Puget Sound, Wash
The Puget Sound Health Alliance’s monthly Spotlight on Improvement for January 2012 highlights the quality improvement efforts made by the University of Washington in spirometry testing. Spirometry, a common way to measure functioning of the lungs, is used to diagnose conditions ranging from asthma to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD. The test is administered during a clinical visit and then interpreted by the physician. If health care team members haven’t been properly trained in the use of equipment, it can possibly lead to improperly administered or...
The Puget Sound Health Alliance and the State of
The Puget Sound Health Alliance released its first major report on resource utilization for high-volume hospitalizations. The report was created by analyzing data for highly utilized hospital services, and indicators such as length of stay, medical tests, and examinations. The report examines resource use through two lenses--intensity and appropriateness--and paints a picture of the value of such care in the Puget Sound region. Read the complete report...
The Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) initiative in Seattle is led by the Puget Sound Health Alliance (the Alliance). The Alliance, an independent nonprofit, nonpartisan organization founded in December 2004, is a regional partnership that combines the expertise of private and public employers, physicians, hospitals, consumers, health plans, and other stakeholders. The Alliance covers five counties that comprise the Puget Sound region; King, Kitsap, Pierce, Snohomish, and Thurston. More than 160 organizations and individuals have joined the Alliance thus far. The mission of the collaborative organization is to build a strong leadership network among these partners to promote health and high-quality health care.
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