This month, we’re excited to welcome three new members: Capital Benefit Services, Inc., Capital Medical Center and Washington Managed Imaging. Thanks to the support of our members, the Alliance is able to produce
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Spotlight on Washington: 2014 scorecard on Washington’s health system performance
The Commonwealth Fund recently released the Scorecard on State Health System Performance, 2014. Evaluating health systems across 42 quality, cost, and outcomes indicators, the report shines a light on what works
Washington Health Alliance profiled in series on health care quality
As part of Journalists on Quality, a series of insightful profiles written by prominent health policy journalists on how Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Aligning Forces for Quality initiative has affected
Statement from Washington Health Alliance Board on Retirement of Mary McWilliams
The Alliance’s executive director, Mary McWilliams, has decided to retire from her position later this year. Mary has had a long and distinguished career in health care and decided this
Alliance in the news: Seattle Times on price transparency
The Seattle Times has published an article about the move in Washington state for great price transparency in health care. “I think people have assumed it’s all the same quality
Washington Health Alliance Releases 2013 Community Checkup Results, Announces New Name
The Washington Health Alliance (the Alliance) today unveiled its new name and released its first Community Checkup to include health care quality results for the entire state. To reflect its
Outlook 2014 health care: Price transparency
A article in the Puget Sound Business Journal by Valerie Bauman reported on trends in health care in 2014, quoting Mary McWilliams, executive director of the Washington Health Alliance. Bauman
Alliance begins reporting statewide county-level data
For the first time, the Alliance is reporting statewide data at the county level as part of the Community Checkup. In doing so, the Alliance is bringing a greater level
New name, broader reach for Washington Health Alliance
An article in the Puget Sound Business Journal by Valerie Bauman reported on exciting new changes for the Alliance: “The Puget Sound Health Alliance has a new name to reflect
Alliance releases Disparities in Care 2013 report
Using the Medicaid data from the 2012 Community Checkup, the Alliance has produced reports for medical groups showing their performance on the Community Checkup by race, ethnicity, and language. The
Washington State awarded $3.4 million data center grant
Health Care Authority, Puget Sound Health Alliance to partner on project to make health care pricing more transparent Washington State Health Care Authority Director Dorothy Teeter announced today that the