marks.... Read More >>

While Seattle is one of America’s most progressive cities, members of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender queer/questioning (LGBTQ) can still be subject to crimes and discrimination. To offer support to members of the community feeling harassed or in danger, UW Medicine recently became a member of the Seattle Police Department (SPD) Safe Place program and converted all its single-stall bathrooms to gender-neutral.... Read More >>

Recent member news from the July 14, 2016 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

Last Friday, frustrated Superior Court Commissioner Craig Adams issued a historic court opinion, ordering the state to start work immediately to improve the long-term mental health system and the capacity of Western State Hospital. The commissioner’s ruling does not just sound the alarm bell; it requires specific steps be taken. It also directs WSHA to be a partner in selecting a special master to oversee compliance with the court’s order.... Read More >>

In support of raising awareness of the specific mental health challenges facing minority populations, Washington Hospital Services Industry Partner InSight shared several bulletins that they have produced on this topic.... Read More >>

Washington Hospital Services Industry Partner SUNRx, an Industry leader in the 340b prescription program, now offers variable pricing structures, which allows you to optimize your 340b program. The new pricing models include switch fee model pricing, which allows easier access to their solutions, which already boast the lowest prices and the most compliant 340b program nationwide.... Read More >>

Nearly one in four Americans needs to readmitted to the hospital following heart failure. However, Virginia Mason is working on a new way to knock that number down. In June 2015, it launched the program Heart to Heart with partner Kelly-Ross Pharmacy Group to do home visits with patients with moderate-to-severe heart failure once a month for three months after being discharged.... Read More >>

On Wednesday, July 20, from 12-1 p.m., Washington Hospital Services, in partnership with Commerce Bank, is offering members an educational webinar to learn how to generate revenue from within your existing accounts payable processes.... Read More >>