Alliance Blog

This month, we’re excited to welcome Celgene Corporation, Magellan Health and Quad+Aim Partners as the newest members of the Alliance. About Celgene Corporation Celgene seeks to deliver truly innovative and life-changing drugs for their patients. Their vision is to build a major global biopharmaceutical corporation while focusing on the discovery, the development, and the commercialization ...

This month, we’re excited to welcome eviCore and Collective Medical as the newest members of the Alliance.   About eviCore Healthcare eviCore is a company committed to advancing healthcare management through intelligent care – and enabling better outcomes for patients, providers, and plans. It is an evidence-based approach that leverages exceptional capabilities, powerful analytics, and acute ...

This month, we’re excited to welcome Amgen and Swenson Healthcare as the newest members of the Alliance.   About Amgen Amgen is one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. They are a values-based company, deeply rooted in science and innovation to transform new ideas and discoveries into medicines for patients with serious illnesses. They dedicate ...

This month, we’re excited to welcome Accolade, League, and PATH as the newest members of the Alliance.   About Accolade, Inc. Accolade is a personalized health and benefits solution that dramatically improves the experience, outcomes and cost of healthcare for employers, health plans and their members. With a unique blend of compassionate advisors, clinical experts ...

Thursday, December 7, 2017 Networking: 2:00 pm to 2:30 pm Program: 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm Cambia Grove, 1800 9th Ave, Seattle, suite 250 The meeting is open to the public . Register here. Please join the Washington Health Alliance for a discussion about the results from its 2017 Community Checkup Report. Space is limited. ...

Grant allows Alliance to expand on Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement’s pioneering price transparency project Seattle, November 28, 2017— The Washington Health Alliance (Alliance) announced today that it has been selected by the Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement (NRHI) to continue work on NRHI’s Total Cost of Care (TCoC) project. NRHI is a national organization ...

I’m pleased to announce that the Alliance has just released a new highlight with statewide opioid prescribing rate data as part of our Different Regions, Different Care series. The highlight shows that more than 1 in 8 Washingtonians received an opioid prescription in the latest measurement year, and that prescription rates vary greatly depending on ...

While we did take a few minutes to watch the eclipse last month, there was no summer lull for us at the Alliance. We released our first Hospital Value Report, welcomed three new members (Columbia Valley Community Health, Spark Therapeutics, and Trutina Financial), presented on our opioids work at a national conference, and recruited a ...

This month, we’re excited to welcome Columbia Valley Community Health, Spark Therapeutics and Trutina Financial as the newest members of the Alliance.   About Columbia Valley Community Health Columbia Valley Community Health improves the health of our communities by providing leading-edge, whole person care for everyone. They are a dynamic and progressive community health center ...

I am pleased to announce that last week the Alliance released a new members-only report on Hospital Value. The report looks at the three components of value in health care: quality, patient experience and cost. The Alliance ranks 48 hospitals based on the results for eight mortality measures and five patient safety measures using three ...

Since the Alliance’s founding in 2004, we have been fortunate to partner with members and supporters across the state of Washington who are committed to improving the health care system through collaboration and innovation. One of our longest-standing supporters has been Board member Dorothy Teeter, who has provided valuable counsel to the Alliance throughout its ...

This month, we’re excited to welcome Quest Diagnostics as the newest member of the Alliance. About Quest Diagnostics Quest Diagnostics empowers people to take action to improve health outcomes.  Derived from the world’s largest database of clinical lab results, their diagnostic insights reveal new avenues to identify and treat disease, inspire healthy behaviors and improve ...