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Posts Tagged: surgery
October 1, 2018
Supporting People with Chronic Pain Through Collaborative Care
Since early this year, the Bree Collaborative has been looking at ways to best organize care to support people with chronic pain. One of the systems with the best evidence is through collaborative care. Collaborative care is based in primary care and uses a team-based care model with a care coordination or care management function,…
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June 1, 2018
Choosing Our Direction for 2019
Every year we have the chance to step back, look at our work, and choose our topics for the next year. We would also love to hear input from our community about our new direction. Typically we follow a two-step process, having a wide-ranging discussion at the end of which we narrow down our choices….
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February 1, 2017
Seeing Our Shadow: Groundhog Day and Health Care Reform
One of my favorite movies is Groundhog Day. Bill Murray is hilarious and thought-provoking as a weatherman cursed to re-live February second over and over until he can learn to be a better person. Perhaps this is a lesson for all of us in self-improvement, paying attention to our community, colleagues, and neighbors, and making…
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January 9, 2017
The Washington Health Alliance and The Dr. Robert Bree Collaborative issue call to action to fight opioid misuse
Opioid addiction is driving the drug overdoses which are claiming too many lives in the US. In 2015 alone, 718 people in Washington state died from opioid-related overdoses. The epidemic is growing quickly, devastating Washington families and communities. There are many factors driving this crisis and nobody can solve it alone. Together the Washington Health…
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August 1, 2016
From Concept to Contracting: How One Purchaser Uses Bree Best Practice Recommendations to Achieve the Triple Aim
Replacing a joint—especially a knee or hip—is a procedure that millions of Americans need each year. It can give people a mobility and freedom from pain they haven’t enjoyed in years. It’s also a procedure that lends itself to a lot of variation. If best practices aren’t followed, it can lead to complications and hospital…
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April 18, 2016
Bringing Transparency and Quality Standards to Bariatric Surgery
Bariatric surgery causes your body to lose weight by limiting the amount of food your stomach can hold. This weight loss surgery is becoming increasingly common. Our State’s health care leaders and Bree Collaborative members asked us to look into helping to make this surgery safer and more standard across Washington State. The Centers for…
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July 7, 2015
Looking Forward to July Meeting
To celebrate the four years since the Bree Collaborative began with Washington State House Bill 1311, we are dedicating our July 22nd meeting to looking at where we started, at our successes across the State, and to discussing where we’re headed. We hope you can join us at Cambia Grove in two weeks! Where We…
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