New Report Ranks Washington Hospitals on Quality, Patient Experience, and Cost
May 22, 2018 by Washington Health Alliance
First report in the state to publicly report on all three elements of hospital value Findings show that higher cost does not necessarily mean higher quality care SEATTLE, May 22,... Read more »SEIU Healthcare 1199NW and NDSC join the Alliance
May 4, 2018 by Washington Health Alliance
This month, we’re excited to welcome SEIU Healthcare 1199NW and NDSC as the newest members of the Alliance. About SEIU Healthcare 1199NW SEIU Healthcare 1199NW is the largest, most united... Read more »May 2018 Letter from the Executive Director: Moving Beyond Data
May 4, 2018 by Nancy A. Giunto
“A database is just a database unless you can actually take it to action.” I made that statement when I spoke at the National Employer Summit last month and I... Read more »Learning Module: Working Collaboratively to Achieve Price Transparency
April 19, 2018 by Washington Health Alliance
As part of its Getting to Affordability initiative, the Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement (NRHI) and the Washington Health Alliance partnered to address how to work collaboratively to achieve price... Read more »Building our next health system: Highlights from the Lown Conference
April 17, 2018 by Washington Health Alliance
The Lown Institute’s Annual Conference was held last week, with the theme of “Breaking the cycle of high cost and low value: America’s next health system.” The Alliance’s Deputy Director,... Read more »April 2018 Letter from the Executive Director: Taking Action on Health Waste Calculator Results
April 3, 2018 by Nancy A. Giunto
In February, the Alliance released “First, Do No Harm,” our report on unnecessary health care in Washington state. The report used the MedInsight Health Waste Calculator to quantify wasteful care... Read more »Puget Sound Energy and SEIU 775 Benefits Group to submit data to Alliance’s APCD
March 29, 2018 by Washington Health Alliance
The Washington Health Alliance is excited to announce that Puget Sound Energy and SEIU 775 Benefits Group have agreed to become data suppliers for the Alliance’s voluntary All-Payer Claims Database... Read more »Celgene Corporation, Magellan Health and Quad+Aim Partners join the Alliance
March 27, 2018 by Washington Health Alliance
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... Read more »March 2018 Letter from the Executive Director: National Employers Meet in Seattle to Tackle Health Care Affordability
March 8, 2018 by Nancy A. Giunto
National and regional employers, health care providers, and other health care leaders convened in Seattle yesterday for a National Employer Summit addressing “The Purchaser’s Role in Driving Affordability.” Organized by... Read more »Experts Agree − Solving the Healthcare Affordability Crisis Will Require Actions by Employers, Others
March 8, 2018 by Washington Health Alliance
March 7, 2018 — Seattle, WA —Employers, healthcare providers, and other industry leaders today gathered in Seattle to discuss the roles they can play in reining in the rising cost... Read more »