Category: Provider News
Washington state disciplines health-care providers
Washington State Department of Health takes disciplinary actions against health care providers, including suspensions and revocations of licenses, certifications, or registrations of providers in the state — March 6th update
Medicaid expansion puts spotlight shortage of primary care providers
The Affordable Care Act will usher at least seven million more Americans into Medicaid next year, but the question of whether enough doctors will be there to welcome them is keeping some state health policymakers up at night.
Washington Secretary of Health Mary Selecky to retire
Selecky informed Gov. Jay Inslee of her plans this week, and has agreed to stay on until a new secretary of health is found.
Patient loads often at unsafe levels, hospital doctors say
Forty percent reported that their patient workloads exceeded levels they deemed safe at least once a month. Thirty-six percent said they exceeded their own notions of safe workloads more than once a week. And nearly a quarter believe their workloads negatively affected patient outcomes by preventing full discussion of treatments.
Washington state disciplines health-care providers – Jan. 28 update
Washington State Department of Health takes disciplinary actions against health care providers, including suspensions and revocations of licenses, certifications, or registrations of providers in the state — January 28th update
Washington state disciplines health-care providers
Washington State Department of Health takes disciplinary actions against health care providers, including suspensions and revocations of licenses, certifications, or registrations of providers in the state — January 24th update
State disciplines health-care providers
Washington State Department of Health takes disciplinary actions against health care providers, including suspensions and revocations of licenses, certifications, or registrations of providers in the state — January 18th update
Northwest Kidney Centers opens extensively remodeled facility at 700 Broadway
The $8 million refurbishment of the 40,000-square-foot facility on Seattle’s First Hill marks the Northwest Kidney Centers 50th anniversary.
State disciplines health-care providers – Nov. 2nd update
Washington State Department of Health takes disciplinary actions against health care providers, including suspensions and revocations of licenses, certifications, or registrations of providers in the state — November 2nd update
Washington State disciplines health-care providers
Washington State Department of Health takes disciplinary actions against health care providers, including suspensions and revocations of licenses, certifications, or registrations of providers in the state — October 22nd update
Seattle Children’s Hospital to provide neonatal intensive care at Franciscan Health System Birth Centers
Seattle Children’s Hospital neonatologists and neonatal nurse practitioners will provide 24/7 care to premature and critically ill newborns at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma, and will provide 24/7 neonatal support and consultation at St. Francis Hospital in Federal Way and St. Elizabeth Hospital in Enumclaw beginning in early 2013.
Instagram comes to the OR
Seattle’s Swedish Medical Center will cover a cochlear implant surgery live, displaying images from the operation on the online photo website Instagram while narrating the procedure simultaneously on the micro-blogging site Twitter.
Group Health Cooperative plans layoffs and cuts – Seattle Times
Group Health Cooperative must cut $250 million over the next 16 months through layoffs, better cost control and some reorganization at the top, reports Seattle Times health reporter Carol Ostrom.
State disciplines health-care providers
Washington State Department of Health takes disciplinary actions against health care providers, including suspensions and revocations of licenses, certifications, or registrations of providers in the state — August 21st update
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