Alliance Blog

Last month I shared that the Alliance received a scholarship through the Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement’s Getting to Affordability initiative, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, for registration and travel to the National Affordability Summit in Washington, D.C. on September 27th. We have just returned from the summit and I am eager to ...

While we did take a few minutes to watch the eclipse last month, there was no summer lull for us at the Alliance. We released our first Hospital Value Report, welcomed three new members (Columbia Valley Community Health, Spark Therapeutics, and Trutina Financial), presented on our opioids work at a national conference, and recruited a ...

Wednesday, September 20, 2017 Networking: 9:30 am to 10:00 am Program: 10:00 am to 11:30 am Cambia Grove, 1800 9th Ave, Seattle, suite 250 The meeting is open to Alliance members only. Register here. Please join the Washington Health Alliance for a discussion about its recently released Hospital Value Report. Value in health care means ...

When we heard that Jocelyn Vanderbrink, MHA, a faculty member at Penn State, uses the Community Checkup website as part of a course she teaches on consumer choices in health care, we were excited to learn more. She shared with us her thoughts on the challenges facing today’s health care consumer and how she incorporates ...

This month, we’re excited to welcome Columbia Valley Community Health, Spark Therapeutics and Trutina Financial as the newest members of the Alliance.   About Columbia Valley Community Health Columbia Valley Community Health improves the health of our communities by providing leading-edge, whole person care for everyone. They are a dynamic and progressive community health center ...

A new study from the American Cancer Society published in JAMA shows that rates of colorectal cancer (CRC) are rising among younger adults, ages 20-54. Current recommendations do not advise CRC screening until age 50 (unless other risk factors or symptoms are present), so many cases in younger adults are not being identified until the ...

I am pleased to announce that last week the Alliance released a new members-only report on Hospital Value. The report looks at the three components of value in health care: quality, patient experience and cost. The Alliance ranks 48 hospitals based on the results for eight mortality measures and five patient safety measures using three ...

Gov. Jay Inslee has announced the appointment of Lou McDermott as interim director of the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA), replacing Dorothy Frost Teeter. The Alliance congratulates McDermott on his appointment and looks forward to a continued close partnership with the HCA. Healthier Washington, an initiative of the HCA, shares many of the same ...

The Washington Health Alliance’s All-Alliance meeting on June 20 brought together representatives from leading health care purchasers, providers, and plans from across the state for informative and thought-provoking presentations and discussion. Members heard about upcoming reports from the Alliance, got an overview of the Practice Transformation Hub from Selena Bolotin of Qualis Health, and learned ...

On Monday, June 26, Dr. Emily Transue of the Washington State Health Care Authority represented Healthier Washington and the Alliance on New Day Northwest for a segment on ensuring quality health care. Dr. Transue highlighted the Own Your Health website and the many resources it makes available to consumers. Video of the segment is available ...

Since the Alliance’s founding in 2004, we have been fortunate to partner with members and supporters across the state of Washington who are committed to improving the health care system through collaboration and innovation. One of our longest-standing supporters has been Board member Dorothy Teeter, who has provided valuable counsel to the Alliance throughout its ...

This month, we’re excited to welcome Quest Diagnostics as the newest member of the Alliance. About Quest Diagnostics Quest Diagnostics empowers people to take action to improve health outcomes.  Derived from the world’s largest database of clinical lab results, their diagnostic insights reveal new avenues to identify and treat disease, inspire healthy behaviors and improve ...