Alliance Blog

As Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Washington state and providers ready for administering the first doses as part of the state’s distribution plan, Washington State Health Officer and Chief Science Officer Dr. Kathy Lofy takes a moment to speak with Washington Health Alliance Executive Director Nancy Giunto. Dr. Lofy says the state will receive about ...

The Washington Health Alliance (Alliance) and Bree Collaborative (Bree) at the Foundation for Health Care Quality are teaming up to encourage everyone involved in the Washington state health care system to act to improve health and health care for all Washingtonians. Bree Chair Dr. Hugh Straley and I asked participants at the close of our ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...