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- Also part of the White House’s Cancer Moonshot initiative: The Digital Mammography DREAM Challenge…
The Digital Mammography DREAM Challenge — an open science data competition to improve screening accuracy.
2016-10-19
- Got plain language? 5 tips for clear, engaging writing — even in research
October is Health Literacy Month. Jessica Ridpath shares plain language tips and resources from KPWHRI’s Program for Readability In Science & Medicine (PRISM).
2016-10-17
How many lives has Dr. Tommy Thompson saved?Dr. Paul Sherman reflects on his friend and mentor — a preventive-care pioneer who will be honored Saturday, Oct. 15 at the Group Health Foundation’s “Gift of Health” Gala.
2016-10-13
Diabetes health: Pharmacy outreach increases statin use but not costsCalls from pharmacists and EHR reminders improved cardiovascular outcomes in Group Health patients with diabetes, Dr. James Ralston and colleagues found.
2016-10-11
How Choosing Wisely Reduces Low-Value CareAn award-winning Group Health partnership is finding the right balance between too much and too little care. Kim Wicklund and Dr. Angie Sparks explain how.
2016-10-07
Long-term opioid risks are the focus of $10 million GHRI studyDr. Denise Boudreau launches a collaborative project with Kaiser and other health systems on the safety of long-term prescription opioid use.
chronic pain, opioids, MUSE study
2016-10-06
Joe Glass, addictions and health disparities researcher, joins GHRIDr. Joe Glass adds a social worker’s perspective to the GHRI team working on innovative ways to approach drug and alcohol disorders.
alcohol, addiction, health equity
2016-10-05
Land Acknowledgment
Our Seattle offices sit on the occupied land of the Duwamish and by the shared waters of the Coast Salish people, who have been here thousands of years and remain. Learn about practicing land acknowledgment.