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…
Read more »July 1, 2019
Developing our Maternity Bundle
Pregnancy and childbirth are life-changing, monumental experiences – for both parents and babies. This is, after all, how everyone starts out their life. All babies deserve the best start possible….
Read more »June 1, 2019
Spotlight on Current Work: Palliative Care
I often say that I’m helping to build the type of health care experience that I want. We are all going to touch this system in some way – whether…
Read more »May 1, 2019
Addressing Opioid Prescribing: Chronic Pain
The opioid epidemic was fueled by overprescribing of opioids – especially for conditions like low back pain where treatment with opioids is not best practice. Our Opioid Prescribing workgroup is…
Read more »April 16, 2019
Help Us Choose New Topics for 2020
Every year we select new topic areas. This is a chance to look back at our previous work and to think about how we can continue improve health care quality,…
Read more »April 1, 2019
Celebrating Public Health
The first week of April marks public health week. This year’s theme is For science. For action. For health. Most of us who work in the health care field deal…
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