The Washington Health Alliance brings together those who give, get and pay for healthcare to create a high-quality, affordable, and equitable system for the people of Washington state

The Washington Health Alliance this week launched a revamped and redesigned website with the hope of better connecting with our membership and the broader Washington community.

This redesigned website continues to prominently feature the reports and initiatives from the Community Checkup to the Low Back Pain Implementation Collaborative.

And this redesign enables us to better promote features, events, and information as the Alliance drives to find new, innovative ways to catalyze change in the health care system for the benefit of all Washingtonians.

We look forward to engaging with you through our insightful analysis, reporting, and convening.

We encourage you to check back as we continue to enhance our website experience. If you spot any issues, or have any feedback, please do not hesitate to contact Senior Marketing Communications Manager Nicholas Rondinone at nrondinone@wahealthalliance.org.

A note to our members: Your membership profile will have transferred over to the new site, however you may need to reset or update your password. If you have any issues, please reach out to nrondinone@wahealthalliance.org.

An article published in Health Affairs Forefront last month, coauthored by Executive Director Drew Oliveria and Director of Data Management and Analytics Mark Pregler, highlights the Alliance’s new efforts to shine a light on equity in the quality of care in Washington state.

The article, titled: “Improving Quality And Equity Through Neighborhood-Level Measures Of Social Need,” highlights how where someone lives can directly impact the quality of care they receive in primary care settings.

Read the full article on Health Affairs.

This report draws information from the Alliance’s 2023 Community Checkup, which paired the quality data from the All-Payer Claim Database, representing 4.5 million Washingtonians, with the Neighborhood Atlas (Area Deprivation Index). The Neighborhood Atlas, a tool validated by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, measures the relative socioeconomic advantage or disadvantage of an area down to the neighborhood level.

The article was written along with Anna M. Morenz, MD, a board-certified internal medicine physician and practicing primary care internist at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, and Josh Liao, MD, the medical director of payment strategy at the University of Washington (UW) Medicine.

Read more.

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Our members can be the best ambassadors for our work. If you know someone who would like to learn more about membership in the Alliance, contact Executive Director Drew Oliveira at doliveira@wahealthalliance.org.