Unless noted, meetings will be held at:
Group Health Research Institute
Metropolitan Park – East Building
Room 1509A (15th Floor)
1730 Minor Ave, Suite 1600
Seattle WA 98101
Directions
2014
March 20, 12:30 - 4:30
January 22, 12:30 - 4:30
2013
November 21, 12:30 - 4:30
September 25, 12:30 - 4:30
July 18, 12:30 - 4:30pm
May 29
12:30 - 4:30 p.m.
King County Administration Building
500 4th Ave
Lean Lab, 3rd floor
Seattle, WA
March 27
Agenda (26.8 KB)
Draft minutes from January 31, 2013 Bree meeting (42.2 KB)
Potential Avoidable Readmissions (PAR) Update (105.3 KB)
Description of Readmissions Data Published by WSHA and Qualis (217.9 KB)
Bree Data Request and Qualis and WSHA Responses (375.4 KB)
Readmission Initiatives in WA, created by WSHA (72.5 KB)
Accountable Payment Model (APM) Update (175.1 KB)
Draft Warranty Model, Version 3.2 (35.5 KB)
Spine/low back pain Update (128.4 KB)
Bree Spine SCOAP Recommendation to HCA (516.5 KB)
Obstetrics and Cardiology Updates (98.5 KB)
Retreat Planning (100.8 KB)
January 31
Agenda (26.8 KB)
Final meeting minutes (41.5 KB)
Spine Topic Update slides (104.5 KB)
Draft letter to HCA to adopt Bree Collaborative Spine SCOAP recommendation (29 KB)
COAP Update PP (2.6 MB)
Cardiology Report Presentation (117.9 KB)
Draft Cardiology Report (1.4 MB)
Topic Updates (139.1 KB)
2012
November 30
Agenda (28.7 KB)
November 30th Meeting Minutes (adopted by the Bree, 1/31/13) (41.8 KB)
Chair Report (87.8 KB)
Bylaws Presentation (128.3 KB)
Proposed Edits to Bylaws (63.5 KB)
Revised Draft Bylaws (147.5 KB)
Topic Updates (72.8 KB)
Bree Collaborative Cardiology Presentation (133.6 KB)
Bree Collaborative Draft Cardiology Report (1.4 MB)
POCMA Presentation (1.5 MB)
WA Shared Decision Bill Summary (78.7 KB)
WA Shared Decision Making Rules Summary (139.2 KB)
Shared Decision Making Presentation by Informed Medical Decisions Foundation (1.1 MB)
Background Reading for Bree Collaborative (951 KB)
Dashboard Timeline (95.3 KB)
October 1
Agenda (23.5 KB)
Minutes from October 1st Meeting (41.2 KB)
Chair Report: Topic Update Presentation (114.4 KB)
Spine and Payment Reform subgroup nominees (16.3 KB)
Washington State CMMI Proposal - Abstract (94.9 KB)
CMMI Grant Presentation (815 KB)
Topic and Strategic Planning Presentation (131.1 KB)
Bree Collaborative Topic Survey Results - September 2011 (15 KB)
Choosing Wisely Materials (1.7 MB)
Bree Collaborative Draft Bylaws Presentation (226.3 KB)
Draft Bree Collaborative Bylaws (84 KB)
Spine COAP Registry Proposal (260.3 KB)
August 2
Meeting Materials
Agenda (23.3 KB)
Final Minutes Adopted by the Bree Collaborative (38.2 KB)
Chair Report (13.5 KB)
PCI Data letter to COAP Management Committee (489.1 KB)
Spine Presentation (101.4 KB)
Readmissions Presentation (88.5 KB)
Potentially Avoidable Readmissions Workgroup Charter
Prometheus (48.5 KB)
ProvenCare (61.5 KB)
OB Report and Implementation Plan Presentation (111.5 KB)
OB Report (759.4 KB)
OB Implementation Plan (25.2 KB)
Background Reading on Readmissions (1 MB)
May 31
Meeting Materials
Agenda (137.2 KB)
Meeting Minutes (35.8 KB)
OB Draft Report Presentation - Rachel Quinn (81.7 KB)
Draft OB Subgroup Report (2 MB)
The OB report was discussed at the 5/31 meeting and is currently under revision.
Draft of Unnecessary Readmissions Workgroup Charter (210.7 KB)
Draft of Unnecessary Readmissions Payment Reform Subgroup Charter (290.9 KB)
Cardiology/COAP Presentation - Dr. Chris Bryson (519.6 KB)
Appropriateness of PCI in WA State Circulation May 2012 (428.8 KB)
Additional Reading
Background reading distributed at the meeting.
Choosing Wisely in JAMA 2012 (49.6 KB)
Waste in Healthcare JAMA 2012 (229.1 KB)
Don Berwick IHI Forum Talk (315.8 KB)
March 29
Materials distributed at this meeting are currently under revision and do not include comments or edits made by Bree Collaborative members. A new draft will be posted for public review before the May 31 meeting.
Meeting Materials
Agenda (115.7 KB)
Meeting Minutes (95.7 KB)
Readmissions Topic (1.8 MB)
OB Care Topic (2.3 MB)
Smooth Transitions flow chart for Readmissions (116 KB)
Cardiology Handouts (322 KB)
January 30
Meeting Materials
Agenda (15.7 KB)
Meeting Minutes (19.8 KB)
Lumbar Fusion PPT by Dr. Gary Franklin (533.2 KB)
Carol Wagner, Readmissions (1.3 MB)
Chris Bryson, Appropriateness Cardiac Interventions (2.1 MB)
Joe Gifford, Readmissions (376.7 KB)
Jeff Thompson, Maternity Care Data Part One (103.7 KB)
Jeff Thompson, Maternity Care Data Part Two (71.6 KB)
OB Subgroup, Maternity Care Recommendations (85 KB)
2011
September 30
Meeting Materials
Agenda (16.5 KB)
Meeting Minutes (29.5 KB)
AIM Phase #1 Report (122.1 KB)
AIM Phase #2 Report (153.3 KB)
Bree Outcomes - Jason McGill (73.9 KB)
By-Laws Draft (102.5 KB)
C-section Rates - Dr. Jeff Thompson (424.5 KB)
Eric Rose Brief on Management of Localized Prostate Surgery (30.6 KB)
Readmissions - Dr. Jeff Thompson (664 KB)
Spinal Fusion - Dr. Gary Franklin (86.9 KB)
Top Survey Results and Criteria (15 KB)
Follow-up Materials
9/30/11 Meeting Follow-up (67.2 KB)
Bree Collaborative - Budget Proposal (103.6 KB)
Bree Collaborative - Process Steps (67 KB)
Bree Collaborative - Proposed Topics (68.3 KB)
Robert Bree Update and Next Steps (13.4 KB)
Additional Reading
- Summary of Don Berwick's Talk at Group Health Annual Birnbaum Lecture on April 30th, by the Group Health Research Institute
- A new report on hospital readmissions from RWJ Foundation

