Washington Health Alliance

Building our next health system: Highlights from the Lown Conference

April 17, 2018 by Washington Health Alliance

The Lown Institute’s Annual Conference was held last week, with the theme of “Breaking the cycle of high cost and low value: America’s next health system.” The Alliance’s Deputy Director,

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

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

Celgene Corporation, Magellan Health and Quad+Aim Partners join the Alliance

March 27, 2018 by Washington Health Alliance

This month, we’re excited to welcome Celgene Corporation, Magellan Health and Quad+Aim Partners as the newest members of the Alliance. About Celgene Corporation Celgene seeks to deliver truly innovative and

March 2018 Letter from the Executive Director: National Employers Meet in Seattle to Tackle Health Care Affordability

March 8, 2018 by Nancy A. Giunto

National and regional employers, health care providers, and other health care leaders convened in Seattle yesterday for a National Employer Summit addressing “The Purchaser’s Role in Driving Affordability.” Organized by

Experts Agree − Solving the Healthcare Affordability Crisis Will Require Actions by Employers, Others

March 8, 2018 by Washington Health Alliance

March 7, 2018 — Seattle, WA —Employers, healthcare providers, and other industry leaders today gathered in Seattle to discuss the roles they can play in reining in the rising cost

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

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

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

Feb. 2018 Letter from the Executive Director: “First, Do No Harm” Report Makes a Splash

February 7, 2018 by Nancy A. Giunto

Last week the Alliance released our new report on health care waste in Washington, “First, Do No Harm,” and the response has been outstanding. The report has been featured in