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Washington Hospital Services Industry Partner PARA HealthCare Financial Services has written an article that offers strategies for moving toward a meaningful and accessible pricing transparency model while at the same time reducing bad debt, improving upfront collections, and providing high quality customer service.... Read More >>

Recent member news from the Feb. 25, 2016 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

Washington Hospital Services Industry Partner, GE Healthcare, is hosting a webinar that explores one of the most sensitive elements of mergers and acquisitions: cultural integration. This webinar will share some of the best practices that have been successful in bringing organizations together.... Read More >>

Valley Medical Center’s GLOW program, which is a wellness program inspired by women, designed by women and for women — celebrated its fifth anniversary this week with the GLOW Fifth Anniversary Gala at the Museum of Flight with keynote speaker Susan Mann. The program was developed by a group of passionate women at the medical center who believed in wellness and the importance of focusing on wellness rather than just sickness, as women are often the decision-makers for their families in addition to themselves.... Read More >>

Washington Hospital Services Industry Partner WellTrackONE has written an article about how its powerful risk management solution can be used to help patients with advanced life planning.... Read More >>

Kindred Healthcare has joined with Gentiva, creating the nation’s largest provider of post-acute care and rehabilitation services. Kindred now serves more than 1 million patients per year, as it now operates in 47 states with more than 2,800 locations. The joining builds upon the strategy to deliver what patients and business partners want most: quality clinical outcomes that exceed national benchmarks.... Read More >>

Recent member news from the February 18, 2016 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

Kadlec Regional Medical Center has enacted an initiative, known as Advanced Kadlec Academy, to counteract this trend. Through the initiative — which was originally crafted by Providence Health & Services — local fifth and sixth grade students use kid-proof fitness trackers made by Sqord to monitor their physical activity in a game-like fashion and compare their progress with friends. The more you move, the more points, virtual rewards, medals and levels you earn.... Read More >>

Recent member news from the Feb. 11, 2016 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

Washington Hospital Services’ Industry Partner PARA HealthCare has written an article about some of the consequences of and solutions to the delay in payment by CMS for drug screen codes G0477-G0438 and flu vaccine 90360. ... Read More >>