The Alliance Welcomes New Members: Lucid Living, LLC and University of Washington Master of Health Administration Program

This month, we’re excited to welcome Lucid Living and University of Washington Master of Health Administration as the newest members of the Alliance. Lucid Living, LLC Before individuals with psychiatric complications discharge from restrictive settings they are typically set up with living arrangements, outpatient office appointments and other things like that. There is, however, a ...
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Alliance Resources Help Consumers Make Good Health Care Decisions

Results from our recent member survey indicate that many of you are unfamiliar with the Alliance’s Own Your Health website (OYH), which offers consumer-friendly guidance to help people make well-informed decisions about their health care. As a member of the Alliance you have access to the OYH library of resources, including articles, videos, and infographics ...
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The Alliance Welcomes New Member Unify Consulting

This month, we’re excited to welcome Unify Consulting as the newest member of the Alliance. Unify Consulting Optimistic Experts without Arrogance Their strategy is culture. Unify Consulting has shed the constraints of conventional consulting to unlock their clients’ potentials. They create an environment where engaged minds and subject matter experts work creatively and collaboratively to ...
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Shining the Spotlight on our Members

I am a firm believer in the power of the collective and in the synergy and success that comes from collaboration across stakeholder groups. It’s not just a founding principle. It’s been an integral part of the Alliance’s mission and approach to work for the past 16 years. Our members are terrific about acknowledging our ...
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Using Data to Drive Value

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 has been awarded a $350,000 grant by Arnold Ventures to work with self-funded purchasers to improve the value of care delivered across Washington state. Arnold Ventures, a philanthropy ...
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The Alliance Welcomes PhyPal

This month, we’re excited to welcome Phypal as the newest member of the Alliance. PhyPal PhyPal was founded on July 5th, 2017 with the vision of redefining the traditional patient-physician engagement model through innovative technology and highly personalized healthcare adaptive processes. PhyPal is a suite of AI-driven digital health solutions that assist the physician during ...
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The Alliance’s New Quality Composite Score: How Quality Reporting Can Drive Regional Improvement in Health and Health Care

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. The reporting that the Alliance has produced over the last 15 years has enabled us to understand where care quality is strong and where there ...
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Advanced Professionals Insurance and Benefit Solutions Joins the Alliance

This month, we’re excited to welcome Advanced Professionals Insurance and Benefit Solutions as the newest member of the Alliance. Advanced Professionals Insurance and Benefit Solutions Advanced Professionals Insurance & Benefit Solutions is a practice that was originally established in 1997. They are dedicated to providing insight, expertise, and personalized guidance to insurance carriers, trusts, and ...
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Read All-Alliance Speaker, Dr. A. Mark Fendrick’s Latest Commentary Here

Read All-Alliance speaker, Dr. A. Mark Fendrick’s latest commentary , “Crisis Into Opportunity: Can COVID-19 Help Set a Path to Improved Health Care Efficiency?“, appearing in the September 2020 edition of  The American Journal of Managed Care.
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Stepping Back to Look at the Big Picture

I am deeply saddened by the racism and violence that has left our nation reeling again, just when it seems we were finding a new sense of stability coping in a world gripped by a pandemic. The shocking and widely viewed video showing the death of Mr. George Floyd, an unarmed, handcuffed Black man, illustrates ...
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Wide Variation Reported in Washington State’s Health Care System

The Washington Health Alliance releases the latest Community Checkup report, analyzing health care for 4 million Washington residents. SEATTLE, WA – The Washington Health Alliance issues its 13th Community Checkup report, bringing together results for 1,978 clinics, 376 medical groups, 123 hospitals, 16 health plans, and 39 counties, on more than 110 performance measures. Analyzing ...
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TRA Medical Imaging Joins the Alliance

This month, we’re excited to welcome TRA Medical Imaging as the newest member of the Alliance. About TRA Medical Imaging TRA Medical Imaging is the community’s source for convenient diagnostic imaging throughout the south Puget Sound. They are a local partnership of sub-specialized radiologists providing high quality, patient-centered care since 1918. TRA has combined compassionate, ...
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