Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE WSMA FOUNDATION FOR HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT WAS CREATED TO HELP PHYSICIANS UNDERSTAND AND ADAPT TO ON-GOING CHANGES IN HEALTH DELIVERY AND PAYMENT BY WORKING WITH MEDICAL GROUPS AND PHYSICIANS' PRACTICES TO: SUPPORT INFORMATION-BASED CARE, PROMOTE BEST PRACTICES, PROMOTE REDUCTIONS IN UNSUPPORTABLE VARIATIONS IN CARE, IMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY, AND EDUCATE PHYSICIANS ON HOW TO MEET THESE GOALS.
TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF ALL WASHINGTONIANS.
HONORING CHOICES PACIFIC NORTHWEST (HCPNW) IS A PROJECT/PROGRAM THAT WAS DEVELOPED FROM THE JOINT COLLABORATION OF WASHINGTON STATE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (WSMA) AND WASHINGTON STATE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (WSHA), THROUGH GRANTS AND DONATIONS FROM THIRD PARTIES. WSMA AND WSHA, THROUGH HCPNW, PARTNERED WITH WSMA FOUNDATION TO ALLOW THE FOUNDATION TO COLLECT TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS FOR HCPNW AND DISTRIBUTE THE MONEY FOR THE GOALS OF HCPNW. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES AN INFORMATIONAL WEBSITE, GENERAL EDUCATION MATERIALS, AND FOCUSED INSTRUCTION OF PERSONNEL IN HOSPITALS, HOSPITAL SYSTEMS, AND OTHER HEALTHCARE FACILITIES THROUGH THE USE OF CERTIFIED FACULTY. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF HCPNW IS FOR EVERYONE IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TO RECEIVE CARE THAT HONORS PERSONAL VALUES AND GOALS AT THE END OF LIFE.
THE WASHINGTON STATE MEDICAL FOUNDATION FOR HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT CREATES TRANSFORMATIONAL HEALTH CARE CHANGE AT ALL LEVELSINDIVIDUAL, ORGANIZATIONAL, AND STATEWIDE. WE BELIEVE IN A FUTURE WHERE PHYSICIANS ARE HEALTHY AND FULFILLED; WHERE PHYSICIANS, THE HEALTH CARE TEAM, AND PATIENTS ARE PARTNERS; AND WHERE ALL WASHINGTONIANS EXPERIENCE QUALITY CARE THAT ALIGNS WITH THEIR NEEDS, GOALS, AND VALUES.
THE WASHINGTON END-OF-LIFE COALITION IS A BROAD-BASED CROSS-SECTION OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE INTERESTED IN IMPROVING CARE AT THE END OF LIFE. FORMED IN 1997 THEIR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE CARING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT LIVING AND DYING WELL WITHIN ALL COMMUNITIES THROUGH THEIR ANNUAL MEETING AND SUPPORT FOR STATE POLST PARADIGM PROGRAM. THE END OF LIFE COALITION WAS PREVIOUS HOUSED UNDER WSMA. THESE ACTIVITIES WERE MOVED TO THE FOUNDATION IN 2019 AS THE FOUNDATION IS NOW OVERSEEING THIS WORK.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Jessica Martinson | DIRECTOR CLINICAL ED & PROF DEV | 25 | $0 |
| Jennifer Hanscom | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Brian Seppi Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Schiebel Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Megan Nelson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robbie Sherman Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Donna Smith Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bruce Smith Md | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Jae Sim Md | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Dale Reisner Md | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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