At Beyond the Bottom Line Forum, Answers Led Back to Primary Care
At this year’s spring forum, the conversation kept circling back to the same place. Workforce health strategy, whole-person care, data infrastructure, AI. Every thread led back to one question: do your employees have a real relationship with a primary care physician? For most workforces, the answer is not consistently yes. And the cost of that ...
Washington’s Spring 2026 Hospital Safety Grades Are In. Here’s What They Tell Us.
Leapfrog released its Spring 2026 Hospital Safety Grades this week, giving patients, employers, and healthcare purchasers across Washington a fresh look at how local hospitals perform on patient safety. In this latest round of grading, eight Washington hospitals earned an A on Leapfrog’s Spring 2026 Hospital Safety Grade. Twelve earned a B. Twenty earned a ...
Washington’s Best-Performing Clinics Set the Bar for Clinical Quality
Some Washington clinics aren’t just meeting national benchmarks for preventive care. They’re beating them by a wide margin. The Community Checkup 2026 spotlights the top-performing clinics across the state for six clinical quality measures, and the results show what’s possible when care teams stay focused on the right things. Why These Measures Matter The six ...
Community Checkup 2026 Is Here. See What’s Behind 8% Rise in Washington State Health Care Costs.
Community Checkup 2026 – Medical Groups Community Checkup 2026 Medical Groups Leading the Way in Commercial Quality Kaiser Permanente Washington Kaiser Permanente Northwest UW Medical Center MultiCare Rockwood Clinic The Polyclinic Community Checkup 2026 Medical Groups Leading the Way in Commercial Cost Neighborcare Health Sea Mar Community Health Centers Memorial Physicians MultiCare Rockwood Clinic Providence ...