In a recent VSSL Volumes Issue Brief, VSSL member Dr. Leah Marcotte and UW Internal Medicine resident Dr. Carly Hudelson (a 2019-2020...

In a recent article, UW Internal Medicine resident Dr. Nikita Vashi and VSSL Director Dr. Joshua Liao discussed ways to use clinical...

On November 14, VSSL Director Dr. Joshua Liao delivered University of Washington Department of Medicine Grand Rounds via a presentation...

In this installment of our “VSSL Voices” series -- which features team members, friends, and supporters of the Lab -- we learned more...

In Health Affairs blog, VSSL team member Dr. Joshua Liao and VSSL Policy and Care Delivery Immersive participant Sophie Miller wrote an...

In a recent publication in the Journal of Hospital Management and Health Policy, VSSL member Dr. Joshua Liao and colleagues report...

There is wide recognition that promoting healthcare value involves decreasing ‘low-value’ services—care without clinical benefit, little...

In this installment of our “VSSL Voices” series -- which features team members, friends, and supporters of the Lab -- we caught up with...

As value-based payment models continue to scale up nationwide, the issue of "co-participation" -- i.e., situations in which provider...

Clinical pathways can be a key strategy for succeeding in value-based payment models. However, in contrast to their place in inpatient...

Health care "hotspotting" -- defined by some as "the strategic use of data to reallocate resources to a small subset of high-needs,...

by Leah Marcotte, MD & Carly Hudelson, MD, MSc On Friday, August 2, the Washington State Medical Association hosted an event with...

Health systems play an integral role in the nationwide shift towards value-based payment and care. In particular, they must evaluate and...