WSHHRAhashada13.5%increaseinmembershipfor2010. Ifyouknowotherhu- manresourceprofes- sionalswhowouldfinditabenefittobeamemberofWSHHRApleasehavethemgotoourwebsiteandjoinatwww.wshhra.orgTHEWSHHRA2010SPRINGCONFERENCETOOKUSTOTHEBEAUTIFULCOLUMBIAGORGESOCIALMEDIA:FORTALENTMANAGEMENT,EMPLOYEECOMMUNICATIONSANDE-LEARNINGShannonSeeryGude,ViceShannonSeeryGude,ViceShannonSeeryGude,ViceShannonSeeryGude,VicePresidentDigital&SocialPresidentDigital&SocialPresidentDigital&SocialPresidentDigital&SocialStrategyforBernardHodesStrategyforBernardHodesStrategyforBernardHodesStrategyforBernardHodespresentedstrategiesfortheuseoSocialMediaasalongtermapproachtotalentnet- workbuildingandtohelpcan- didatesmakebetter“culturalmatch” decisions.Shealsodiscussedwaystomobilizeyouremployeestonetworkwithintheorganizationsuchasthe“BeeHive” thatIBMhascreatedfortheiremployees. Socialnetworkingtoolscanbeusedtosetupblogstopostarticles,patientandemployeestoriesandotherhealthcareinformation.SocialMediaToolsprovideanavenuewhereyouremployeescanbecomeyourbrandam- bassadors. WASHINGTONSTATEHEALTHCAREHUMANRESOURCESASSOCIATIONVISITOURWEBSITEATWWW.WSHHRA.ORGSPRING-SUMMERISSUE2010WSHHRANOTESTheWSHHRASpringConferencewasheldinoneofthemostpopularresortsinWashington.SkamaniaLodgeislocatedintheheartoftheColumbiaRiverGorgewithmanyrecreationalactivitiestoexperience.TheattendeesoftheconferencewereabletoventureoutononeofthemanywalkingtrailsorescapelateatnighttotheWaterleafSpa.ThursdayNightthegrouphadtheopportunitytoexperiencethenightlifeofthelodgewithSto- riesandS’moresbyanOpenFire.Theconferencesessionswerefullofvaluableinformationtoenhancetheroleandresponsibilitiesofallwhoattended.DiscussionaboutSocialMediaanditsHRchallenges,LegalRe- viewUpdates,TotalRewardChallengesandroundtablediscussionsledbyvariousexpertsinthelegalfieldpro- videdanarrayofvaluableinformationandtoolstotakebacktoourvariousorganizationsaswecontinuetonavigatetoday’shealthcarehumanresourcchallenges.WeevengottogotoProfessionalParadisewithVickiHessoneofourfeaturedspeakers………...wellitwasniceforthetimeitlasted.IfyouwerenotabletoattendtheSpringConference,wehopeyouwillmakeplanstojoinusSeptember9-10,2010atSuncadiaLodgeinCleElum,Washington. INSIDETHISISSUEINSIDETHISISSUEINSIDETHISISSUEINSIDETHISISSUESpringConferencePhotosFeatured SpeakerHighlightsBusinessMeetingNotables2010FallConferenceHealthcareReformUpdateWSHHRAhashada13.5%increaseinmembershipfor2010. Ifyouknowotherhu- manresourceprofes- sionalswhowouldfinditabenefittobeamemberofWSHHRApleasehavethemgotoourwebsiteandjoinatwww.wshhra.orgTHEWSHHRA2010SPRINGCONFERENCETOOKUSTOTHEBEAUTIFULCOLUMBIAGORGESOCIALMEDIA:FORTALENTMANAGEMENT,EMPLOYEECOMMUNICATIONSANDE-LEARNINGShannonSeeryGude,ViceShannonSeeryGude,ViceShannonSeeryGude,ViceShannonSeeryGude,VicePresidentDigital&SocialPresidentDigital&SocialPresidentDigital&SocialPresidentDigital&SocialStrategyforBernardHodesStrategyforBernardHodesStrategyforBernardHodesStrategyforBernardHodespresentedstrategiesfortheuseoSocialMediaasalongtermapproachtotalentnet- workbuildingandtohelpcan- didatesmakebetter“culturalmatch” decisions.Shealsodiscussedwaystomobilizeyouremployeestonetworkwithintheorganizationsuchasthe“BeeHive” thatIBMhascreatedfortheiremployees. Socialnetworkingtoolscanbeusedtosetupblogstopostarticles,patientandemployeestoriesandotherhealthcareinformation.SocialMediaToolsprovideanavenuewhereyouremployeescanbecomeyourbrandam- bassadors. WASHINGTONSTATEHEALTHCAREHUMANRESOURCESASSOCIATIONVISITOURWEBSITEATWWW.WSHHRA.ORGSPRING-SUMMERISSUE2010WSHHRANOTESTheWSHHRASpringConferencewasheldinoneofthemostpopularresortsinWashington.SkamaniaLodgeislocatedintheheartoftheColumbiaRiverGorgewithmanyrecreationalactivitiestoexperience.TheattendeesoftheconferencewereabletoventureoutononeofthemanywalkingtrailsorescapelateatnighttotheWaterleafSpa.ThursdayNightthegrouphadtheopportunitytoexperiencethenightlifeofthelodgewithSto- riesandS’moresbyanOpenFire.Theconferencesessionswerefullofvaluableinformationtoenhancetheroleandresponsibilitiesofallwhoattended.DiscussionaboutSocialMediaanditsHRchallenges,LegalRe- viewUpdates,TotalRewardChallengesandroundtablediscussionsledbyvariousexpertsinthelegalfieldpro- videdanarrayofvaluableinformationandtoolstotakebacktoourvariousorganizationsaswecontinuetonavigatetoday’shealthcarehumanresourcchallenges.WeevengottogotoProfessionalParadisewithVickiHessoneofourfeaturedspeakers………...wellitwasniceforthetimeitlasted.IfyouwerenotabletoattendtheSpringConference,wehopeyouwillmakeplanstojoinusSeptember9-10,2010atSuncadiaLodgeinCleElum,Washington. INSIDETHISISSUEINSIDETHISISSUEINSIDETHISISSUEINSIDETHISISSUESpringConferencePhotosFeatured SpeakerHighlightsBusinessMeetingNotables2010FallConferenceHealthcareReformUpdate Page2WSHHRANOTESPage2WSHHRANOTES KEY NOTE SPEAKER VICKI HESS TAKES US TO PROFESSIONAL PARADISE! Vicki Hess shared with us her proven, simple S SSSSH HHHHI IIIIFT FTFTFTFTmethodology which shows how anyone can create their own Profes- sional Paradise. With much humor weaved into her presentation, she gave us practical tools to develop personal accountability for engagement and job satisfaction, create and maintain posi- tive connections with our co-workers and our customers, reduce stress and in- crease energy for long term remarkable development of our WSHHRA Steve Stahl, President –Elect Roach gave a legislative update website and the addition of pay- welcomed everyone to the Fall for the State of Washington of pal to be used for membership 2010 Business Meeting. Jolene which a copy of his presentation renewals and conference regis- Seda, President announced a is on our website. A call for trations. Several positions will be 13.5% increase in membership more volunteers came from open on the Board for 2011. and encouraged the membership Kristin Fox and it was an- Those positions are President- to complete their post-conference nounced that the next confer- Elect, Legislative Liason and a surveys so that conferences and ence would be at Suncadia for new position titled Networking/ membership to WSHHRA can Fall 2010. More detail can be Professional Development Spe- continue to be enhanced. She found in the membership min- cialist. Marlo Willis, Treasurer also gave an update to the further utes . gave a financial snapshot. Geoff results.OurpeerswereabletoworkFALL2010BUSINESSMEETINGHIGHLIGHTSSSSSStopandBreatheHHHHHarnessknee-jerkreactionsIIIIIdentifyandmanagenegativeemotionsFFFFFindnewoptionsTTTTTakeonepositiveactionCreating“ParadiseCompanyBenefits”WithOurPeersJOINTODAY! EDUCATIONALRESOURCESNETWORKINGTOOLSANDRESOURCESAHAAFFILIATIONhttp://www.ashhra.org/ together in small groups and create our own “Paradise Company Bene- fits”, you can only imagine how extreme some of those got, but we were in Paradise, at least for a half of a day! You can learn more about how Vicki can lead you and your organization to Paradise by going to www.VickiHess.com Page3SPRING-SUMMERISSUE2010Page3SPRING-SUMMERISSUE2010 VENDORS AND MEMBERS NETWORKING TOGETHER!! WSHHRAWSHHRAWSHHRAWSHHRAisdedicatedtothedevelopmentofthevisionaryandstrategicabilitiesofhealthcarehumanresourceprofessionalstob influentialinadvancingthebusinessandcommunityinterestsoftheirorganizations. J JJJJO OOOOI IIIIN NNNNU UUUUS SSSSF FFFFO OOOOR RRRRT TTTTH HHHHE EEEEW WWWWS SSSSH HHHHH HHHHR RRRRA AAAAF FFFFA AAAAL LLLLL LLLL2 22220 00001 11110 0000C CCCCO OOOON NNNNFE FEFEFEFER RRRRE EEEEN NNNNC CCCCE EEEES SSSSU UUUUN NNNNC CCCCA AAAAD DDDDI IIIIA AAAAR RRRRE EEEES SSSSO OOOOR RRRRT TTTTG GGGGO OOOOT TTTTO OOOOW WWWWW WWWWW WWWW. ....W WWWWS SSSSH HHHHR RRRRA AAAA. ....O OOOOR RRRRG GGGGf ffffo oooor rrrrR RRRRE EEEEG GGGGI IIIIS SSSST TTTTR RRRRA AAAAT TTTTI IIIIO OOOON NNNND DDDDE EEEET TTTTA AAAAI IIIIL LLLLS SSSS WSHHRABOARDMEMBERSPresident,JoleneSedaPresident-ElectSteveStahlVicePresidentAmandaAdamsSecretaryDonnaHaynesTreasurerMarloWillisLegislativeandLaborLiaisonGeoffRoachWebsiteLisaMDanielImmediatePastPresidentKristinFoxWASHINGTONSTATEHEALTHCAREHUMANRESOURCESASSOCIATIONVISITUSATwww.wshhra.orgWSHHRABOARDMEMBERSPresident,JoleneSedaPresident-ElectSteveStahlVicePresidentAmandaAdamsSecretaryDonnaHaynesTreasurerMarloWillisLegislativeandLaborLiaisonGeoffRoachWebsiteLisaMDanielImmediatePastPresidentKristinFoxWASHINGTONSTATEHEALTHCAREHUMANRESOURCESASSOCIATIONVISITUSATwww.wshhra.org THANKYOUSTEVESTAHLTHANKYOUSTEVESTAHLTHANKYOUSTEVESTAHLTHANKYOUSTEVESTAHLforallyourhardworkinforallyourhardworkinforallyourhardwrkinforallyourhardworkinplanningsuchasuccess-planningsuchasuccess-planningsuchasuccess-planningsuchasuccess- fulconference,wewillfulconference,wewillfulconference,wewillfulconference,wewilllookforwardtoSUNCADIAlookforwardtoSUNCADIAlookforwardtoSUNCADIAlookforwardtoSUNCADIASeptember9and10,September9and10,September9and10,September9and10,2010201020102010 Follow Our Tweets Find Us On Facebook Join our Linked In Network WSHHRAGOALSWSHHRAGOALSWSHHRAGOALSWSHHRAGOALS•Expandparticipationofexistingmembership•Highestqualityservices(specificallyeducation) •Enhancecommunication SALLY CRUM WINEMAN, JD: WHAT DOES HEALTH REFORM MEAN TO ME? 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