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ACEP Reimbursement Leadership Development Program: Call for Candidates

WA-ACEP was humbled and honored to receive the Council Teamwork Award during ACEP18. Thanks again! American College of Emergency Physicians - ACEP

Our own Dr. Christopher Kang was re-elected to the ACEP Board of Directors at !

Congratulation Dr. Steve Anderson, ACEP's new Chairman of the Board.

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Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield has announced it will not pay for emergency visits in six states — Indiana, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, New Hampshire and Ohio — if the company decides after the fact that patients were not having medical emergencies, even if they thought they were. But how do you know? Do you know the difference between a migraine and a brain aneurysm? Unless stopped, this policy will be implemented in more Anthem states, and additional health insurance companies will follow with policies of their own. This policy is unlawful.
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Does your insurance policy cover emergency care? Some insurance companies expect you to know the difference between something that is potentially life-threatening and something that is not. If you guess wro...

Washington ACEP updated their phone number.

Don't miss the 2018 WA-ACEP Summit to Sound May 31-June 1 at the Bell Harbor Conference Center in Seattle. Attend important sessions on palliative care, preventing firearm injuries, literature updates, an audience choice of wound-care topics, vascular ultrasound, managing difficult conversations, and more. Register at https://washingtonacep.org/calendar-of-events/annual-meeting/

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield has announced it will not pay for emergency visits in six states — Indiana, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, New Hampshire and Ohio — if the company
decides after the fact that patients were not having medical emergencies, even if they thought they were. But how do you know? Do you know the difference between a migraine and a brain aneurysm? Unless stopped, this policy will be implemented in more Anthem states, and additional health insurance companies will follow with policies of their own. This policy is unlawful. Visit FairCoverage.org

Good looking group at the University of Washington EM dinner during .

Honored to represent Washington ACEP at the Council Meeting.

We're pulling together an impressive lineup of speakers for Summit to Sound 2018! Join WA-ACEP May 31-June 1, 2018 for our annual Summit to Sound Meeting at Bell Harbor Conference Center in Seattle. We’re hosting national speakers – Drs. Brian Lin, Ryan Radecki, Megan Ranney, and Ashley Shreves – in a beautiful location. Take a look at our updated agenda and make plans to attend! https://washingtonacep.org/calendar-of-events/annual-meeting/

Annual Meeting Summit to Sound, the annual meeting of Washington ACEP.

WA-ACEP Board of Directors approve Statewide Standardized Psychiatric Patient Screening Protocol

At its Aug. 9 meeting, the board approved the protocols currently beta testing in Pierce County. The protocols will be deployed statewide later this year. https://washingtonacep.org/resources/mental-health/

We're proud of Cronin and Perreault from Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma who expertly ran the WA-ACEP 2017 Summit to Sound ultrasound lab at the April meeting in Seattle!

Snoqualmie Valley Hospital receives trauma center designation, makes progress in affiliation process | Snoqualmie Valley Record Snoqualmie Valley Hospital is now able to provide emergency medical care to trauma patients. Hospital CEO Tom Parker announced the news that the hospital had received the designation of Trauma Center Level Five as part of the Washington State Department of Health’s Trauma System, at the July 13 hosp...

Live in the Pacific Northwest? You don't need to travel far for quality CME. Check out our calendar of events: https://washingtonacep.org/calendar-of-events/

Calendar of Events Calendar of events for Washington ACEP.

Andi Foley, DNP, RN, ACCNS-AG, CEN, President of the WA-Emergency Nurses Association, accepted the 2017 Guardian of Emergency Medicine Award on behalf of her chapter. The award recognizes individuals and organizations who have gone above and beyond the norm to protect the safety net of emergency medicine, improve the quality of patient care delivery, and work to support the efforts of WA-ACEP.

WA-ACEP values the WA-ENA’s partnership as we explore solutions to emergency care delivery. In these times of ever growing challenges of boarding and crowding, dangerous understaffing, and sicker patients, their dedication and support to the emergency care safety net is making the difference.

Jobe Recognized During Summit to Sound

Kathleen A. Jobe, MD, FACEP, received the 2017 Nancy Auer Meritorious Achievement Award April 28 during the Summit to Sound meeting. The award recognizes individuals who have gone above and beyond the norm in emergency medicine to improve the quality of patient care and support the efforts of the chapter.

Previous winners of the Nancy Auer Award are Drs. Jim Narnia, MD, FACEP (2016); Marv Wayne, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, FAHA (2015); Ted Walkley, MD, FAAP, FACEP (2013); and Cindy Markus, MD, FACEP (2012).

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WA-ACEP Summit to Sound meeting brochure is hot off the press.http://washingtonacep.org/wp-content/uploads/2017BrochureFINAL.pdf
Join us April 26-28 in Seattle: http://washingtonacep.org/calendar-of-events/annual-meeting/

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WA-ACEP Immediate Past President John Matheson, MD on the flu, when to come to the ER and vaccination.

WU - Your Health: The flu and the ER NBC Right Now will provide all your local Yakima, Tri-Cities, Walla Walla and Hermiston news, weather and sports.

WA-ACEP Officers Testify on Surprise Billing WA-ACEP President Nathan Schlicher, MD, JD, MBA, FACEP, and WA-ACEP Secretary-Treasurer Liam Yore, MD, FACEP testify before the Washington House Health Care and Wellness Committee Jan. 18 on Surpri…

The Flu and Capacity Concerns: We Hear You Dear Members, Please let me first thank you for the amazing care that you and your teams are delivering in this time of unprecedented capacity and throughput challenges.  I have heard from many of …

Join WA-ACEP for the 2017 Summit to Sound April 26-28 at the Bell Harbor Conference Center in Seattle. Our national speakers include Drs. Tim Horeczko, Hans House, Haney Mallemet and Tracy Sanson. Register today at http://washingtonacep.org/calendar-of-events/annual-meeting/

WA-ACEP President Testifies Before Senate Health Care Committee

“Data is power…it changes behavior,” said WA-ACEP President Nathan Schlicher, MD, JD, MBA, FACEP talking EDIE/PMP before the Senate Health Care Committee Nov. 14. Schlicher, who is also the Secretary-Treasurer of the Washington State Medical Association (WSMA), is part of the WSMA/Washington State Hospital Association Joint Opioid Safe Practice Task Force. Watch the entire hearing http://www.tvw.org/watch/?eventID=2016111062 (task force comments start at about 48 minutes).

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Many thanks to the attendees, speakers and our vendor partners for making the 2016 Leadership Summit a success!

Yore Receives ACEP Horizon Award
WA-ACEP Secretary-Treasurer Liam Yore, MD, FACEP, received the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) 2016 Council Horizon Award for outstanding contributions and participation in ACEP Council activities within the first five years of Council Service. Dr. Yore is on the ACEP Steering Committee and the Reimbursement Committee. He is the co-chair of the WA-ACEP Legislative yorehorizonawardCommittee and an emergency physician at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett. Yore received the award Oct. 16 during ACEP16 in Las Vegas.

Former WA-ACEP member Alison Haddock, MD, FACEP also received the 2016 Horizon Award.

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Dr. Yore is the fourth WA-ACEP Board Member to receive the Horizon Award in the past seven years. Other winners are Drs. Nathan Schlicher, Enrique Enguidanos, and John Milne.

Thanks so much to the ED team at Kadlec Medical Center in Richland for the contribution! They sorted enough produce at Second Harvest to provide more than 500 meals!

Exhibit with WA-ACEP April 2017
We are happy to announce the Washington Chapter American College of Emergency Physicians 2017 Annual Meeting, Summit to Sound – Northwest Emergency Medicine Assembly. This year’s meeting will be held at Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle on April 26-28. We would like to invite organizations to participate as an exhibitor or sponsor of this educational event on April 27-28.

Due to venue renovations, the 2017 Exhibit Hall will be located in the foyer at Bell Harbor Conference Center. Because booth space will be limited, we recommend companies reserve a table today to ensure participation.

http://washingtonacep.org/2017-summit-to-sound-exhibitor-agreement/
http://washingtonacep.org/wp-content/uploads/Prospectus.pdf

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