The 8th annual Inland NW State of Reform Virtual Health Policy Conference will foster a dialog about the unique opportunities and challenges facing health care on the east side of Washington. State of Reform brings together practitioners, thought leaders, and policymakers from across the state into a single place. There will be over 65 speakers [...]
The House Health Care & Wellness Committee will convene on Monday, October 5th at 3PM. Virtual Work Session: 1. COVID-19 outbreak and response. 2. Rural health care system. This meeting is being conducted virtually and can be viewed on TVW: https://www.tvw.org/watch/?clientID=9375922947&eventID=2020101009 Committee documents online once the meeting has started: http://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules/Home/Documents/26944
Preserving the Scientific Integrity of Getting to COVID-19 Vaccines: From Clinical Trials to Public Allocation A Johns Hopkins University-University of Washington Symposium October 6, 2020 1:30 – 4:45 p.m. ET (10:30 a.m. - 1:45 p.m. PST) Efforts to develop COVID-19 vaccines are well underway, and protecting the scientific integrity of the process is paramount. The [...]
Amish Dave, MD, MPH, a rheumatologist at Virginia Mason, and Emily Etzel, implementation manager at the Bree Collaborative, will outline strategies to align care delivery with existing evidence-based, culturally sensitive standards of care for LGBTQ people in Washington state to decrease health disparities. The three focus areas include communication, language, and inclusive environments; screening and [...]
The Joint Select Committee on Health Care Oversight will convene for a virtual meeting on Monday, October 26th, at 1PM. Virtual Work Session: 1. The COVID-19 outbreak and response. 2. The use of telehealth during the COVID-19 outbreak and response. 3. The impact of COVID-19 on the rate of uninsured individuals. This meeting is being conducted virtually [...]
The Joint Select Committee on Health Care Oversight will convene for a virtual meeting on Monday, October 26th, at 1 PM. Watch Here
Join the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) in discussing how we can work together to integrate work designed to eliminate health care disparities in children into the ABP’s Continuing Certification Program. The ABP Portfolio Sponsor Virtual Webinar will include a presentation from ABP’s Vice President of Continuing Certification Keith Mann, MD, MEd, on early thoughts [...]
Sponsored by the AMA and Nordic, on Wednesday, October 28 @ 10:30 AM CT, esteemed panelists, Dr. Barbara Levy, a member of AMA’s CPT® Editorial Panel, and Dr. Craig Joseph, Nordic’s Chief Medical Officer, will discuss how physician organizations can maximize physician satisfaction and improve clinical documentation while adhering to the E/M rules effective in 2021. The [...]