Slide Presentation from the AHRQ 2007 Annual Conference

Success Factors for the Alliance

1. Charismatic leader: King County Executive Ron Sims
   • Vision of what's possible, rooted in common sense
   • Recruited major corporations to join
2. Involvement of purchasers, providers, plans, consumers
3. Together we can do this better than any one organization could do alone
4. Produced good reports in clinical areas