It’s All Relative – March 2017

It’s All Relative – March 2017

There’s lots of talk in town and around the country about the shortage of primary care providers.  Check out the March 10 editorial in the Herald-Republic if you didn’t see it...
You Light My Fire – February 2017

You Light My Fire – February 2017

You Light My Fire Thanks for a great kick-off for Ignite! 90% of you (252 employees) attended one of the Employee Forums on February 1 & 2.  If you’re among the other 29, you can expect an email soon instructing you on how to get credit for attendance by viewing a...
It’s All Relative – March 2017

ACA Impacts – January 2017

ACA Impacts Senator Patty Murray and her staff are working hard to preserve the gains that the ACA (Obamacare) has brought to our patients. Recently, she reached out to ask us to share some stories about those patients. Statistics are great…and there are a lot of...
Studer Group: Not New – Better

Studer Group: Not New – Better

In the coming months you will see the impact of our engagement with the Studer Group.  At first it might feel like a lot of new stuff.  For the most part, it’s not.  We didn’t select the Studer Group because we wanted a bunch of new and shiny projects.  There are...
It’s All Relative – March 2017

Studer Group

Our journey with the Studer Group has officially begun.  On October 4, the Leadership Group met with our appointed Coach: Julie O’Shaugnessy. If you haven’t heard of the Studer Group, you probably have lots of questions….such as: Who’s the Studer Group? The...
It’s All Relative – March 2017

Unique Competency

We live and work in a world of data.  But not all that can be measured is worthwhile, and sometimes the things that set us apart aren’t easily measured.  You see the reports.  They turn our care into measures….measures of satisfaction, quality, outcomes,...