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.
research
What drives Karen Wernli to study breast cancer?
This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Karen Wernli reflects on her cancer research, centered on patients and access.
Leadership
Primary care improvement expert to lead MacColl Center
New leader brings deep expertise from her work with community health centers and national networks.
health services
Fellows launch 6 projects to reduce medical overuse
A new program aims to reduce unnecessary care for vulnerable patients such as back pain imaging and opioid use.
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.
