Washington Health Alliance

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

Washington Health Alliance releases first results for Washington Common Measure Set for Health Care Quality and Cost

December 8, 2015

Key element of Healthier Washington initiative allows for common understanding of areas for improvement and enables moving the market toward value-based purchasing Widespread variation common, impacting the quality of care

Washington Health Alliance to participate in national project on total cost of care

November 30, 2015

Funding from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation allows Alliance to join Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement’s pioneering price transparency project SEATTLE, November 30, 2015 – The Washington Health Alliance (Alliance) announced today

New report finds disparities in health care a continuing problem in Washington state

September 17, 2015

Analyses based on race, ethnicity and language of patients finds variation in the care individuals receive. SEATTLE, September 17, 2015 – The Washington Health Alliance released today a new report revealing

Coalition of leading health care organizations receive national grant to expand Choosing Wisely® program to eliminate wasteful and potentially harmful care

June 18, 2015

Washington Health Alliance, Washington State Medical Association, Group Health Cooperative and Swedish Health Services will partner on initiative SEATTLE (June 18, 2015) – A coalition of leading health care organizations

Signing ceremony for All-Payer Claims Database legislation marks new era of cost and quality transparency in Washington state

May 14, 2015

Coalition for Health Care Cost Transparency applauds Governor Jay Inslee and state legislators for bi-partisan effort Contact: John Gallagher, Washington Health Alliance Communication and Development Director, 206-300-1597, jgallagher@wahealthalliance.org or Patrick Connor, NFIB/Washington State Director, 360-786-8675,

Legislature passes health-care transparency bill

April 20, 2015

Governor could finally give consumers an effective All-Payer Claims Database OLYMPIA, Wash., April 20, 2015—In a big victory for the Coalition for Health Care Cost Transparency, the Legislature, with huge

Community Checkup finds the quality of care varies between medical groups

March 23, 2015

The Washington Health Alliance expands health care quality reporting into Skagit, Spokane and Whatcom counties Media Contact: John Gallagher, Washington Health Alliance, 206.454.2957, jgallagher@wahealthalliance.org The Washington Health Alliance announced today the release of the

New reports find potential overuse of health care services across Washington state

January 29, 2015

Analyses of hospital readmissions, potentially avoidable emergency room use and geographic distribution of common medical tests and procedures finds widespread variation by counties, age groups and gender. SEATTLE (January 29,

New report on hospital sticker prices reveals tremendous variation among hospitals for similar procedures and treatments

October 1, 2014

Fourfold differences in prices are common The Washington Health Alliance (the Alliance) announced today the publication of a new report that details tremendous variation in billing prices for common procedures