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Previous Scope of Corporate Attorney-Client Privilege
More than thirty years ago, the Washington Supreme Court ruled defense counsel may not engage in ex parte communications with a plaintiff’s treating physician.
Loudon v. Mhyre, 110 Wn.2d 675, 676 (1988). The
Loudon rule, as it’s known, was revisited and tempered slightly in
Youngs v. PeaceHealth, when the court held defendant hospitals may have ex parte communications with employee-physicians who treated a plaintiff, as long as the communications “are limited to the facts of the alleged negligent event.” 179 Wn.2d 645, 671 (2014).
Recently, the court was asked to consider expanding its holding in
Youngs to allow ex parte communications between defendant hospitals and their
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TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Regence and MultiCare Health System have partnered to deploy a first-in-the-nation value-based model that delivers better health outcomes to members at lower costs while simplifying administration for health care providers.
The new approach between Regence and MultiCare Connected Care the Accountable Care Organization that is a wholly owned subsidiary of MultiCare Health System marks a milestone in the evolution of value-based partnerships between insurance payers and providers. The partnership utilized a soon to be published HL7® FHIR® (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) Standard Da Vinci Member Attribution List which was developed by the HL7® Da Vinci Project. This national standard provides an interoperable method to share member attribution data assisting in reducing the burden on provider organizations managing patient data and allowing providers to spend more time with patients
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Medical facilities here incurring COVID-19 costs while swarmed with patients
-Kevin Blocker
Providence Health Care, which operates the Sacred Heart Medical Center campus, has seen expenses increase as revenues have declined.
While Washington state officials say the first COVID-19 vaccinations will be available to select groups of residents this month, local health care officials say there will continue to be areas of uncertainty heading into next year. In adjusting to COVID-19, Shelby Stokoe, Providence Health Care’s chief financial officer, says Providence is incurring $7 million to $8 million annually of new costs associated with the pandemic for personal protective equipment, lab testing, and increased staff and security to help maintain visitor restrictions.