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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have CDC and Bree Collaborative have revised Opioid Prescribing Guidelines that include best practice recommendations for acute, subacute and chronic opioid use. The updated and expanded guidelines support WSHA’s aims to ensure equitable access to effective, informed, individualized and safe pain care.... Read More >>

We have added a second information session in January before we kick off the collaborative.  If you were unable to attend, please sign up for our second session on Jan. 25 from 3-4 p.m. PST... Read More >>

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have CDC and Bree Collaborative have revised Opioid Prescribing Guidelines that include best practice recommendations for acute, subacute and chronic opioid use.... Read More >>

Federally recognized tribes and local jurisdictions can request oral capsules of Tamiflu from the Washington State Department of Health (DOH).... Read More >>

WSHA will host the webinar “Student Nurse Apprenticeship Program – Model for investing in future nurses” from 10-11am, Tuesday, Jan. 17, with Brittany Burke, DNP, RN, NEA-BC.  Norton Healthcare’s Student Nurse Apprenticeship Program (SNAP) is the first prelicensure apprenticeship program in the United States.... Read More >>

WSHA will launch three new Health Equity Workgroups in 2023. The workgroups will focus on Gender-Affirming Care, Equity Measures and Data Analytics, and Social Determinates of Health.... Read More >>

WSHA will host the webinar “Student Nurse Apprenticeship Program- Model for investing in future nurses” from 10-11 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 14... Read More >>

Since 2021, the Harborview Behavioral Health Institute (BHI) has offered virtual education opportunities on providing telehealth services to behavioral health patients.... Read More >>

WSHA had an excellent turnout for our first information session on the Journey to Diagnostic Excellence last week!  We have added a second information session in January before we kick off the collaborative.  If you were unable to attend, please sign up for our second session on Jan. 5 at 11 am PST here. ... Read More >>

WSHA held a media briefing this week detailing the results of our third quarter financial survey of Washington State hospitals. The dire financial situation in our states’ hospitals has continued to worsen during the year... Read More >>