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KPWHRI improves health and well-being for our members and all communities through collaborative research and evaluation.
Our Mission
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We are discovering what works best for health and health care.
Our Research
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We partner with researchers within Kaiser Permanente and beyond.
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Read about our latest news and findings.
News and Events
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.
2025 in review
Top 2025 research highlights
From acupuncture for chronic back pain to improved cancer screening, these are the research stories that made headlines over the last year.
Research
Using analytics to prevent adverse COVID-19 outcomes
Paper describes a novel predictive model that identifies patients at high risk of hospitalization or death.
Research
Screening tool links alcohol use to mortality
New findings enhance clinical value of AUDIT-C screening for addressing unhealthy alcohol use in primary care.
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.
Land Acknowledgment
Our Seattle offices sit on the occupied land of the Duwamish and by the shared waters of the Coast Salish people, who have been here thousands of years and remain. Learn about practicing land acknowledgment.