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Go behind the scenes of a surgery as Orthopedic Surgeon Divya Singh does the "dance of the OR"Everyone on the team has a role in a safe, smooth operation. A little background music keeps them all in step. watch the video >>
Birnbaum Award honors opioid safety work
Group Health Research Institute (GHRI) honored five Group Health Physicians at the 2012 Hilde and Bill Birnbaum Endowed Lecture for their leadership in the Opioid Prescribing Safety Initiative on April 30. read more >>
GHP doctors share a passion for teaching
“As a doctor, teaching the next generation of providers is professionally satisfying and fun,” says David Kauff, MD. “It reminds you of everything you know, what you don’t know, and reaffirms why we chose this profession.” read more >>
Group Health Gets Medicare 5-Star Rating
Group Health Cooperative's 2012 Medicare Advantage HMO plans have received a five-star rating — the highest from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). We are the only combined Medicare C and D health plan in our service area to receive this prestigious five-star rating. read more >>
Got a mobile device? Group Health goes where members goThe online services Group Health members have come to love and rely on—including sending secure e-mails to their doctors, viewing lab results, and making appointments—are available through a groundbreaking mobile app. watch the video >>
Managing the Risk of Opioid Use for Pain
When Karen DeBella ruptured a disc in her back in 2005, the pain was so severe she couldn't walk. But she was concerned about coping with the recovery period that recommended surgery might involve, so she decided to postpone it for a few years until she could retire. read more >>
The value of innovation—real impacts in tough times
When a Group Health team was asked to design a better medical center, they dreamed big: No patient waiting. Care delivered in one room. Fewer errors. An easy way for staff to collaborate on patient care. What has emerged is nothing less than the medical center of tomorrow. read more >>
The results of our research institute’s integrated TEAMcare approach, published in the New England Journal of Medicine show that a study group of patients with chronic illness had greater improvements in blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol as well as decreased depression scores. Elizabeth Lin, MD, MPH, is a Group Health family physician and researcher who worked on the study. “There is a lack of mental health care that works in sync with primary and chronic care,” says Dr. Lin. “There can be no global health without mental health.” watch the video >>
National recognition for our midwife-physician collaboration
Teamwork at our Family Beginnings birth center is so strong—and so significant to women’s health—that it recently brought national recognition from the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) in the September 2011 issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology. read more >>
New cancer care affiliation broadens treatment options in Western WA
“Our patients will have more options to stay with their Group Health oncologist while accessing some of the clinical studies offered by SCCA,” says Oncology Medical Chief Eric Chen, MD. SCCA is a world-class cancer treatment center that unites doctors from Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center, University of Washington Medicine, and Seattle Children’s. It only invites affiliates that meet its high standards as a clinical partner. read more >>
