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Health care of the future: Can the promise of big data live up to the hype?
The revolution known as “big data” is transforming health care, approaching a tipping point where instant access to medical information and statistics will play a major role in the way care is provided...
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This week in health care: Catholic employers, abortion coverage & doctor pay
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Tech news site GeekWire partners with a trust to offer health insurance
GeekWire, a Seattle-based tech news website, is partnering with an insurance trust to provide lower deals on health care for companies that participate in its membership program. The site is teaming up...
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Swedish Issaquah names Rayburn Lewis new CEO
Swedish Issaquah has a new CEO starting Monday. Dr. Rayburn Lewis was plucked from his prior role as chief operating officer at Swedish Cherry Hill, the hospital in Seattle's Central District that's...
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Washington health exchange enrollment continues to grow
Enrollment in the Washington state Healthplanfinder continued to rise this week, with nearly 367,000 enrolling through the state health exchange since its Oct. 1 launch date. Of those, more than 90,000...
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New Obamacare extension for mid-sized business owners
Mid-sized businesses received another extension this week on the deadline for providing their workers with health insurance. The Obama administration announced that businesses with 50-99 employees will...
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Hospital association sues over Washington's new merger rules
The Washington State Hospital Association (WSHA) is suing the state Department of Health over new rules that subject hospital affiliations to a state review process. The process is called Certificate...
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This week in health care: Suing Washington over merger rules & investigating...
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Feds issue more guidance on marijuana banking, but legality remains unclear
The Obama administration issued new guidance Friday for banks that would consider taking money from marijuana businesses in states where it’s legal. The Justice Department and the Treasury issued...
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Harborview executive Eileen Whalen resigns after five years
Eileen Whalen, executive director at Harborview Medical Center, has resigned from her position at the hospital, which is part of the UW Medicine network. In an internal memo obtained by the Puget Sound...
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Washington health exchange spends $2.6M to attract 'young invincibles'
The Washington state Health Benefit Exchange is spending $2.6 million in its latest advertising push to persuade young, healthy people across the state to get health insurance. The ads, which will run...
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UW School of Medicine to prepare future doctors to practice under the ACA
The University of Washington School of Medicine is preparing to make significant changes to its curriculum to better prepare future doctors for the new reality of health care under the Affordable Care...
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Washington limits how much marijuana can be grown in the state
With only a few weeks until the Washington State Liquor Control Board expects to start issuing recreational marijuana business licenses, officials announced new limits on how many producer licenses...
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Why hospital group sued over new oversight of agreements in Washington
Tremendous cost. Bureaucratic slowdown. Hospital closures. These are a few of the worst-case scenarios the Washington State Hospital Association (WSHA) had in mind when it filed a lawsuit last week...
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Why Washington officials want more oversight of hospital affiliations
The emergence of hospital affiliations — deals that aren't quite mergers — has changed the face of health care in Washington state. Gov. Jay Inslee and many others have called for transparency and...
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This week in health care: Hospital affiliation fights and fake rappers...
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Small-business exchanges struggle nationally; Washington firms avoid the hassle
Washington is one of two states without a small business health exchange, but it may not be missing out, according to a report from The Washington Post. The newspaper reports that, nationally, few...
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Virginia Mason makes Healthgrades’ list of 100 best hospitals
Virginia Mason Medical Center was the only Washington state hospital to make Healthgrades’ 2014 list of America’s 100 Best Hospitals. To be named to the top 100, hospitals have to perform in the top 2...
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MultiCare names new CEO to replace Diane Cecchettini
Tacoma-based MultiCare Health System on Tuesday named William Robertson, a Maryland transplant, as its new president and CEO. Robertson will start in the new position, replacing retiring CEO Diane...
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Franciscan Health System CEO Joe Wilczek announces retirement
Tacoma-based Franciscan Health System announced Wednesday that its longtime CEO, Joe Wilczek, will retire in early 2015. Wilczek is also senior vice president for divisional operations of Franciscan’s...
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