Archive for January, 2012
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
SB 6270, “An act relating to health care professionals not being required to participate in any public or private third-party reimbursement program,” is gaining significant attention in Olympia as of late. Introduced by Sen. Randi Becker (R-Eatonville), this “Right to Contract” bill clarifies the Uniform Disciplinary Act (UDA) by explicitly stating that health care professionals cannot be required to participate in a public or private third-party reimbursement program as a condition of licensure. (more…)
Tags: Legislature, Randi Becker, Washington State, WSMA
Posted in Washington |
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
TEDx talks are increasingly one of the most powerful thought leadership tools in our culture today. They are held as largely free events, and the speakers are unpaid, mostly regular folks speaking about “ideas worth sharing.” (more…)
Tags: physicians, TEDx
Posted in Commentary |
Monday, January 30th, 2012
The HCA this morning announced the selection of Deloitte Consulting LLP to lead the development of the state’s insurance exchange. (more…)
Tags: Deloitte, exchange, HCA
Posted in Exchange |
Thursday, January 26th, 2012
It was three weeks ago that State of Reform hosted 350 of the leading voices in health care today – from policy to the marketplace.
If you were there, you’ll probably see your face in the video below! If you missed it, you’ll definitely want to see what you missed!
Check it out.
State of Reform 2012 from State of Reform on Vimeo.
Posted in State of Reform |
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
In 2010, Snohomish County Public Hospital District #2 entered into a 30-year lease agreement with Swedish, a Washington non-profit organization, to operate Stevens Hospital in Edmonds due to severe budgetary concerns. The partnership was the first of its kind in the state. Now, Valley General Hospital, a public hospital in Monroe, is also looking to lease the hospital to offset financial woes — this time to an out-of-state for-profit organization:
Taxpayer- supported Valley General Hospital is on the verge of approving a deal that would allow a for-profit health care organization to lease the hospital for 40 years.
Before that happens, the public will get a chance to hear a report by an outside consultant about the deal and ask questions about its findings during a meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. today at the hospital.
The report by Wipfli, a consulting firm of certified public accountants, is expected to be posted on the hospital’s website Tuesday.
If approved, the deal between the Monroe hospital and Franklin, Tenn.-based Capella Healthcare would mark the first time that organization has partnered with a public hospital, said Mike Liepman, Valley General’s chief executive.
Read the entire Herald story here.
Tags: Capella Healthcare, hospitals, Snohomish County, Valley General Hospital
Posted in Hospitals |
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
On Monday, Jay Inslee addressed the WSMA Legislative Conference attended by about 140 physicians and practice administrators.
Some folks commented at our State of Reform event that Jay appeared to be very strong on federal issues, but less so on state health care issues. In fact, a number of folks who will be supporting Inslee this fall commented to me that they were concerned that he hadn’t apparently spent enough time on state health care issues, based upon his speech at our event. (more…)
Tags: 2012 elections, Jay Inslee, WSMA
Posted in Commentary |
"THE REDEFINED PHYSICIAN IS HUMAN. AND KNOWS SHE'S HUMAN."
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012TEDx talks are increasingly one of the most powerful thought leadership tools in our culture today. They are held as largely free events, and the speakers are unpaid, mostly regular folks speaking about “ideas worth sharing.” (more…)
Tags: physicians, TEDx
Posted in Commentary |