Washington Resources
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The Puget Sound Health Alliance is working with the University of Washington to improve quality in spirometry testing. Spirometry, a common...

Jan 19, 2012

The Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) Puget Sound Health Alliance had long been reporting physician and hospital performance when...

May 21, 2012

A Bright Spot product from the May 2013 National Meeting.

May 06, 2013

The Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) Puget Sound Health Alliance knew that increasing generic prescribing could translate into...

May 21, 2012

Quality Field Notes features key lessons learned by regional Alliances of clinicians, patients, and payers in Aligning Forces for...

Feb 19, 2015

In August, 2011, the Puget Sound Health Alliance, one of 16 communities in the Aligning Forces for Quality project, released its annual...

Sep 02, 2011

The Puget Sound Health Alliance and the State of Washington launched a multi-payer medical home pilot on May 1, 2011. The pilot, which...

Sep 02, 2011

The intensity of health care services received has much to do with rising health care costs. Many health conditions have many treatment...

May 09, 2013

Most of the Aligning Forces for Quality communities (the Alliances) are eager to involve local employers in their work, both as purchasers...

Apr 29, 2013

The Puget Sound Health Alliance has a new name to reflect its broader reach across the state—the Washington Health Alliance. The...

Dec 19, 2013

St. Francis Hospital, a member of the Puget Sound Alliance, was featured in a case study examining its effort to reduce noise in its 3rd...

Sep 07, 2011

The Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) Puget Sound Health Alliance knew that increasing generic prescribing could translate...

May 23, 2012

John Gallagher of the Washington Alliance owns a bed and breakfast, and, according to him, “it’s all about the breakfast....

Dec 02, 2014