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Alliance Releases Total Cost of Care for Medical Groups and Clinics
June 30, 2022 by Washington Health Alliance
I am delighted to report that the Washington Health Alliance is continuing its efforts to understand where Washington state is spending its health care dollars. Today we released our Total... Read more »The Time to Act is Now: The Toll of High Blood Pressure
June 30, 2022 by Washington Health Alliance
More than 100 million American adults have high blood pressure (a reading of 130/80mm Hg or higher) but only about half actually have the condition under control. High blood pressure... Read more »The Community Checkup: Continuing the Alliance Tradition of Providing Quality Transparency
March 1, 2022 by Washington Health Alliance
The Washington Health Alliance is on schedule to release the 16th Community Checkup report later this month with results for more than 2,300 unique entities, including clinics, medical groups, hospitals,... Read more »Working to Increase Patient Safety and Reduce Medical Errors
March 1, 2022 by Washington Health Alliance
A recent article estimates that as many as 400,000 incidents of preventable harm occur in the United States each year, resulting in approximately 100,000 deaths and a cost estimated at... Read more »Pausing to Look Back and Setting Our Sights Ahead
January 3, 2022 by Washington Health Alliance
The past year has been a bit of a rollercoaster for us at the Washington Health Alliance (Alliance), as we have had some highs, lows, and unexpected twists and turns,... Read more »An Urgent Message from Physician Leaders of the Washington Health Alliance
August 17, 2021 by Washington Health Alliance
One of the great privileges we have at the Washington Health Alliance (Alliance) is setting the table for meaningful conversation between colleagues and key stakeholders who share a common interest... Read more »Change Happens at the Speed of Trust
June 2, 2021 by Washington Health Alliance
I’m pleased to share with you some great news. The Washington Health Alliance was recently recognized as a national leader by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation (best... Read more »Time for Tintinnabulation
January 4, 2021 by Washington Health Alliance
We have a tradition in the Alliance office, the “ringing of the bell.” Whenever we have a significant achievement, we ring a bell and gather together for just a moment... Read more »Using Data to Drive Value
August 31, 2020 by Washington Health Alliance
You often hear me talk about driving our work to action and I’m delighted to share some exciting news on a project that will do just that. The Alliance hasThe Alliance’s New Quality Composite Score: How Quality Reporting Can Drive Regional Improvement in Health and Health Care
August 4, 2020 by Washington Health Alliance
I’m sure you agree that the measurement of health care quality is an important mechanism to help us understand how to achieve better health and health care for all Washingtonians.... Read more »