Seattle, WA
Regional Roll-Out (RRO) Leader/Lead Organization Information
Name: The Boeing Company
Link: www.boeing.com
Description: The world's largest aerospace company, Boeing is among the largest global commercial jet makers and defense contractors. Boeing has two major segments (Commercial Airplanes and Integrated Defense Systems) and Boeing's space operations also include communications satellites, missiles, the International Space Station, and the Space Shuttle.
Primary Contact*: Theresa Helle, Boeing
Title: Manager Health Care Quality and Efficiency Initiatives
Phone: 206-662-5845
Email: theresa.m.helle@boeing.com
Secondary Contact*: BrieAna White
Title: Analyst – Mercer Health and Benefits
Phone: 206-214-3704
Email: BrieAna.White@mercer.com
*Primary contact will serve as the main liaison between RRO organization and Leapfrog staff in communication processes. Secondary contact will receive all Leapfrog/RRO communications in addition to the primary contact, and serve as the second point of contact in the absence of primary contact person.
Why did your organization decide to apply to become a Leapfrog Regional Roll-Out leader and what your goals are for the Region?
The Boeing Company applied to become a Leapfrog Regional Roll-Out leader in the Puget Sound and Wichita areas to promote and advance regional and national patient safety initiatives. As a major purchaser of health care in each of these markets Boeing recognizes the importance of controlling health care costs and improving quality. Boeing has been working in these communities through coordinated efforts of regional health care purchasers and labor organizations to support efforts to improve transparency within these markets and to promote informed health care decision making among its employees.
In your view, what kind of impact has Leapfrog had on your market thus far?
Since Boeing first met with hospital executives in 2001 about the Leapfrog leaps, Puget Sound area hospitals have made great strides with both the CPOE and IPS leaps. Two hospitals now fully meet the CPOE leap, two hospitals expect to meet the standard by March 2006 and nine other hospitals have substantially implemented either an ambulatory or inpatient electronic medical record. Intensivist coverage of intensive care units is common now in Puget Sound; of twenty six hospitals reporting to Leapfrog, ten fully meet the standard, compared to three in 2001. Additionally, nine hospitals fully meet the NQF Safe Practices leap.
Regional Roll-Out Market Information
Geographic Coverage: Puget Sound area: King County, Snohomish County, Kitsap County, Pierce County, Island County, Mason County, Thurston County
Population: Puget Sound area: Combined population of King, Snohomish, Kitsap, Pierce, Island, Mason and Thurston Counties - 3,183,394 (2008 U.S. Census)
Number of employerlives in RRO area: Boeing Puget Sound area covered lives: 194,061
Puget Sound Area’s Major Employers (source: Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce [Boeing numbers have been updated by The Boeing Company])
The Boeing Company 72,403
Port of Seattle 11,225
Alaska Air Group Inc. 11,150
Microsoft Corporation 11,000
University of Washington 10,000
Safeway Stores 9,293
VA Puget Sound Health Care System 8,500
Virginia Mason 7,957
Amazon.com Inc. 7,500
AT&T 7,328
Swedish Medical 6,740
Group Health 5,440
Emeritus Corp. 5,000
Westin Hotels & Resorts 5,000
SAFECO 4,550
Labor Ready Inc. 4,000
Albertson’s 3,860
Fred Meyer 3,822
Providence 3,590
PACCAR 3,515
Nordstrom 3,364
City of Seattle 3,220
Snohomish County 3,187
King County Government 3,117
COSTCO 3,110
Distribution of Private Sector Firms and Employment by Industry (source: WorkforceExployer.com of Washington State Employment Security Department):
Industry Firms Employment
Construction 13% 7%
Other services, executive public administration 12% 5%
Retail trade 11% 12%
Healthcare and social assistance 10% 12%
Accommodation and food services 9% 10%
Professional and technical services 9% 6%
Wholesale trade 7% 5%
Manufacturing 5% 10%
Administrative and waste services 5% 6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 4% 5%
Real estate and rental and leasing 4% 2%
Finance and insurance 3% 5%
Transportation and warehousing 2% 4%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 2% 2%
Information 1% 3%
Educational services 1% 5%
Hospital Characteristics:
Total number of general acute care facilities and total number of beds in RRO
Puget Sound area: licensed
Allenmore Hospital 130 beds
Auburn Regional Medical Center 149 beds
Capital Medical Center 119 beds
Cascade Valley Medical Center 48 beds
Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center 250 beds
Enumclaw Community Hospital 38 beds
Evergreen Healthcare 227 beds
Good Samaritan Community Healthcare 130 beds
Harborview Medical Center 413 beds
Harrison Memorial Hospital 297 beds
Highline Community Hospital 260 beds
Island Hospital 43 beds
Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital and Health Center 72 beds
Mason General 68 beds
Northwest Hospital and Medical Center 281 beds
Overlake Hospital Medical Center 337 beds
Providence Everett Medical Center 468 beds
Providence St. Peter Hospital 390 beds
Skagit Valley Hospital 137 beds
Snoqualmie Valley Hospital 28 beds
St. Clare Hospital 106 beds
St. Francis Hospital 110 beds
St. Joseph Hospital 320 beds
Stevens Healthcare 217 beds
Swedish Medical Center/ Ballard Campus 163 beds
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Campus 385 beds
Swedish Medical Center / First Hill Campus 697 beds
Tacoma General Hospital 306 beds
United General Hospital 97 beds
University of Washington Medical Center 450 beds
Valley General Hospital 72 beds
Valley Medical Center 303 beds
Virginia Mason Medical Center 336 beds
Whidbey General Hospital 25 beds
Breakdown by hospital system (list systems and number of facilities w/in):
Puget Sound area:
MultiCare Health System
Allenmore Hospital
Tacoma General Hospital
Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital and Health Center
University of Washington Academic Medical Center
Harborview Medical Center
University of Washington Medical Center
Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound
Group Health Eastside Hospital
Providence Health System Washington
Providence Everett Medical Center
Providence St. Peter Hospital
Franciscan Health System West
St. Clare Hospital
St. Francis Hospital
St. Joseph Medical Center
Swedish Medical Center
Swedish Medical Center – First Hill
Swedish Medical Center – Ballard
Swedish Medical Center - Providence
Insurer Characteristics:
Largest plans and % of the market share for HMO/PPO products:
Puget Sound area [all data is statewide and includes insured business only] (source: Washington State Office of Insurance Commisioner-2004 Market Share and Loss Ratio Annual Report):
Premera Blue Cross 19.79%
Regence BlueShield 17.07%
Group Health Cooperative 15.36%
PacifiCare of WA Inc. 5.72%
Molina Healthcare of Washington Inc. 4.65%
Community Health Plan of WA 3.80%
Group Health Options Inc. 3.42%
Kaiser Permanente Northwest 3.10%
Aetna 0.52%
State/Local government activities:
Health Information Infrastructure Advisory Board (SSB 5064)
- The Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) and the Health Information Infrastructure Advisory Board (HIIAB) are charged with developing health information and technology strategy. They are responsible for developing strategy for the adoption and use of electronic medical records and health information technologies that are consistent with emerging national standards and to promote interoperability of health information systems. The HIIAB is comprised of twelve members. These members represent parties that include consumers, providers, hospitals, health organizations, health information technology experts, among others.
Puget Sound Health Alliance - www.pugetsoundhealthalliance.org
-The Puget Sound Health Alliance is a regional partnership of health care purchasers, plans, health care professionals and patients collaborating to improve quality and make health care costs affordable across King, Kitsap, Pierce, Snohomish and Thurston Counties. Alliance participants agree to measure and share health care quality data, which will be housed in an information repository containing clinical care treatment guidelines and tools for all members to use.
Washington Patient Safety Coalition - www.wapatientsafety.org
-The WPSC is a voluntary organization of diverse stakeholders committed to improving safety and reducing errors. Their collaborative, non-punitive approach builds on Washington’s significant history of innovative quality improvement efforts, which have brought together broad groups of participants in a collaborative atmosphere to achieve shared goals. The Coalition involves individuals and organizations from all parts of the health care system: consumers, providers, purchasers, regulators, quality improvement and risk reduction organizations, researchers, and others.
Local Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) contact information:
Puget Sound area:
QUALIS - www.qualishealth.org
- Qualis Health is a private, nonprofit organization based in Seattle since 1974. Under a contract to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Qualis Health serves as the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) for Alaska, Idaho and Washington.
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