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About WSSHA
The Washington State Society of Healthcare Attorneys ("WSSHA") was
founded in 1973. It is operated exclusively for educational and charitable purposes, to
provide an opportunity for legal advisors in the health field to meet and exchange
information and ideas, to conduct legal seminars of interest to such attorneys, and to
provide a central agency for the exchange of legal information in the health field.
Membership in WSSHA is open to all attorneys admitted to practice in the
State of Washington who represent or are employed by a provider of healthcare services.
For your information, the WSSHA bylaws
and resolutions can
be viewed by Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Download
WSSHA Bylaws - April
25, 1996,
Resolution - April
28, 2006.
If you are interested in becoming a member
of WSSHA, please print the membership application below (pdf format). Directions for
completion and return are given on the application.
Download
WSSHA
Membership Application
SPECIAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS/JOB POSTINGS
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Washington Health Law
Manual Third Edition
The Third Edition of the Washington Health Law
Manual is made possible through the
collaborative efforts of the Washington State
Society of Health Care Attorneys and the
Washington State Hospital Association.
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Click here to view the Table of Contents
University of Washington Professional & Continuing
Educationwww.pce.uw.edu
UW Certificate Program in Healthcare Regulatory
Compliance – Online and Classroom
Gain an overview of
health care codes of conduct, ethics, laws, and national issues
related to health care regulatory compliance in a variety of health
care settings, particularly physician clinics, hospitals and long term
care settings. Study recent health care reform legislation that
requires most health care providers or suppliers who receive
Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement to develop compliance programs. Learn
how to develop effective compliance programs, including effective
auditing and monitoring. Understand the operational safeguards
necessary to promote adherence to legal, regulatory, and health plan
program requirements. The program is offered in a convenient online
and classroom format with limited Saturday classes in Seattle.
Courses include: Foundations of Ethics and Compliance
in Healthcare; Managing Financial Relationships and Incentives in the
Health Care Environment; and Establishing and Maintaining Effective
Compliance and Ethics Programs through Ongoing Risk Assessment.
Instructors: Scott Desmond, Deputy Compliance
Officer, Harborview Medical Center, and Lori Oliver, Assistant
Attorney General, Washington State Attorney General's Office.
Apply now and start this fall. Visit
http://www.pce.uw.edu/prog.aspx?id=4198 or call
1-888-469-6499. I nformation Meetings:
July 13 (online), August 18 (online or in-person) and September 14
(online or in-person).
Associate Attorney –
Bennett Bigelow & Leedom, a nationally recognized healthcare
law & civil litigation firm, is recruiting for a junior
associate attorney to join its Healthcare Regulatory &
Reimbursement Practice Group. This position will focus
primarily on healthcare reimbursement with additional work in
fraud and abuse and other aspects of healthcare regulation.
The successful candidate will have top academic credentials
and 1 to 3 years experience, with preferred experience in
healthcare or another regulatory practice.
Interested
applicants are asked to submit a resume to: Hiring
Coordinator, Bennett Bigelow & Leedom, P.S., 1700 Seventh
Avenue, Suite 1900, Seattle, WA 98101. See our website at
www.bbllaw.com. BB&L is an equal opportunity employer and
committed to a culture that fosters diversity.
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