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The WSMA provides resources on a host of topics—from legal to leadership, from clinical quality to practice support and more—so that you can spend more of your time delivering quality care.

In the Resources section you will find:


Find a Doctor

Find a physician or physician assistant near you by searching our database of more than 11,000 members. Find a Doctor


Advance Care Planning

Resources and tools to help patients and physicians have and document conversations about wishes regarding future medical care. Advance Care Planning

Advance Directives

Helping ensure your wishes for future medical care are known, valued, and honored. Advance Directives

POLST

POLST, or Portable Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment, helps give seriously ill patients more control over their care. POLST

Advance Care Planning and Serious Illness Resources

Inspiring conversations about the care people want. Advance Care Planning and Serious Illness Resources

ACP and Serious Illness On-Demand Webinars

Catch up on our advance care planning and serious illness webinars to date. ACP and Serious Illness On-Demand Webinars

Washington Serious Illness Care Coalition

A broad-based group of individuals and organizations dedicated to helping patients, clinicians, and caregivers improve the way we prepare for and treat serious illness. Washington Serious Illness Care Coalition


Better Prescribing, Better Treatment

Physicians are leading efforts in Washington state to promote safe, appropriate prescribing. Better Prescribing, Better Treatment

Program Overview

A physician-led, peer-to-peer, non-punitive initiative aimed at encouraging safe opioid prescribing. Now expanded to include benzodiazepines and sedatives. Program Overview

Better Prescribing, Better Treatment Podcast

WSMA’s new podcast to support safe prescribing of opioids and controlled substances. Better Prescribing, Better Treatment Podcast

Opioid Prescribing Rules and Guidelines

Information on new state opioid prescribing requirements and state and federal opioid prescribing guidelines. Opioid Prescribing Rules and Guidelines

Medications for Opioid Use Disorder

Get started prescribing buprenorphine with these resources. Medications for Opioid Use Disorder


Prior Authorization

New state rules to streamline the process for medical services and prescription drugs are in effect. Find out what you need to know. Prior Authorization


Physician Credentialing

Starting June 2018, new state rules go into effect that will standardize and streamline physician credentialing. Make sure you make the most of these requirements. Physician Credentialing


Turn to the WSMA's online knowledge bank for legal resources. You help your patients, and we'll help you understand the law. Legal

Washington Physicians’ Guide to Health Law

An easy-to-use online guide of the many laws commonly encountered in a medical practice. Washington Physicians’ Guide to Health Law

Contracting

Designed to help you review and understand the terms of contractual agreements you are considering entering into, whether it be for employment or with a payer or network sponsor. Contracting

Peer Review and Medical Staff

Helping you build an understanding of important concepts such as peer review, just culture and the role of the medical staff. Peer Review and Medical Staff


Balance Billing

What you need to know to ensure your practice or organization is in full compliance with new state rules. Balance Billing


Medical Professionals Living with Disabilities

Assisting medical students, physicians, physician assistants and others living with disabilities in Washington state. Medical Professionals Living with Disabilities

Medical School Disability Resources

Assisting medical students in Washington. Medical School Disability Resources

Additional Disability Resources

Working to meet the needs of Washingtonians. Additional Disability Resources


Career Center

Employment opportunities for clinicians and administrators; services available; practices for sale or lease; and more. Career Center

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