• Our Mission

    KPWHRI improves health, well-being, and health equity for our members and all communities through collaborative research and evaluation.

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  • Our Research

    Discovering what works best for health and health care.

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    Read about our latest news and findings.

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Welcome to Kaiser Permanente Washington
Health Research Institute

We discover ways to prevent illness and improve treatment.
We're making health and health care better for everyone.


News

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Researchers begin trial of combined COVID-19 and flu vaccine

KPWHRI is recruiting Kaiser Permanente Washington members to take part.

Research

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Study measures risks of screening colonoscopies for older adults

The findings can help guide colorectal cancer screening decisions later in life.

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Improving pain care by restoring trust

New paper explores how health systems can improve opioid prescribing safety with patient-centered care


Our research

We study health and health care as it happens in everyday settings by everyday people, producing results that are built to work in the real world. We share our results in the public domain to benefit people everywhere.