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Please Save the Date For Our Upcoming WA-ACEP CME Events! 2009 Emergency Medicine Leadership Summit Mountains to Sea – Northwest Emergency Medicine Assembly For more information, please contact the chapter at smc@wsma.org, 206-956-3648. |
In This Issue
EMTALA and Options for Hospitals in a Disaster H1N1 Influenza Adds Wrinkle to Preparations for Flu Season Zero Tolerance for ED Assaults Ibuprofen Best for Injured Kids Next State Revenue Forecast Expected to Show Another Drop in BHP Effective Now – All Hospital Charges to be Disclosed Medicare Outpatient Hospital Payment Draft Rule ACEP's State Legislative Updates |
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EMTALA and Options for Hospitals in a Disaster |
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H1N1 Influenza Adds Wrinkle to Preparations for Flu Season Gov. Gregoire has also announced that she has authorized emergency funding to prepare the state for the regular flu season and the possibility of H1N1 influenza. Included is $700,000 to buy additional antiviral medications to go with the supplies that the DoH has already received from the federal Strategic National Stockpile. In related news, the CDC recently announced that antiviral treatment of H1N1 infection is not where it should be. It is urging early, empiric antiviral treatment for hospitalized patients and high-risk outpatients with suspected or probable H1N1 infection. Current CDC guidelines do not require physicians to perform confirmatory testing for influenza infection before treating high-risk patients who are suspected to have H1N1 virus infections. For more information go to www.doh.wa.gov/swineflu/. |
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Zero Tolerance for ED Assaults |
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Ibuprofen Best for Injured Kids |
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Health Care Reform Update |
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ACEP & Health Care Reform
ACEP continues to work with Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), to ensure these initiatives and the provisions of the "Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2009" (S. 468/H.R. 1188) are included in the Senate Finance Committee legislation. |
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Next State Revenue Forecast Expected to Show Another Drop in BHP |
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Effective Now – All Hospital Charges to be Disclosed |
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Red Flag Rule Delay The WSMA has a Policy & Procedures document for Identity Theft Detection and Prevention for your office and is now available as a “members only” item on the WSMA Practice Resource Center. |
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Proposed Rules for 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Hospital Outpatient Department Payment (OPPS) Released July 1, 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
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Medicare Outpatient Hospital Payment Draft Rule
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ACEP's State Legislative Updates |
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ACEP Foundation to Become Dormant For Now |
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WELCOME NEW WA/ACEP MEMBERS | |||||||||||
Please welcome our new members to the Chapter |
William Bryce Lockwood, MD – Spokane Edward A Lisenbey, MD – Walla Walla Katayoun Lotfi – Seattle Nicholas M Perera, MD – Coupeville Zachary A Phelps, MD- Oak Harbor Clifford F Porter, MD – Fort Lewis Justin Racht, MD – Spokane Michelle D Rockwell, MD – Enumclaw Leah Fox Roberts, MD – Tacoma Amy C Romey, MD – Spokane Louis S Shinneman, MD – Seattle Heidi Solberg Shankle, MD – Longview Lisa Wilson, MD – Seattle Lance T Young, MD – Seattle |
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OF EVENTS ACEP 2009 Scientific Assembly Emergency Medicine Basic Research Skills (EMBRS) Workshop Emergency Medicine Leadership Summit |
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Northwest Emergency Physicians, TeamHealth has the following EM Opportunity in Eastern Washington: Kadlec Medical Center - KMC had the largest growth percentage of any hospital in Washington last year, and now captures 40% of hospital admissions in the Tri-Cities. Kadlec was the first hospital in Washington to be designated an accredited chest pain center and is currently the only hospital in the area to be designated as a chest pain center with PCI capability. Kadlec is home to the region's only Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, treating high risk newborns needing specialized care. Hospital facilities include a new, technologically-advanced 20 bed CCU, a 19 bed immediate care unit, a 12 bed short stay unit, a new open heart surgery suite, an additional cardiac catheterization lab and new outpatient imaging center. In the summer of 2008, Kadlec opened a new 71.8 million, six-story building which included new operating rooms, a clinical decision unit and a floor of private patient rooms. Emergency Department is a 28 bed, plus 6 bed fast-track Emergency Department with an annual patient volume of 50,000 patients. Kadlec's ED patient volume has grown approximately 9% year for the last 10 years. The ED recently opened an additional 8 bed section staffed by ED physicians. The ED coverage is 67 hours daily with 9 hr. shifts. For more information about this opportunity and other EM opportunities in Washington, please contact: Emily Enck (800) 336-8614 x 2115 or emily_enck@teamhealth.com Central Washington, ED Physician Openings
Beautiful Yakima County, WA is well known for its picturesque fruit orchards and award winning wineries. Outdoor enthusiasts will enjoy blue ribbon trout fishing, cross country and downhill skiing, hiking, and bicycling. For more information, or to submit your CV, please contact: Urgent Care/Emergency Services Line Chief Opportunity, Seattle, WA
For additional information regarding this position or to submit your CV, please contact Kelly Pedrini, GHP Physician Recruiter, at pedrini.k@ghc.org or 206/448-2947. Position Available for BC/BE EM Physician, Northwest Hospital, Seattle, WALooking for a board certified/eligible emergency physician to join us at Northwest Hospital in Seattle. We are a congenial emergency medicine group who enjoys a very good relationship with the rest of the medical staff and hospital administration. We offer excellent fee for service compensation on a scenic hospital campus in north Seattle with a good patient mix (40,000 annual visits). If interested, please send CV to: billj@nwlink.com Yakima, Wa. Single hospital democratic group looking to add a partner. Shift equity from the start, finantial equity and parternership in one year. Excellent compensation. mklivingston@charter.net EDMONDS, WA: CEP America is seeking BC/BP emergency physicians for its newest contract at Stevens Hospital in Edmonds. Located 15 minutes from Seattle, Edmonds is one of Washington’s most picturesque waterfront communities offering an appealing, small-town quality of life. Enjoy the mountains, sea and Seattle life that this opportunity has to offer. Stevens is a 217 bed hospital that has an ED volume of 42,000 patient visits a year. CEP America is a true democratic partnership where each physician is a partner from the day he or she works their first clinical shift. All Partners collectively own their contracts in CEP America, and every Partner has an opportunity to gain equal ownership with other long-term Partners. We offer excellent compensation with annual profit sharing as well as health, disability and retirement programs. For immediate consideration please contact Kelly Moore at 800-842-2619 or e-mail moorek@medamerica.com. Isn’t it Time for Something Better? Group Health Permanente, the Northwest’s premier multi specialty group, is currently seeking a BC/BE Emergency or Family Medicine Physician to join our Urgent Care Center located at our Capitol Hill campus in Seattle, WA. Group Health is dedicated to providing comprehensive, innovative and patient-centered care to communities throughout Washington.
For Additional information or to submit your CV please contact Josie Lavin at 206-448-6132 or lavin.j@ghc.org Seattle - Highline Emergency Physicians is democratic independent group of physicians currently seeking full-time ABEM prepared/certified physician. We are a one hospital, two-facility group with 8-hour shifts triple coverage in our high volume facility (45 K visits annually) and single coverage in our low volume facility (15 K visits annually). Friendly work environment with rapid patient turnaround and a anticipated completion of a new department on the March 2010 and EMR Mar 2009. Flexible scheduling allows for ample free time to enjoy the Northwest's abundant opportunities for outdoor recreation. Great nurses! We provide competitive compensation and paid malpractice, health and dental. We are a well-established group (contract held for 30 years), respected by the medical staff and community. Send CV to Carter Hill MD; e-mail: carterhill@comcast.net or Fax 206-236-8063, Mobile # 206-409-7598. Position is available summer of 2009 for qualified and credentialed candidate! Needed-a physician to work at Pasco Worker Care, an Occ Med Clinic providing care to injured workers.This is a full time job with competitive salary and benefits. No weekends, nights or major holidays. Experience in EM preferred. Send a resume to drted@yakimaworkercare.com. Magnificent North Olympic Peninsula of WA State: Emergency Physician Openings. Waterfront or mountain side living, driving distance to Seattle, ferry boat ride to Victoria, BC! Excellent full and part time opportunities now available in our stable, cohesive and collegial group of practitioners. Offering: private, stable, single hospital democratic group, equally shared night/weekends, excellent pay/benefits, flexible scheduling, no buy-in, equal partnership, 12 hours shifts with mid-level support, 27k annual volume in expanding dept, Level 3 Trauma Center. We are located at the foot of the Olympic National Park on the bluffs overlooking the Strait of Juan de Fuca, providing magnificent views everywhere you look! Port Angeles is in the rain shadow of the Olympic Mountains with wonderful out door activities and a wide range of community attractions. It is the site of Olympic National Park (a World Heritage Site) and a beautiful salt water location with easy access to Seattle and Victoria, B.C. Email or send CV to: James Wallace, MD c/o Nancy Buckner, Physician Recruiter, Olympic Medical Center, 939 Caroline Street, Port Angeles, WA 908362, 360 417 7231, nbuckner@olympicmedical.org or James Wallace, 360-417-3281, Jwallace@olympicmedical.org. Tacoma Emergency Care Physicians (TECP) is a 19 member democratic group of Board Certified/Board Prepared Emergency Physicians staffing two hospitals in Tacoma, WA. We seek a full time emergency physician. Our primary hospital (Tacoma General) is an urban level II trauma facility with high acuity and superb medical staff in all specialties. Shifts are eight hours with excellent compensation. TECP provides malpractice insurance. Physicians are eligible for partnership after one year. Located on Puget Sound 35 minutes from downtown Seattle and one hour from the Cascade Mountains, recreational and cultural opportunities abound. Visit our website at www.tecp.net. Contact Heather Marshall, heathermarshallmd@comcast.net, 253-820-6412. Eastern Washington - Full Time Opportunity. Samaritan Hospital, Moses Lake, has an annual patient volume of 13,000. The shifts are 12 hrs. with 10 hrs. of PA/NP coverage. The physician will see an average of 1.25 patients per hour with 12% admission rate. Trauma Capabilities and Resources: Samaritan Healthcare serves a 75,000 population area with 32,000 in the local area. Patients transferred are sent by ground ambulance to Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee or by helicopter to Deaconess Medical Center, Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, or Harborview, Seattle. Physical Description of the Emergency Department: 9 rooms and 10 beds. This ED includes a trauma/cardiac room, 2 cardiac bays, a pediatric room, casting room, OB room, 2 minor medical rooms, a mental health room and a room with an undesignated function. Availability of Ancillary Services: Radiology – 24/7, Nighthawk: nights, CT 24/7, Ultra Sound 24/7, MRI off-site, Pharmacy, Pyxis system, Lab, Respiratory Therapy. Brief Description of Community: Moses Lake is the commercial hub of the Columbia Basin in Grant County located at the intersection of Interstate 90 and State Highway 17. The lake, Moses Lake, is the largest, natural body of fresh water in the county, with over 120 miles of shoreline. Due to the large number of lakes, streams and the Columbia River this is a fisherman’s paradise, with trout, salmon, bass, spiny ray and walleye pike plentiful. The area is in the path of the Pacific flyway, goose and duck hunting is a sportsmen attraction. Deer hunting is excellent in nearby Clockum and Blue Mountains which have large elk herds. Winter sports include an outdoor ice skating rink, downhill skiing at several locations within a few hours drive, as well as cross country skiing and snowmobiling. The area provides several golf courses, tennis courts, a family aquatic center with water slides and an Olympic size competitive pool. A large area in nearby sand dunes has been designated for ORV and recreational use. Average annual rainfall is about 8 inches and average snowfall is 15 inches. For more information about this opportunity, please call: Emily Enck (800) 336-8614 x 2115 or email: emily_enck@teamhealth.com Quality of Care. Fairness. Integrity. Professionalism Full Time Opportunity at Kadlec Medical Center in Richland, Washington a 181 bed acute care facility with a 20 bed CCU, a 19 bed intermediate care unit and a 12 bed short stay unit. Hospital has a new open-heart surgery suite, an additional cardiac catheterization lab, and new outpatient imaging center. Summer of 2008, Kadlec will open a new 71.8 million, six story building which will include new operating rooms, a clinical decision unit and a floor of private patient rooms. Emergency Department consists of 26 beds with state of the art equipment including a robust intranet linked to PC’s throughout the ED and hospital and a separate Fast Track. Applications include: MUSE, Micromedex – (Poisondex, drugdex, Emergidex), Web PACS, and internet access, ED includes electronic medical records and Electronic "T" system. Providers care for 48,000 patients annually with 56 hours of physician and mid level coverage. Community offers, excellent school systems, golf courses, wineries, and much more. For more information, please contact: Emily Enck at (800) 336-8614 x 2115 or email: emily_enck@teamhealth.com Seattle: Academic Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center) The Department of Pediatrics at Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center/University of Washington School of Medicine is recruiting one or more board certified/eligible Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician(s) (MD or DO required) at the Assistant/Associate Professor/Professor level. Position(s) may be full-time or part-time. Contact Tony Woodward, MD, MBA, Chief, Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Emergency Medicine B-5519, 4800 Sand Point Way, NE , Seattle, WA 98105, 206-987-1371, Fax 206-729-3072, E-mail: Tony.Woodward@seattlechildrens.org Immediate FT Locum position and PT position available with Associated Emergency Physicians, Inc. at Valley Medical Center. Potential for FT continued employment. Stable independant democratic group, staffing a single hospital with over 72,000 visits. Level III trauma center. New 56-bed ED under construction. Competitive compensation and benefits. Must be residency trained and board eligible or board certified. Send CV or contact Pattie Giuliani:425/228-3440x2975. Fax: 425/656-5016 email: pattie_giuliani@valleymed.org. To have your job posting included free in future WA/ACEP NewsWatch transmissions, send your information to WA/ACEP |
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