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ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
APRIL 13, 2009
The agenda is listed in the link below:
Agenda of HAI Advisory Committee Meeting
Economic Stimulus Package Sends Clear Message: Adopt EHR Technology Now or Pay the Price Later
Monday, March 16th, 2009By improving the efficiency and quality of health care services, electronic health records (EHRs) have been hailed as a promising new component of America’s future health care industry. However, due to cost and other perceived implementation obstacles…
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Notice of Rulemaking Meeting March 10: Comments Invited
Thursday, February 12th, 2009Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Licensure Requirements, Operating Standards and Fee Schedule for ASFs
There will be a hearing in Tumwater on March 10, starting at 9:30. Your comments are invited before then. CR 102 and SBEIS filed 2-4-09
Stimulus Plan Impacting Health Care
Thursday, February 12th, 2009In an article published February 9 on Bloomberg.com, Betsy McCaughey, former lieutenant governor of New York and adjunct senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, is critical of the stimulus package and “health provisions slipped in without discussion.” http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=email_en&refer=columnist_mccaughey&sid=aLzfDxfbwhzs
Kathy Bryant’s Year in Review
Friday, January 30th, 2009Two big changes confronted ASCs on January 1, 2008. Medicare began paying ASCs based on a new payment system that varied greatly from its predecessor, and the new ASC Association, formed through the merger of the two previous national ASC Associations, began advocating for ASCs in Washington, D.C., and in forums across the country. As…
WASCA Meeting with Premera: Constructive and Beneficial
Monday, January 26th, 2009Read about the January 13, 2009 meeting of WASCA board members with representatives of Premera Blue Cross: Managed Care Update January 2009: WASCA and Premera
OIG Advisory Opinion No. 08-08
Thursday, July 31st, 2008On July 25th, the Office of Inspector General posted Advisory Opinion No. 08-08, a new advisory opinion concerning an investment in an ambulatory surgery center by a group of surgeons and a healthcare corporation that owns hospitals.
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Sen. Cody’s Bill to Prohibit Self-Referrals
Thursday, January 31st, 2008
House Bill 2691, which regards “referrals by a health care practitioner,†was introduced on January 15, 2008. It is sponsored by Representative Eileen Cody. This memorandum provides a brief summary of the legislation’s prohibition concerning self-referrals as well as its disclosure requirements, exceptions and penalties.
Prohibition
The legislation provides that, absent…
Workgroup Recommendations from 11/27 Meeting
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007workgroup-recommendations-november27-2007.pdf
Licensing ASCs: Final Bill Report, ESHB 1414
Thursday, October 11th, 2007C 273 L 07
Synopsis as Enacted
Brief Description: Licensing ambulatory surgical facilities.
Sponsors: By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by
Representatives Cody, Green, Morrell, Moeller, Schual-Berke and Campbell).
House Committee on Health Care & Wellness
House Committee on Appropriations
Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care
Senate Committee on Ways…