Native Health Care Organization in Anchorage Transforming the Way it does Business
Native Health Care Organization in Anchorage Transforming the Way it does Business
Veto by Gov. Gregoire Concerns Washington State Hospital Association
Veto by Gov. Gregoire Concerns Washington State Hospital Association
Washington State Provides Free Whooping Cough Vaccinations Today, May 9th
Washington State Provides Free Whooping Cough Vaccinations Today, May 9th
Alaska, Hospitals, Slider
Native Health Care Organization in Anchorage Transforming the Way it does Business
A Native health care organization in Anchorage is transforming the way it does business with the Toyota management system. Chugachmiut delivers health care and social services to seven Alaska Native villages around Prince William Sound. Executive director Patrick Anderson says the Toyota Lean management style has helped the organization free up resources to spend on ...
Alaska, Exchange
Consumers Being Left Behind In Alaska Exchange Discussion
Alaska’s Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) has awarded Public Consulting Group (PCG) a contract to assist DHSS in designing and developing Alaska’s Exchange. About eight months from today, the federal government will determine whether Alaska is ready to implement its own Exchange. Exchanges are designed to provide consumers with new and more efficient ...
Exchange
Exchange gets $128 million from feds
The Health Care Authority announced today that it received a $128 million dollar grant to further develop the exchange in Washington State. The grant from the federal government was a “Level II Exchange Establishment Grant,” which was one purpose of the exchange bill passed during this year’s legislative session. Washington had previously received grants of ...
Exchange
Exchange Advisory Committee Nominees Include Familiar Names
UPDATED: Board approved list of advisory members posted below. At today’s standing room only Exchange Board meeting, a list of nominees to the Exchange Advisory Committee will be on the agenda for review. There are some interesting names among the almost 60 names self- and board nominated individuals. Usually, these committees are populated by executives ...
Exchange, Hospitals, Medicaid, Slider, State of Reform, Washington
Veto by Gov. Gregoire Concerns Washington State Hospital Association
The Washington State Hospital Association (WSHA) has expressed their concern with Gov. Gregoire’s veto of certain proviso language in the state’s recently passed budget. In this week’s edition of “Inside Olympia,” a newsletter by the WSHA, attention was brought to three of the governor’s veto decisions which are expected to impact hospitals and health systems. ...
Commentary, Hospitals
The Caring Equation: Is There Anything Else I Can Do For You Today?
Paul Levy is a former hospital CEO who writes at “Not Running A Hospital.” This piece was first there on May 16, 2012, titled “Caring = f(Σ4.5seconds x constant)” Dr. Susan Shaw, a critical care doctor in Saskatoon, decided to conduct a clinical trial. For this one, though, she used the Lean PDSA cycle: Plan, ...
State of Reform, UW, What-if
What If? The States and Health Reform
We know the fate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) hinges on the choices of a group of nine justices and “…you can hear virtually any prediction you want…”Given this uncertainty, what happens if we think about something certain instead? Specifically, regardless of the verdict, a crucial issue – maybe even the key feature – ...
Public Health, State of Reform
Rural Utilities Service to Host Webinars May 14 & May 24
Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is set to host webinars on May 14 and May 24 to inform participants about the application process and eligibility requirements for the Community-Oriented Connectivity Broadband Grant Program (Community Connect Grant Program). More details from the Community Connect WebEx Flyer: These webinars will inform participants about the major eligibility and regulatory ...
Public Health, Slider, Washington
Washington State Provides Free Whooping Cough Vaccinations Today, May 9th
Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, has reached epidemic levels in Washington State, as pointed out in an earlier article here. The number of cases continues to climb. Washington Secretary of Health Mary Selecky stated last Thusday: In my 13 years as secretary this is the first time I’ve had to use the word ‘epidemic’ ...
2012 Elections, Supreme Court, Washington
90 Women Suing Rob McKenna Over His Opposition To Health Care Law
The Everett Herald reported on Friday, May 4, 2012 about a lawsuit filed by 90 women over health care law against Attorney General Rob McKenna. The lawsuit is seeking a ruling that McKenna, a GOP candidate for governor, violated his ethical duties by signing to a lawsuit to turn over President Obama’s Affordable Care Act. ...
