Summer 2018 Edition of the Permanente Journal Now Available
Get the latest research, including a look at results of a physician survey on time spent on direct care to patients to understand potential waste in health care.
The road to physician wellness
The Permanente Medical Groups work to foster a culture of wellness and improve physician wellness and resilience through a variety of initiatives.
Permanente Researchers Link Weight-Loss Surgery to Lower Risk of Diabetes
Recent large, long-term study finds patients develop half as much nerve, kidney, and eye disease after bariatric surgery.
Send Permanente Medicine to SXSW 2019: Vote Today
The public has an opportunity to vote on the panels they’d most like to see presented at the event
Integrated Colorectal Cancer Screening Program Saves Lives
New study culminates decades of groundbreaking research and clinical initiatives on the effectiveness of population-based screening.
Imelda Dacones, MD, and Don Mordecai, MD, in USA Today Story About Preventing and Treating Trauma in Children
Kaiser Permanente’s efforts to prevent and treat trauma in children were highlighted in a recent USA Today feature story.
Caring for those who provide care
As the health care industry faces staggering physician burnout statistics, the Permanente Medical Groups pursue a unified approach to addressing the issue, developing a wellness culture that puts doctors at the center.
Coordinated care for high-risk pregnancies
Kiila Johnson, MD, an obstetrician/gynecologist with the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, shares how the integrated care model of Permanente Medicine helps high-risk pregnancy patients.
Building communities through volunteering
Jenny Pang, MD, MPH, a pediatrician with the Washington Permanente Medical Group, will be helping to provide high quality care to the Special Olympics athletes and coaches.
Richard Isaacs, MD, FACS, Bechara Choucair, MD, Named to Modern Healthcare’s ‘Top 50 Most Influential Physician Executives and Leaders’ for 2018
Permanente Medicine physician leader Richard S. Isaacs, MD, FACS, and Bechara Choucair, MD, Kaiser Permanente’s chief community health officer, today were named to Modern Healthcare’s annual list of the Top 50 Most Influential Physician Executives and Leaders for 2018.