Washington State Collaborative: A proven model for health-care improvement

The Washington State Collaborative to Improve Health, sponsored by the Washington State Department of Health, offers proven tools for pediatric and family medical practices  to improve outcomes for their patients with chronic diseases.

A collaborative is a learning process where 15-40 medical teams work to improve the quality of care delivered by their practices.

Learn more about the Collaborative Faculty

Focus Areas:

• Adults- Asthma, Diabetes, or Hypertension

• Children- Asthma,  Medical Home or Obesity

Collaborative Calendar

Click on the clinical track below to access and download materials and resources

Download the Collaborative 2007-2009 factsheet (pdf 244 Kb)

Download the Collaborative overview (pdf 777 Kb)

Collaborative Tools

We have structured our site to follow the Chronic Care Model. You may navigate using either the links in the left column or the links in diagram in the right column.

Improving Chronic Illness Care (External Site)The Collaborative is based on the nationally recognized chronic care model, developed by Improving Chronic Illness Care, a program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Free Electronic Patient Registry

• CDEMS (External Site)

Previous Washington State Collaborative  Materials

Links to external resources are provided as a public service and do not imply endorsement by the Washington State Department of Health.

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Documents posted in .pdf version on the Department of Health Web site will be made available in an alternative format on request to users who are unable to download or view .pdf files on the Web. To request an alternative format, contact Gary Holt.