Washington Health Alliance

New Survey Shows Variation Among Primary Care Practices on Patient Experience, a Key Element of Health Care Quality

February 26, 2018

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

New Study Finds Hundreds of Thousands of Washington Patients Receive Unnecessary Tests, Procedures, and Treatments

February 1, 2018

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

Washington Health Alliance’s Community Checkup Report Finds Thousands of People in State Fail to Receive Recommended Health Care

December 7, 2017

Third version of Washington State Common Measure Set shows quality of care varies dramatically across state SEATTLE, December 7, 2017. Washington State has a long way to go if it

Washington Health Alliance Selected to Continue Work for National Project to Measure and Compare Healthcare Costs Across U.S. Regions

November 28, 2017

Grant allows Alliance to expand on Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement’s pioneering price transparency project Seattle, November 28, 2017— The Washington Health Alliance (Alliance) announced today that it has been

Castlight Health Strengthens Health Navigation Platform with Washington Health Alliance Partnership

November 8, 2017

Improves care guidance for Castlight’s Washington state customers including Boeing, Esterline Technologies, Microsoft and Providence St. Joseph Health San Francisco and Seattle – November 8, 2017 – Today, Castlight Health,

Alliance launches new Community Checkup website with advanced interactivity

February 22, 2017

New site breaks new ground in the ways it allows visitors to use data to promote transparency and value-based purchasing SEATTLE, February 22, 2017 –The Washington Health Alliance (the Alliance)

Health care providers and health insurance companies asked to join the fight against opioid addiction

January 9, 2017

The Washington Health Alliance and The Dr. Robert Bree Collaborative issue call to action for providers and health plans to address opioid prescribing for acute, short-term pain SEATTLE, January 9,

New Washington Health Alliance report finds that where people live influences their likelihood of getting opioid prescriptions and other treatments and procedures

August 11, 2016

As many as one in six women age 45–64 in some communities were prescribed opioids in a one-year period SEATTLE, August 11, 2016 – On average, more than one in 12

Washington Health Alliance’s use of eValue8 assessment tool demonstrates significant differences in health plan performance with one Washington-based health plan achieving the best overall score in the nation

July 19, 2016

Seattle-based Group Health HMO rated top plan in U.S. by NBCH SEATTLE, July 18, 2016 – The Washington Health Alliance (Alliance) announced results on the performance of six health plans

Washington Health Alliance survey finds provider’s knowledge of the patient and effective communication are most critical elements of the patient’s experience

February 25, 2016

Patient experience survey sent to more than 181,000 patients in 14 Washington counties finds some improvement over previous surveys, but Washington state is still lagging behind national benchmarks SEATTLE, February