Group Health Research Institute—our story told in video
Learn through short, compelling videos how Group Health patients and others benefit from evidence-based medicine—translated from the Institute’s rigorous science—and why Group Health is known for consistently providing innovative, yet appropriate, care.
Videos by category
Group Health Research Institute background
5:28 minutes
Introduction to the Institute
See how our research benefits patients at Group Health and beyond.
See how our research benefits patients at Group Health and beyond.
Showcased studies
2:25 minutes
Colon cancer screening doubles and saves costs
See results of a trial with Group Health patients, using electronic health records and mailings. March 2013
News release about study
See results of a trial with Group Health patients, using electronic health records and mailings. March 2013
News release about study
2:21 minutes
Patients make informed decisions about their care
Here is one Group Health patient’s journey: using decision aids for arthritis treatment. September 2012
News release about study
Here is one Group Health patient’s journey: using decision aids for arthritis treatment. September 2012
News release about study
2:53 minutes
Obesity research: Creating healthier families
See how one Group Health child’s family learned to live a healthier life through the Family Wellness Program. August 2012
Newsletter article
See how one Group Health child’s family learned to live a healthier life through the Family Wellness Program. August 2012
Newsletter article
14:13 minutes
A ‘learning health system’ moves from idea to action
Health plan leaders and researchers discuss learning health systems at the HMO Research Network’s 2012 conference. August 2012
News release about study
Health plan leaders and researchers discuss learning health systems at the HMO Research Network’s 2012 conference. August 2012
News release about study
1:21 minutes
Team care of chronic diseases seems cost-effective
A Group Health–University of Washington randomized controlled trial shows the collaborative TEAMcare program for people with depression and either diabetes, heart disease, or both saved as much as $594 per patient in outpatient costs over two years. May 2012
News release about study
A Group Health–University of Washington randomized controlled trial shows the collaborative TEAMcare program for people with depression and either diabetes, heart disease, or both saved as much as $594 per patient in outpatient costs over two years. May 2012
News release about study
2:14 minutes
Yoga and stretching help ease back pain
Yoga and intensive stretching classes were linked to diminished symptoms from chronic low back pain in the largest U.S. randomized controlled trial of yoga to date. Senior Investigator Karen Sherman, PhD, MPH, led the Archives of Internal Medicine study. October 2011
News release about study
Yoga and intensive stretching classes were linked to diminished symptoms from chronic low back pain in the largest U.S. randomized controlled trial of yoga to date. Senior Investigator Karen Sherman, PhD, MPH, led the Archives of Internal Medicine study. October 2011
News release about study
1:52 minutes
Women can expect mammogram ‘false positives’ over decades
Assistant Investigator Rebecca Hubbard, PhD, led this study to help women know what to expect when they get regular screening mammograms over the course of many years—in particular understanding how common false positives are. The Annals of Internal Medicine published the study. October 2011
News release about study
Assistant Investigator Rebecca Hubbard, PhD, led this study to help women know what to expect when they get regular screening mammograms over the course of many years—in particular understanding how common false positives are. The Annals of Internal Medicine published the study. October 2011
News release about study
2 minutes
Massage may ease chronic low back pain
Massage therapy helps ease chronic low back pain and improve function, according to a randomized controlled trial. Senior Investigator Dan Cherkin, PhD, wrote the Annals of Internal Medicine report. July 2011
News release about study
Massage therapy helps ease chronic low back pain and improve function, according to a randomized controlled trial. Senior Investigator Dan Cherkin, PhD, wrote the Annals of Internal Medicine report. July 2011
News release about study
3 minutes
Innovative team-based care coordination helps patients with multiple diseases
Find out how the “TEAMcare” model of care coordination helps patients with depression and either diabetes or heart disease. Affiliate Investigators Elizabeth Lin, MD, MPH, and Wayne Katon, MD, co-wrote the New England Journal of Medicine study with Michael Von Korff, ScD, and others. December 2010
News release about study
Find out how the “TEAMcare” model of care coordination helps patients with depression and either diabetes or heart disease. Affiliate Investigators Elizabeth Lin, MD, MPH, and Wayne Katon, MD, co-wrote the New England Journal of Medicine study with Michael Von Korff, ScD, and others. December 2010
News release about study
3:11 minutes
Childhood obesity linked to neighborhood social and economic status
According to researchers at Seattle Children's Research Institute, Group Health Research Institute, and the UW, children in King County, Washington, are more likely to be obese if they live in socially disadvantaged neighborhoods. Affiliate Investigator H. Mollie Greves Grow, MD, MPH, co-wrote the Social Science and Medicine study GHRI faculty. June 2010
News release about study
According to researchers at Seattle Children's Research Institute, Group Health Research Institute, and the UW, children in King County, Washington, are more likely to be obese if they live in socially disadvantaged neighborhoods. Affiliate Investigator H. Mollie Greves Grow, MD, MPH, co-wrote the Social Science and Medicine study GHRI faculty. June 2010
News release about study
3:58 minutes
Medical home improves primary care and cuts costs
Group Health Research Institute and Group Health have together led the transformation of existing primary care models into the “patient-centered medical home” model that has paid off in several key ways. Health Affairs published the study, led by Associate Investigator Robert Reid, MD, MPH. May 2010
News release about study
Group Health Research Institute and Group Health have together led the transformation of existing primary care models into the “patient-centered medical home” model that has paid off in several key ways. Health Affairs published the study, led by Associate Investigator Robert Reid, MD, MPH. May 2010
News release about study
1:22 minutes
Mitigating risk of stroke for people with diabetes
People with diabetes have a greater risk for the most common irregular heartbeat, atrial fibrillation, which can lead to life-threatening problems, particularly stroke. The Journal of General Internal Medicine published the study, by Assistant Investigator Sascha Dublin, MD, PhD. April 2010
News release about study
People with diabetes have a greater risk for the most common irregular heartbeat, atrial fibrillation, which can lead to life-threatening problems, particularly stroke. The Journal of General Internal Medicine published the study, by Assistant Investigator Sascha Dublin, MD, PhD. April 2010
News release about study
3:57 minutes
‘Meaningful use’ deepens value of health IT
With federal stimulus dollars invested in health information technology, an evaluation of patient preferences was timely in assessing the patient experience and setting criteria for “meaningful use.” Health Affairs published the study by Associate Investigator James Ralston, MD, MPH. April 2010
News release about study
With federal stimulus dollars invested in health information technology, an evaluation of patient preferences was timely in assessing the patient experience and setting criteria for “meaningful use.” Health Affairs published the study by Associate Investigator James Ralston, MD, MPH. April 2010
News release about study
2:17 minutes
Reducing risk of opioid overdose
GHRI published the first-ever study on overdose risk, by dose, among patients receiving prescribed opioids for chronic non‑cancer pain. Senior Investigator Michael Von Korff, ScD, wrote the study, published in Annals of Internal Medicine. The results led to the creation of a Web-based training course to guide health care practitioners. January 2010
News release about study
GHRI published the first-ever study on overdose risk, by dose, among patients receiving prescribed opioids for chronic non‑cancer pain. Senior Investigator Michael Von Korff, ScD, wrote the study, published in Annals of Internal Medicine. The results led to the creation of a Web-based training course to guide health care practitioners. January 2010
News release about study
2:51 minutes
Dementia research and healthy aging lifestyle implications
Senior Investigator and GHRI Executive Director Eric B. Larson, MD, MPH, co-wrote a Journal of the American Medication Association editorial on the various forms of late-life dementia and healthy aging. December 2009
News release about study
Senior Investigator and GHRI Executive Director Eric B. Larson, MD, MPH, co-wrote a Journal of the American Medication Association editorial on the various forms of late-life dementia and healthy aging. December 2009
News release about study
2:09 minutes
Domestic violence leads to many health problems
Women abused by intimate partners suffer higher rates of a wide variety of doctor-diagnosed medical maladies compared to women who were never abused. Affiliate Investigator Amy Bonomi, PhD, MPH, led the Archives of Internal Medicine study. October 2009
News release about study
Women abused by intimate partners suffer higher rates of a wide variety of doctor-diagnosed medical maladies compared to women who were never abused. Affiliate Investigator Amy Bonomi, PhD, MPH, led the Archives of Internal Medicine study. October 2009
News release about study
1:17 minutes
Acupuncture eases chronic low back pain
Acupuncture can help people with chronic low back pain feel less bothered by their symptoms and function better, according to the largest U.S. randomized trial of its kind. The Archives of Internal Medicine published the trial, led by Senior Investigator Dan Cherkin, PhD. May 2009
News release about study
Acupuncture can help people with chronic low back pain feel less bothered by their symptoms and function better, according to the largest U.S. randomized trial of its kind. The Archives of Internal Medicine published the trial, led by Senior Investigator Dan Cherkin, PhD. May 2009
News release about study
Collaboration
4:37 minutes
Sharing what works
See how GHRI collaborates with others at Group Health, the University of Washington, Harvard University, Kaiser Permanente, etc.
See how GHRI collaborates with others at Group Health, the University of Washington, Harvard University, Kaiser Permanente, etc.
Translation
3:21 minutes
Translating findings into clinical practice
See how GHRI research springs from patient care and spreads quickly into wider practice.
See how GHRI research springs from patient care and spreads quickly into wider practice.
Technology & innovation
8:13 minutes
Technology that helps the patient
See how GHRI uses "high tech" to help provide "high touch" health care.
See how GHRI uses "high tech" to help provide "high touch" health care.
Plain language
3:38 minutes
Readability in health care communications
Learn about plain language in consent forms and other health-related communications from readability expert Jessica Ridpath.
Learn about plain language in consent forms and other health-related communications from readability expert Jessica Ridpath.
Videotaped lectures and speeches
Birnbaum lectures
The Birnbaum Endowed Lecture honors Group Health founders Hilde and Bill Birnbaum's long-term commitment to Group Health and their passion for using research to improve patient care. The annual Birnbaum Lecture video recordings are available from 2008 to 2011.
Other lectures and speeches
Dr. Rob Reid's keynote at Harvard primary care conference
Dr. Rob Reid addressed the Boston primary care community at Harvard Medical School's inaugural Primary Care Innovations Conference.
YouTube
Dr. Ed Wagner’s acceptance speech
Dr. Wagner was a 2007 NCQA Health Quality award winner for improving chronic illness care.
News release