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The Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission (PQAC) announced that “PQAC inspectors will be resuming routine inspections soon.”... Read More >>

The Department of Health (DOH) issued a reminder regarding the Prescription Monitoring Program-Electronic Health Record integration mandate that is currently delayed until Jan. 1, 2022... Read More >>

Washington State is seeking applications from rural non-profit hospitals, clinics, PHDs, FQHCs, Federally recognized Tribes and local government entities for sub-awards ranging from $25,000 to $1 million... Read More >>

Effective October 1, the Washington state Health Care Authority (HCA) will increase the Medicaid professional fee schedule amounts for designated behavioral health, primary care, and pediatric critical care services. ... Read More >>

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced last Friday that they will release $25.5 billion in COVID-19 Provider Relief Funds and rural funds previously authorized by Congress. ... Read More >>

WSHA has prepared draft comments it plans to submit to CMS Friday regarding the Medicare Proposed 2022 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) rule. ... Read More >>

WSHA’s Government Affairs team recently published its update to its State Regulatory Issues webpage. ... Read More >>

To assist members with implementation of the many bills passed during the 2021 legislative session, WSHA has prepared and is maintaining a New Law Implementation Guide with links to published and upcoming bulletins, webcasts, and other materials.... Read More >>

This bulletin provides hospitals information on E2SHB 1477, which will redesign Washington State’s crisis behavioral health services system and tie service delivery to 9-8-8, a universal three-digit telephone number for people to call when they or a loved one experiences a behavioral health crisis.... Read More >>

The Health Care Authority (HCA) is requiring a new prescription monitoring program (PMP) check requirement for outpatient prescribing and dispensing of controlled substances to Apple Health patients beginning Oct. 1, 2021.... Read More >>