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Regulatory Update
Medical Cosmetic Procedures Rule
388-502-0010 -0020 -0230 ER Draft 102209
ER Comments Responses Table – External Stakeholders
L I WASCA Meeting Minutes 5 13 2010
ASC Waiting Area Separation
Medical Commission CR102 Supplemental OBS Rules
Adverse Events Website
The Adverse Events Web site is now available for health care consumers and health care facilities. The new site contains a wealth of information that includes:
For Health Care Consumers
- Frequently asked questions about adverse event reporting
- Links to sites that provide helpful health tips, including information about how to “navigate the health care system.”
For Health Care Facilities
- Frequently asked questions about reporting requirements
- Information on licensing regulations, determining and reporting an adverse event, and conducting a root cause analysis.
Patient Safety Resources
- Helpful patient safety resources
- Links to other state adverse event programs
- Root cause analysis methods and models
- Featured publications and presentations.
Adverse Event Reports
- These reports highlight adverse events by type, facility, and date.
- These reports highlight adverse events by type, facility, and date.
Other
- The Adverse Event Reporting Program Annual Report
- The National Quality Forum publication Serious Reportable Events in Health Care, 2006 Update.
Adverse Events Reporting: Packet of information
Sample Letters to Senator Cantwell to Download and Personalize
Read First: Memo from WASCA Executive Committee to members
Sample Cantwell Letter #1
Sample Cantwell Letter #2 – Physician
Sample Cantwell Letter #3
2009 Federal Health Care Reform News
ASC Growth Study June 2009
Study Counters Assertion That Physician Ownership Drives Up Utilization.
Sample letters to legislators, the media and for newsletters.
New CMS Regulations Information Available
What is an ASC? How does CMS now define “overnight stay”? What are the requirements for emergency preparedness? All this information and more.
2009 Medicare Resources Now Available
See the Resources Page, Health Care Management Links, for the 2009 UMP, L&I, and DSHS List and Fee Schedules.