February 1, 2020
Presenting our Risk of Violence to Others Recommendations
We know that acts of violence against others are rare. We also know that the vast majority of people with behavioral health conditions, including mental illness and substance use disorders,…
Read more »January 3, 2020
Celebrating 2019
The Bree Collaborative is proud of our work in 2019 and thankful for our dedicated Bree Collaborative members and our many workgroup members who have donated countless hours to improve…
Read more »December 9, 2019
Introducing our Palliative Care and Shared Decision Making Recommendations!
Our Palliative Care and Shared Decision Making Recommendations are ready for prime time. Both were adopted by our members at the November meeting – now we move into the harder…
Read more »December 1, 2019
Action Items for You, Our Community
Our action items here at the Bree Collaborative are assignments to which we hold ourselves accountable. We make sure to write these down in our minutes and again over many…
Read more »November 1, 2019
Implementation Plans for 2020
We’ve always felt that there is too big a gap between the great work that we do at the Bree Collaborative and how care is delivered in Washington State. To…
Read more »October 4, 2019
Spreading the good health care transformation word
Every so often the Bree Collaborative is asked to talk about our work to other states or at national events. In May, Bree Collaborative member, Dr. Jeanne Rupert, presented on…
Read more »September 23, 2019
Public Comment Request: Shared Decision Making and Palliative Care
We want your feedback on our draft Shared Decision Making Report and Recommendations and Palliative Care Report and Recommendations. For both drafts, feedback must be received by 5pm Friday, October…
Read more »August 30, 2019
Evidence, evidence, evidence: How to make sense of the world
Our recommendations are based in evidence. This means that when we look at a topic we look for an intervention or process that works and that does more good than…
Read more »August 2, 2019
Summer Reading, Having a Blast
I hope everyone is spending ample time this summer relaxing on the beaches, in the mountains, or wherever you find joy. My goal is taking my toddler camping at each…
Read more »July 10, 2019
Join Our Team: Help Us Spread Adoption
Our team is growing. We are hiring a technical assistance manager to help us to improve health care quality, outcomes, and affordability across Washington State. This position will work with…
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