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<h2>AMA President Patrice Harris, MD: Physician Leadership and the Urgency of the Moment in Medicine </h2>
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At this year's WSMA Annual Meeting, we're pleased to welcome 2019-20 AMA President Patrice A. Harris, MD, as one of our featured presenters. Dr. Harris, a psychiatrist from Atlanta with diverse experience as a private practicing physician, public health administrator, patient advocate, and medical society lobbyist, will speak to meeting attendees on the importance of physician leadership during this moment in history. No stranger to leadership, Dr. Harris has helped multiple leadership roles at the AMA and in her home state of Georgia and has been active in organized medicine throughout her career. Please help us give a warm welcome to Dr. Harris when she presents on Saturday of the October meeting. If you haven't yet registered for the 2019 WSMA Annual Meeting, <a href="https://wsma.org/WSMA/Events/Annual_Meeting/WSMA/Events/Annual_Meeting/Annual_Meeting.aspx?hkey=fea49254-3815-4dc9-8710-53ff2e3a100f">do so today</a>. The meeting is free for all WSMA members.
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<h2>Countdown to the 2019 WSMA Annual Meeting</h2>
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The 2019 WSMA Annual Meeting, WSMA's premier policymaking and networking event, is nearly here. If you have yet to register for the meeting, scheduled for Oct. 12-13 in Seattle, <a href="https://wsma.org/WSMA/Events/Annual_Meeting/WSMA/Events/Annual_Meeting/Annual_Meeting.aspx?hkey=fea49254-3815-4dc9-8710-53ff2e3a100f">do so today</a>. The meeting is free for WSMA members and members of the Washington State Radiological Society, which will hold its annual meeting on Saturday, Oct. 12, and has joined the WSMA in co-sponsoring a series of educational sessions throughout the day. Here's what members should know as the meeting approaches.
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<li>Today (Sept. 11) is the deadline to receive the special discounted room rate at the Hilton Seattle Airport &amp; Conference Center.</li>
<li>Tomorrow (Thursday, Sept. 12) is the final deadline for WSMA delegates to submit resolutions to the WSMA Seattle office. </li>
<li>The 2019 Delegate Handbook—the compilation of resolutions and other business to be considered by the House of Delegates at the meeting—is now available for <a href="https://wsma.org/WSMA/Events/Annual_Meeting/WSMA/Events/Annual_Meeting/Annual_Meeting.aspx?hkey=fea49254-3815-4dc9-8710-53ff2e3a100f#handbook">download from the WSMA website</a>.</li>
<li>40 resolutions are now available in our password-protected <a href="https://wsma.org/WSMA/Membership/Discussion_Forums/Reference_Committees_and_General_Discussion/WSMA/Membership/Discussion_Forums/Reference_Committees_and_General_Forum.aspx?hkey=d674a5ae-4fb5-48d6-b969-16aab9b63647">"virtual" reference committees</a>. WSMA members are encouraged to take a moment to review these proposals and provide input, which is crucial to shaping good policy.</li>
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For a full agenda, speaker and activity detail and to register for the WSMA Annual Meeting, visit the <a href="https://wsma.org/WSMA/Events/Annual_Meeting/WSMA/Events/Annual_Meeting/Annual_Meeting.aspx?hkey=fea49254-3815-4dc9-8710-53ff2e3a100f">WSMA website</a>.
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The WSMA would like to thank our corporate partners for helping to make the meeting possible: exclusive premier partner <a href="http://www.phyins.com/">Physicians Insurance A Mutual Company</a>, and silver partners <a href="http://www.premera.com/">Premera Blue Cross</a>, <a href="https://www.fchn.com/">First Choice Health</a>, <a href="http://www.hallrender.com/">Hall Render</a> and <a href="https://www.wpmgcareers.org/index.html">Kaiser Permanente</a>. The WSMA also wishes to thank the following meeting sponsor for its generous contributions: platinum sponsor <a href="https://www.providence.org/">Providence Health &amp; Services</a>.
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<h2>Join the AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use</h2>
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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is offering ambulatory care practices an opportunity to participate in the AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use. Participation in this program will help your clinic meet the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services Merit-based Incentive Payment System requirements and demonstrate compliance with the proposed Joint Commission Ambulatory Antimicrobial Stewardship Standard. Continuing education credits, including continuing medical education and maintenance of certification for ABIM, ABP, and ABFM, will be offered at no charge for participants.
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AHRQ created the program to develop and implement a bundle of interventions designed to improve antibiotic stewardship and antibiotic prescribing practices across acute care, long-term care, and ambulatory care facilities across the United States. <a href="https://safetyprogram4antibioticstewardship.org/dc/DataCollection.aspx?s=636935966955152811-2lDA5iiBfBSoa1AgAOCBCaPci&amp;u=637036386965049992-bAA3PfcCBIj1a5F5f1Qld0coi">Learn more about the program and apply today for the ambulatory care cohort</a>.
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</div> | 9/16/2019 3:47:16 PM | 9/11/2019 9:23:58 AM | 9/11/2019 12:00:00 AM |
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September 11, 2019
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<h2>New Effective Date for Changes to Apple Health Opioid Prescribing Policy</h2>
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The Health Care Authority has changed the implementation date from Oct.1 to Nov. 1, 2019 for updates to its Apple Health (Medicaid) opioid clinical policy intended to align the policy with the federal SUPPORT Act passed in 2018.
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While the prescribing policy remains largely unchanged, there are some significant new requirements, including: An attestation that chronic pain best practices are being followed when prescribing more than the acute policy limit within a 90-day period, and prior authorization on claims that exceed 120 morphine milligram equivalent (MME) limit. The expedited prior authorization provision, secured by the WSMA, remains in effect.
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Visit the <a href="https://www.hca.wa.gov/billers-providers-partners/programs-and-services/opioids">HCA website</a> to review the changes.
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</div> | 9/16/2019 3:47:29 PM | 9/11/2019 9:23:52 AM | 9/11/2019 12:00:00 AM |
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<h2>U.S. and Washington State See Rise in Uninsureds</h2>
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<a href="https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2019/demo/p60-267.pdf" target="_blank">Data released Tuesday</a> by the U.S. Census Bureau show that the number of uninsured Americans increased for the first time in nearly a decade last year, rising from 7.9 percent in 2017 to 8.5 percent in 2018. The bump was the first year-over-year increase since 2008 to 2009 - the height of the financial crisis and before the Affordable Care Act took effect in 2010.
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Experts suggest the change was primarily driven by a decrease in those with public insurance coverage and could be partly attributed to the Trump administration's efforts to undermine access to Medicaid through tightening eligibility rules. The administration's "public charge" rule, which would allow the government to more easily deny immigrants' applications to become U.S. citizens if they depend too heavily on Medicaid, has led to a spike in the uninsured rate among Hispanics. The uninsured rate among children 18 and younger increased by .6 percentage points to 5.5 percent, or 4.3 million children.
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Though most states showed no statistically significant change in uninsured rates, the Census found that the rate declined in three states and rose in eight, including in Washington, where the rate increased from 6.1 percent in 2017 to 6.4 percent in 2018.
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</div> | 9/16/2019 3:47:21 PM | 9/11/2019 9:24:02 AM | 9/11/2019 12:00:00 AM |
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September 11, 2019
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<h2>Volunteers Needed for Maternal Mortality Review Panel</h2>
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One of the highlights of the 2019-20 state budget negotiations, the WSMA helped secure funding to extend and expand the state's maternal mortality review panel. The Department of Health is now recruiting health professionals as it seeks to convene the panel in 2020.
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The panel, which the WSMA originally helped establish in 2016 pursuant to policy passed by its members, will conduct comprehensive reviews of maternal deaths and make recommendations for system changes to improve health care services for women. <a href="https://www.doh.wa.gov/ForPublicHealthandHealthcareProviders/PublicHealthSystemResourcesandServices/MaternalMortalityReviewPanel">Learn more about the panel and its review process</a>.
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Disciplines and specialties sought by the DOH include, but are not limited to:
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<li>Women's, obstetric and maternal/perinatal health physicians and other providers.</li>
<li>Newborn and pediatric physicians and other providers.</li>
<li>Perinatal behavioral health physicians and providers.</li>
<li>Pathologists, coroners, and medical examiners.</li>
<li>Medical specialties like cardiology, emergency medicine, and anesthesiology.</li>
<li>Individuals or organizations that represent the populations most affected by pregnancy-related deaths or pregnancy-associated deaths and lack of access to maternal health care services.</li>
<li>Maternal support services and community programs, including doulas, maternity support service providers, and home visitors.</li>
<li>Representatives from state agencies, including the Health Care Authority and the Department of Children, Youth and Families.</li>
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Interested candidates can apply at <a href="http://www.doh.wa.gov/maternalmortality">www.doh.wa.gov/maternalmortality</a>. The application period closes on Oct. 15. Learn more about candidate requirements on the <a href="https://www.doh.wa.gov/ForPublicHealthandHealthcareProviders/PublicHealthSystemResourcesandServices/MaternalMortalityReviewPanel">DOH website</a>.
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</div> | 9/16/2019 3:48:17 PM | 9/11/2019 9:23:56 AM | 9/11/2019 12:00:00 AM |
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September 11, 2019
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<h2>WSMA Joins the AMA in New Practice Transformation Initiative </h2>
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The AMA has announced a new effort to fight the causes of physician burnout and dissatisfaction with the launch of the Practice Transformation Initiative. The ambitious initiative is a collaborative effort that includes the Physicians Foundation and state medical societies, including the WSMA.
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While the frequency, causes, and impact of professional fatigue and burnout among physicians have been well researched, actionable solutions have had much less rigorous analysis. As a result, information on effective interventions remains limited. The mission of the Practice Transformation Initiative is to fill the knowledge gaps regarding effective interventions to reduce burnout.
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The AMA and the Physicians Foundation are collaborating with the WSMA, among other state associations, to recruit health systems and practices within their states for field testing and studying results, with the goal of generating evidence-based research and accelerating the spread of innovations that support clinician satisfaction.
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The WSMA has convened eight health care organizations in Washington to test burnout interventions as part of the initiative. For an in-depth look at this work, be sure to read the cover story from the latest issue of WSMA Reports, mailed to members last week. The cover story is also <a href="https://wsma.org/Shared_Content/News/Latest_News/2019/September/ending_death_by_a_million_clicks">available online</a>.
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For more information on the initiative, visit the <a href="https://www.ama-assn.org/amaone/practice-transformation">AMA website</a>.<br />
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<em>Illustration by Erin Foster with images from Freepik.com.</em></p>
</div> | 9/16/2019 3:48:25 PM | 9/11/2019 9:23:49 AM | 9/11/2019 12:00:00 AM |
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September 11, 2019
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<h2>You Are Invited: WSMA Foundation Dinner</h2>
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You are invited to join the second annual WSMA Foundation fundraising dinner on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. during the 2019 WSMA Annual Meeting. At the WSMA Foundation, we believe in a future where physicians are healthy and fulfilled, where physicians and their patients are partners, and where all Washingtonians experience quality care that aligns with their needs, goals, and values. The evening will begin with the presentation of the WSMA William O. Robertson Patient Safety Awards. Tickets can be purchased when <a href="https://wsma.org/WSMA/Events/Annual_Meeting/WSMA/Events/Annual_Meeting/Annual_Meeting.aspx?hkey=fea49254-3815-4dc9-8710-53ff2e3a100f">registering for the WSMA Annual Meeting</a>. Your generous donations this evening will ensure the WSMA Foundation continues its important work to improve physician wellness and patient care through transformational health care change at all levels—individual, organizational, and statewide.
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</div> | 9/16/2019 3:47:18 PM | 9/11/2019 9:24:12 AM | 9/11/2019 12:00:00 AM |
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<h2>Notice of Proposed Amendments to the WSMA Bylaws</h2>
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The WSMA Bylaws Committee hereby provides notice to the WSMA Board of Trustees, as required by Article XIX of the WSMA Bylaws, of its proposals to amend the WSMA Bylaws. A brief description of each set of proposed amendments precedes the amendatory sections. The Bylaws Committee plans to introduce the proposed amendments related to each section listed below separately at the House of Delegates.
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Proposed amendments to the WSMA Bylaws for 2019 include establishing the AMA Delegation as a standing committee, updates to the Judicial Council, and reducing the size of the Executive Committee.
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<a href="javascript://[Uploaded files/News and Publications/Newsletters/2019/Bylaws_Committee_Notice_to_BOT_2019.pdf]">Download the Notice of Proposed Amendments to the WSMA Bylaws</a> (as presented to the WSMA Board of Trustees on April 26, 2019).
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Copies of the full proposed amendments are also available by contacting the WSMA at <a href="mailto:wsma@wsma.org">wsma@wsma.org</a>. These proposed changes will be presented to the WSMA House of Delegates for adoption at the <a href="[@]WSMA/Events/Annual_Meeting/Annual_Meeting.aspx">2019 WSMA Annual Meeting</a>, Oct. 12-13 in Seattle.
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</div> | 9/16/2019 3:46:54 PM | 8/13/2019 1:54:53 PM | 9/5/2019 11:12:23 AM |
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<h2>Comments Due Sept. 27 on Proposed Updates to Medicare's Payment Policies </h2>
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Physicians, providers, and practice staff have until Sept. 27 to submit comments to the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services on its proposed rule updating Medicare's physician fee schedule and Quality Payment Program for 2020. The new rule proposes significant changes to Medicare's payment policies aimed at allowing clinicians more time to provide high-value care for patients instead of filing cumbersome paperwork. For an overview of the proposed changes, see this <a href="https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/proposed-policy-payment-and-quality-provisions-changes-medicare-physician-fee-schedule-calendar-year-2?utm_campaign=government-affairs&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=7.25.19%20MGMA%20Regulatory%20Alert&amp;elqEmailId=9041">CMS fact sheet</a>. The proposed rule and instructions on how to provide feedback are available from the <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/08/14/2019-16041/medicare-program-cy-2020-revisions-to-payment-policies-under-the-physician-fee-schedule-and-other">Federal Register website</a>.
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</div> | 9/16/2019 3:48:13 PM | 8/28/2019 2:41:54 PM | 8/28/2019 12:00:00 AM |
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<h2>Contact Congress Today and Urge Action on MACRA</h2>
<p>Since the enactment of MACRA, physician organizations, including the WSMA, have worked closely with both Congress and the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services to implement the law and facilitate physician transition to the new payment system. However, payment rates under MACRA have not kept up with inflation, and physicians under the program are facing zero percent payment increases for years 2020-25. The AMA is calling on physicians to contact their congressional representatives now and urge action on MACRA to help ensure Medicare patients have access to quality care.</p>
<p>When contacting your congressional representatives, urge them to support improving MACRA by:</p>
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<li>Implementing positive payment adjustments for physicians in lieu of a payment freeze over the next six years.</li>
<li>Extending the Advanced Alternative Payment Models bonus payments for an additional six years.</li>
<li>Implementing additional technical improvements to MACRA.</li>
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<p>Visit the AMA's Physicians Grassroots Network to <a href="https://physiciansgrassrootsnetwork.org/be-heard?vvsrc=%2fcampaigns%2f67832%2frespond">write your members of Congress today</a>.</p>
</div> | 9/16/2019 3:47:55 PM | 8/26/2019 10:25:51 AM | 8/28/2019 12:00:00 AM |
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<h2>Department of Health Issues Standing Order for Naloxone</h2>
<p>Washington State Health Officer Dr. Kathy Lofy today signed a statewide standing order for naloxone, the opioid overdose medication. Any individual wishing to get naloxone may use the standing order at any pharmacy in the state without a prescription from a physician or provider. For more information and to download the standing order, visit <a href="https://www.doh.wa.gov/YouandYourFamily/DrugUserHealth/OverdoseandNaloxone">the DOH website</a>. Most commercial health insurance plans cover at least one form of naloxone, but coverage and costs vary. Apple Health (Medicaid) clients can get naloxone at no cost. The standing order will also make it easier for organizations working with people who may need naloxone to get and distribute the medication. Organizations interested in getting naloxone under the standing order need to <a href="https://www.doh.wa.gov/YouandYourFamily/DrugUserHealth/OverdoseandNaloxone">notify the DOH</a>.</p>
<p><em>Photo: Matthew Rakola</em></p>
</div> | 9/16/2019 3:48:01 PM | 8/26/2019 10:25:29 AM | 8/28/2019 12:00:00 AM |
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<h2>Medical Futurist Rubin Pillay, MD, PhD, Keynotes WSMA and WSRS 2019 Annual Meetings</h2>
<p><em>Note (9/3/2019): Text has been updated with correct presentation description.</em></p>
<p>The 2019 WSMA Annual Meeting, this year held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Washington State Radiological Society, is just around the corner. The <a href="https://wsma.org/WSMA/Events/Annual_Meeting/WSMA/Events/Annual_Meeting/Annual_Meeting.aspx?hkey=fea49254-3815-4dc9-8710-53ff2e3a100f">WSMA and WSRS 2019 Annual Meetings</a> take place Oct. 12-13 at the Hilton Seattle Airport &amp; Conference Center and feature keynote presenter Rubin Pillay, MD, PhD, medical futurist and assistant dean for global health innovation and chief innovation officer of the health system at the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham.</p>
<p>In his interactive keynote featuring real-time demonstrations, Rubin Pillay, MD, PhD will explore some of the key exponential technologies that are set to impact health care, including artificial intelligence, robotics, 3D printing, sensor technology, AR/VR, and the "omics," including genomics. He’ll succinctly explain how the convergence of these technologies is set to transform patients to "prosumers" (producers of care), current pipeline approaches to care-delivery systems to platform-based systems, and finally, a payment transformation from the current insurance-based approach to an "outsurance" (getting paid to maintain health) -based approach.</p>
<p>This keynote presentation is just one of the many highlights of a weekend agenda featuring policy discussions, educational sessions, and networking opportunities. Visit the WSMA website for a <a href="https://wsma.org/WSMA/Events/Annual_Meeting/WSMA/Events/Annual_Meeting/Annual_Meeting.aspx?hkey=fea49254-3815-4dc9-8710-53ff2e3a100f">full agenda, activity details, and to register</a>. The meeting is free for all WSMA and Washington State Radiological Society members. Discounted rooms are available at the Hilton Seattle Airport &amp; Conference Center (Sept. 11 is the deadline to receive WSMA's special room rate - reserve your room <a href="https://book.passkey.com/gt/217216982?gtid=abcdbeb3f46dbbc2488d74e96f393e5e">online</a> or by calling 1.800.HILTONS).</p>
</div> | 9/16/2019 3:47:23 PM | 8/26/2019 10:25:35 AM | 8/28/2019 12:00:00 AM |
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August 28, 2019
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<h2>Nearly 40 Resolutions Now Available for WSMA Member Input</h2>
<p>As a WSMA member, you have an opportunity to help shape the policy that guides WSMA advocacy. Nearly 40 resolutions are now available for your review in our password-protected <a href="https://wsma.org/WSMA/Membership/Discussion_Forums/Reference_Committees_and_General_Discussion/WSMA/Membership/Discussion_Forums/Reference_Committees_and_General_Forum.aspx?hkey=d674a5ae-4fb5-48d6-b969-16aab9b63647">"virtual" reference committees</a>&nbsp;and more will be added in the weeks to come in anticipation of the 2019 Annual Meeting of the WSMA House of Delegates this October.</p>
<p>WSMA's reference committees, both online and in-person at the meeting, give WSMA members an opportunity to discuss and debate resolutions and other business that will be considered for action by the House and thus serve a key role in WSMA's policymaking process (learn more about the <a href="https://wsma.org/WSMA/Events/Annual_Meeting/WSMA/Events/Annual_Meeting/Annual_Meeting.aspx?hkey=fea49254-3815-4dc9-8710-53ff2e3a100f#about">role of the WSMA Annual Meeting in determining WSMA policy</a>).</p>
<p>All members are encouraged to take a moment to review and provide feedback on these resolutions. If adopted by the House, resolutions help to guide WSMA's advocacy efforts on behalf of its members, their patients, and the greater medical community in Washington. Your feedback can make a difference.</p>
<p>The resolutions are listed by title below. Click on the resolution title to read the full resolution, any comments from your colleagues, and to comment (you'll be prompted to enter your password to enter our secure virtual reference committees). To track discussions on a topic, you can 'subscribe' to that topic and receive notifications when a member comments.</p>
<p><strong>Now available in Reference Committee B (professional and internal affairs):</strong></p>
<p>Resolution B-1 - <a href="http://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=43822235-5c0f-4ff9-9e8e-fdff0bafca11">More Effective Medical Commission</a></p>
<p>Resolution B-2 - <a href="http://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=c739e9cd-16de-4abc-a91f-5820ca96c734">An Ethical and Effective Physician Health Program for Washington</a></p>
<p>Resolution B-3 - <a href="http://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=561e3e3f-71ab-4ec0-8aef-61ee04f90e47">Programs to Reduce Advanced Provider Burnout</a></p>
<p>Resolution B-4 - <a href="http://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=f13df142-84ae-4fc7-a4b4-07828667262e">Climate Change</a></p>
<p>Resolution B-5 - <a href="http://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=9a2b4b4f-1244-4522-9fe7-350ac7235163">Financing Medical Education</a></p>
<p>Resolution B-6 - <a href="http://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=be05a12b-9c16-4406-baa0-c1422c32f07d">Increasing Equity and Justice in the Care &amp; Outcomes of Washingtonians with Cancer</a></p>
<p>Resolution B-7 - <a href="http://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=69106cd9-8637-40bb-a181-fabc35a22b6c">Support for Cybersecurity Techniques Against the Threat of Medical Misinformation</a></p>
<p>Resolution B-8 - <a href="http://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=1af0035e-be14-4167-89b5-b739c3237855">Eliminating Minimal Risk of Patient Harm as a Criterion for Unprofessional Conduct</a></p>
<p>Resolution B-9 - <a href="http://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=fbe79eaa-d946-4040-89dd-cfe61f44497f">Importance of Peer Review in Medical Commission Proceedings</a></p>
<p>Resolution B-10 - <a href="http://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=5b6fdb6c-d015-4328-8bb4-de74abadd638">Limiting Documentation as a Factor in Determining Professional Care</a></p>
<p>Resolution B-11 - <a href="http://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=19dd0c6a-9c1f-4d88-9f80-b5c5c0460e11">Patient Access to Cost-Effective Medical Care</a></p>
<p>Resolution B-12 - <a href="http://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=02f399f2-587f-48b3-9c8f-7c79ddfbae36">Health Care Gown Waste Reduction in Washington State</a></p>
<p>Resolution B-13 - <a href="http://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=094de906-3bbe-4754-86b6-056d78f774be">Requirement for Helmets When Using E-Scooters</a></p>
<p>Resolution B-14 - <a href="http://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=a320a096-4a8b-4172-8b74-1619a4aa5aff">Low Carbon Fuel Standard for Washington State</a></p>
<p>Resolution B-15 - <a href="http://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=cd29382f-822b-4f8e-af05-507926c12f1c">Tracking Physician Suicide</a></p>
<p>Resolution B-16 - <a href="https://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=741c9c8f-13eb-4ce3-98ad-9c73e5c0e5af">Transparency in the Handling of Specialist Consults</a></p>
<p><strong>Now available in Virtual Reference Committee C (legislative affairs and health care economics/reform):</strong></p>
<p>Resolution C-1 - <a href="http://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=f26de634-7c5e-4ffe-9ae3-9ff7f84a9e1d">Coercion of Physicians/Surgeons by Internet or Telephone Threats</a></p>
<p>Resolution C-2 - <a href="http://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=145d9a0b-2956-48fd-b604-5289c7495912">Universal Access for Essential Public Health Services</a></p>
<p>Resolution C-3 - <a href="http://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=356ace5a-f85b-4fb8-a9aa-02017100056c">Time-Based Physician Payments</a></p>
<p>Resolution C-4 - <a href="http://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=051ff1d9-63a7-424b-ab34-a6118a050258">Primary Care Investment</a></p>
<p>Resolution C-5 - <a href="http://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=0b77b4bd-9fec-401c-9740-91206bc6610a">Payment for Time Spent With Patients</a></p>
<p>Resolution C-6 - <a href="http://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=8bfade3b-8405-4553-b5a4-9844c641367a">Health Care Reform in Medication-Assisted Addiction Treatment in the ED</a></p>
<p>Resolution C-7 - <a href="http://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=27e42fa8-7229-4a99-aca7-b00a6a9fb808">Health Care Reform in the Criminal Justice System</a></p>
<p>Resolution C-8 - <a href="http://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=31b12c14-dde2-44e2-a0c5-becc93089c17">Increasing Gender Equity in Medicine Through Speaker Selection at Medical Conferences</a></p>
<p>Resolution C-9 - <a href="http://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=ae041074-924b-4e61-a579-d9f7cbce66ed">Evidence-Based Sex Education in Washington State Schools</a></p>
<p>Resolution C-10 - <a href="http://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=48fdd2ff-0e5b-4f9a-8091-8b4159701dfd">Opt-In Vaccinations for Mature Minors in Washington State</a></p>
<p>Resolution C-11 - <a href="http://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=586bc50a-7a3a-4fb7-8f1d-9f5556d76ee9">Medicaid on Reentry from Incarceration</a></p>
<p>Resolution C-12 - <a href="http://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=0c0ce5a3-45d1-45d2-9f17-162e91530325">WSMA Supports Payment for Patient Health Care Data Collection</a></p>
<p>Resolution C-13 - <a href="http://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=996ae157-229a-49e3-a12c-3c20efeb186d">Necessary Medical Care for Inmates</a></p>
<p>Resolution C-14 - <a href="https://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=4f0fdec2-e96f-4f16-b7f8-0fbe3342b223">Amendment to the B&amp;O Tax</a></p>
<p>Resolution C-15 - <a href="http://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=0c718a52-c482-482c-b217-5cbefa604c6b">Eliminating the Buprenorphine Waiver</a></p>
<p>Resolution C-16 - <a href="http://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=039bea48-e1a9-46c5-8642-3dac2f9e9b1f">Improving Input and Access to Washington State Immunization Information System</a></p>
<p>Resolution C-17 - <a href="http://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=4c4f76d8-7fc8-4480-a292-93d1a914b3bc">Pharmacy Vaccination Records</a></p>
<p>Resolution C-18 - <a href="http://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=666cee1b-0592-43db-8704-8c1d5458cb04">Promotion of Health Equity Through Education in Critical Race Theory</a></p>
<p>Resolution C-19 - <a href="http://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=3079cc3a-d447-4ba7-a192-b26beb1de57f">Medication Prior Authorization</a></p>
<p>Resolution C-20 - <a href="http://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=e952d959-6083-4824-8a21-4b8928e87ccc">Scope of Practice</a></p>
<p>Resolution C-21 - <a href="http://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=4ccd8774-3dcb-4119-a301-d0ded1b6f023">Development of a Firearm Safety Bureau</a></p>
<p>Resolution C-22 - <a href="https://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=0d59a550-e2ef-4380-9e4e-24153b91515c">Advancing Gender Equity in Medicine</a></p>
<p>Resolution C-23 - <a href="http://www.wsma.org/iCore/Communities/TopicDefault.aspx?iUniformKey=ec978135-8164-4fbd-9db2-13c8ae46cee0">Reducing Firearm-Related Injury and Death, 2019 Updates</a></p>
<p>Member testimony will be accepted in the virtual reference committees until midnight on Wednesday, Oct. 9. If you'd like to provide testimony in person, reference committee meetings are scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 12 at the <a href="https://wsma.org/WSMA/Events/Annual_Meeting/WSMA/Events/Annual_Meeting/Annual_Meeting.aspx?hkey=fea49254-3815-4dc9-8710-53ff2e3a100f">2019 WSMA Annual Meeting</a> in Seattle. The WSMA Annual Meeting is free for members - <a href="https://wsma.org/WSMA/Events/Annual_Meeting/WSMA/Events/Annual_Meeting/Annual_Meeting.aspx?hkey=fea49254-3815-4dc9-8710-53ff2e3a100f">learn more about the event and register today</a>.</p>
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<h2>Physician and Congresswoman Kim Schrier Featured Speaker at WAMPAC Luncheon</h2>
<p>Each year at the <a href="https://wsma.org/WSMA/Events/Annual_Meeting/WSMA/Events/Annual_Meeting/Annual_Meeting.aspx?hkey=fea49254-3815-4dc9-8710-53ff2e3a100f">WSMA Annual Meeting</a>, the WAMPAC luncheon aims to inform your understanding of health policy and the political landscape. There may be no better guest to help meet that goal than Rep. Kim Schrier, who represents the state's 8th Congressional District and is Washington's only physician in state or federal office.</p>
<p>Prior to serving in Congress, Rep. Schrier worked as a pediatrician in Issaquah. In D.C., she's worked on a number of initiatives pertaining to health policy, including introducing legislation to increase immunization rates. Join us at the luncheon to get her perspective on serving in Congress and pending health policy issues such as health care reform and the opioid epidemic.</p>
<p>The WAMPAC luncheon will take place on Saturday of the meeting, starting at 12:30 p.m. Admission to the luncheon is $40 and you can register when registering for <a href="https://wsma.org/WSMA/Events/Annual_Meeting/WSMA/Events/Annual_Meeting/Annual_Meeting.aspx?hkey=fea49254-3815-4dc9-8710-53ff2e3a100f">the WSMA Annual Meeting</a>. For members of the WAMPAC Diamond Club, admission is free of charge - our way of saying "thanks" for your investment in WAMPAC, WSMA's non-partisan campaign arm. Just be sure to enter the code WAMPAC19 when registering to redeem your free ticket. Not a member of the Diamond Club? Take the opportunity to <a href="https://wsma.org/WSMA/Advocacy/WAMPAC/Give_to_WAMPAC/WSMA/Advocacy/WAMPAC/Give_to_WAMPAC.aspx?hkey=665ce949-b574-4ec7-8e5a-7a796233e5d7">join the club today</a>. Unsure of your membership status? Contact Sean Graham at <a href="mailto:sean@wsma.org">sean@wsma.org</a>.</p>
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<h2>Prepare for the 2019-20 Flu Season</h2>
<p>The Department of Health is hosting a free webinar at noon on Tuesday, Sept. 24, to prepare clinicians and practice staff for the 2019-20 flu season. The webinar will cover the following:</p>
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<li>2019-20 flu vaccine products available through the Childhood Vaccine Program.</li>
<li>Flu vaccine recommendations.</li>
<li>How to use the Immunization Information System to order, receive, and document flu vaccines.</li>
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<p><a href="https://www.doh.wa.gov/YouandYourFamily/Immunization/ImmunizationNews/ImmunizationTraining/20192020InfluenzaOverviewWebinar">Register for the free webinar online</a>.</p>
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<h2>WSMA Awards Program: Last Call for Nominations!</h2>
<p>The WSMA Awards Program recognizes members for going above and beyond the call of duty in leadership, contributions, and service. Four awards are available and will be presented at the <a href="https://wsma.org/WSMA/Events/Annual_Meeting/WSMA/Events/Annual_Meeting/Annual_Meeting.aspx?hkey=fea49254-3815-4dc9-8710-53ff2e3a100f">2019 WSMA Annual Meeting</a>. Take a moment right now to nominate yourself or a colleague - simply click on the link below and make your nomination before this Friday's deadline.</p>
<p>The four awards are:</p>
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<li><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/unsung-hero-president">President's Unsung Hero Award</a> honors the WSMA member who goes above and beyond to serve the house of medicine.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/unsung-hero-community">Community Unsung Hero Award</a> recognizes non-physicians who go above and beyond to improve the house of medicine.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/early-career-member-of-the-year">Early Career Member of the Year Award</a> recognizes the WSMA member who provides support, service and mentorship to developing the physicians of tomorrow.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/grassroots-advocate">Grassroots Advocate Award(s)</a> honors WSMA members who take action on advocacy supporting the WSMA's legislative priorities.</li>
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<p>If you have questions about the program, email Milana McLead at <a href="mailto:milana@wsma.org">milana@wsma.org</a>.</p>
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<h2>WSMA Flags Patient Safety Concerns as Acupuncturists Propose Scope Expansion</h2>
<p>The Department of Health is conducting a sunrise review of a proposal from the Washington Acupuncture and Eastern Medicine Association to <a href="https://www.doh.wa.gov/AboutUs/ProgramsandServices/HealthSystemsQualityAssurance/SunriseReviews/SunriseReviewinProgress">increase the scope of practice for acupuncturists and Eastern Medicine practitioners</a>. The proposal would broaden these practitioners' ability to diagnose and treat disease, treat substance use disorder, include additional substances for point injection therapy, and more. While the WSMA supports and encourages the use of integrative modalities like acupuncture, especially in the context of pain management, we have serious patient safety concerns with the proposed scope expansions under consideration. WSMA Policy Director Jeb Shepard testified at a recent public hearing on the proposal and the WSMA submitted <a href="javascript://[Uploaded files/News and Publications/Newsletters/2019/wsma_comment_acupuncture_sunrise_review.pdf]">a formal comment detailing our concerns</a>. (A "sunrise review" is a deliberative process used by the DOH to consider changes to health profession credentialing. At the close of the review period, the DOH submits recommendations to the Legislature. Learn more about this process from <a href="https://www.doh.wa.gov/AboutUs/ProgramsandServices/HealthSystemsQualityAssurance/SunriseReviews">the DOH website</a>.)</p>
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<h2>WSMA Road Trip Departs Spokane - Next Up, Vancouver and Bellingham!</h2>
<p>Many thanks to the 30 or more physicians, spouses, and local health care and community leaders who took time out of their busy schedules to meet, mingle, and get merry last Thursday when the WSMA Road Trip arrived in Spokane. A good time was had by all and, most importantly, local connections were fostered, as the WSMA put a human face to its advocacy work on behalf of our state's communities. Check out our brief <a href="https://vimeo.com/355647046">"thank you" video</a> for a look at the Spokane Road Trip in action. The WSMA Road Trip hits Vancouver tomorrow night (Thursday, Aug. 29) and Bellingham on Thursday, Sept. 5. These early evening events are free, with food and beverages on the house - <a href="https://wsma.org/WSMA/Events/Road_Trip_Washington/WSMA/Events/wsma_road_trip_washington.aspx?hkey=ab6effd3-1a20-4f09-8c80-5a268ec9f167">join us</a>! And if we're not coming to your community this time around, consider joining your colleagues at the <a href="https://wsma.org/WSMA/Events/Annual_Meeting/WSMA/Events/Annual_Meeting/Annual_Meeting.aspx?hkey=fea49254-3815-4dc9-8710-53ff2e3a100f">2019 WSMA Annual Meeting</a>, Oct. 12-13 in Seattle (free for all members). Your thoughts are also welcome year-round via the WSMA's online, password-protected <a href="https://wsma.org/WSMA/Membership/Discussion_Forums/Reference_Committees_and_General_Discussion/WSMA/Membership/Discussion_Forums/Reference_Committees_and_General_Forum.aspx?hkey=d674a5ae-4fb5-48d6-b969-16aab9b63647">general discussion forum</a>. We want to hear from you - let us know what's on your mind.</p>
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<h2>2019 WSMA Annual Meeting: Resolution Submission Deadline This Friday!</h2>
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Registration is now available for the <a href="https://wsma.org/WSMA/Events/Annual_Meeting/WSMA/Events/Annual_Meeting/Annual_Meeting.aspx?hkey=fea49254-3815-4dc9-8710-53ff2e3a100f">2019 Annual Meeting of the WSMA House of Delegates</a>, Oct. 12 and 13 at the Hilton Seattle Airport &amp; Conference Center. The meeting is free for all WSMA members. If you are interested in proposing policy, note that this Friday is the deadline to submit resolutions for inclusion in the WSMA Delegate Handbook (the compilation of resolutions and other business to be considered and acted upon by the House of Delegates). For WSMA members interested in authoring a resolution but who are not a delegate or board member, the WSMA will work with you to develop your resolution idea and help find a sponsor. <a href="https://wsma.org/WSMA/Events/Annual_Meeting/How_to_Write_a_Resolution/WSMA/Events/Annual_Meeting/How_to_Write_a_Resolution/How_to_Write_a_Resolution.aspx?hkey=a22cd977-aaed-4445-9ee2-6fc4716a7136">Learn more</a>.
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