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June 2018 Letter from the Deputy Director: Meeting Safety and Quality Targets
June 5, 2018 by Washington Health Alliance
Nancy Guinto is on a well-deserved vacation, so this month’s letter is from the Alliance’s deputy director, Susie Dade. Just a couple of states away, Covered California – the state’s... Read more »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 »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 »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 »An Exciting Night at the Leaders in Health Care Awards
March 5, 2018 by Nancy A. Giunto
Last Thursday, Seattle Business magazine hosted a gala at Bell Harbor International Conference Center for their 2018 Leaders in Health Care Awards. It was an exciting and inspiring evening, and... Read more »eviCore Healthcare and Collective Medical join the Alliance
February 26, 2018 by Washington Health Alliance
This month, we’re excited to welcome eviCore and Collective Medical as the newest members of the Alliance. About eviCore Healthcare eviCore is a company committed to advancing healthcare management... Read more »New Survey Shows Variation Among Primary Care Practices on Patient Experience, a Key Element of Health Care Quality
February 26, 2018 by Washington Health Alliance
Patients consider provider communication more important than other elements of patient experience 35% of males and 21% of females reported binge drinking at least some of the time Nearly three-quarters... Read more »New Study Finds Hundreds of Thousands of Washington Patients Receive Unnecessary Tests, Procedures, and Treatments
February 1, 2018 by Washington Health Alliance
In one year, an estimated $282 million was spent on “wasteful” health care for 622,000 Washington patients Washington becomes just the third state in the nation to use a new... Read more »New Community Checkup report, All-Alliance Meeting webinar now available
December 8, 2017 by Washington Health Alliance
We’re excited to announce that the 2017 Community Checkup report is now available! The report was released at our All-Alliance meeting yesterday and the results are now live at www.wacommunitycheckup.org.... Read more »