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About Susie Dade

Susie Dade is the deputy director at the Washington Health Alliance where she leads efforts in performance measurement, payment reform and performance improvement. From 1980 to 2005, Ms. Dade held several delivery system leadership and health planning positions with Group Health Cooperative, Central Seattle Community Health Centers and the Puget Sound Health Systems Agency.

Transparency in health care is the new normal

November 3, 2016 in Common Measure Set, Letter from the Executive Director, Transparency

High-value health care: that’s the goal, for ourselves, for our loved ones, for our community. No one knowingly chooses low value, not for something as important as health care. We

Choosing Wisely Action Manual: Your guide to reducing low-value care

March 10, 2016 in Choosing Wisely

This blog post was re-printed with permission of the Institute of Translational Health Sciences. If you work in primary care, you’ve probably heard of Choosing Wisely. Established in 2012 by

Partnership accelerates Alliance reporting on quality and cost

June 11, 2015 in All-Payer Claims Database, Alliance News, Common Measure Set, Community Checkup, Healthier Washington, Letter from the Executive Director

We are pleased to announce that the Alliance has been selected by the Washington State Health Care Authority to lead implementation of the Washington State Common Measure Set for Health

AF4Q and taking local action to transform health care

April 27, 2015 in AF4Q, Health Care Quality, Health Care Value

As the end of April nears, so does the final date of the Washington Health Alliance’s participation in the Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) program. AF4Q has been the Robert

Health care transparency and the value equation

January 12, 2015 in Health Care Quality, Health Care Value

When we are in the doctor’s office, we all want the highest quality of care. While quality is obviously a very high priority, it isn’t the only thing that matters