At the heart of quality cardiac specialty care
Permanente physicians practicing Permanente Medicine excel in state-of-the-art cardiac surgeries.
Michael Kanter, MD, discusses accelerating best care practices
In a recent article for the Hospital Peer Review newsletter, Michael Kanter, MD, chair of clinical science and professor at the new Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine, shares his insights on how Kaiser Permanente is improving clinical quality by accelerating the adoption of best care practices.
Identifying suicide on the front lines of health
Through screening and intervention, primary care may be the most effective place to address suicide risk.
Edward M. Ellison, MD, underscores need to address total cost of physician burnout
In a recent opinion piece for the Annals of Internal Medicine, Permanente Federation co-CEO Edward M. Ellison, MD, highlights the importance of addressing the total cost of physician burnout.
Edward M. Ellison, MD, shares insights on the importance of gratitude in Medscape story
There is raised awareness regarding physician wellness “and it is absolutely imperative that we start upstream,” says Edward M. Ellison, MD, executive medical director and chairman at the Southern California Permanente Medical Group, underscoring the importance of providing tools to help promote wellness during residency training.
Edward Ellison, MD, addresses physician burnout at CNBC event
Speaking at the Healthy Returns event in New York, Federation co-CEO Edward Ellison, MD, talks about the fundamental changes needed at health care organizations to prevent physician burnout.
Ryan Caldeiro, MD, shares insights on prescribing benzodiazepine
Ryan Caldeiro, MD, assistant medical director for addiction medicine at Washington Permanente Medical Group, commented on how doctors and patients struggle with the use of benzodiazepine – a class of psychoactive drugs that is often prescribed for anxiety – in a recent WebMD article.
Imelda Dacones, MD, highlights the importance of Kaiser Permanente’s new Thrive Local social health network
Kaiser Permanente’s recent launch of Thrive Local – the most comprehensive, far-reaching social health network of its kind – promises to improve the health of individual patients and impact social determinants of health on a grand scale, according to Imelda Dacones, MD, Northwest Permanente’s president and chief executive officer, who is quoted in a recent HealthLeaders story.
Teledermatology: delivering fast, high-quality care to fight skin cancer
Technology and roving dermatologists at Kaiser Permanente Northern California help primary care physicians examine skin conditions.
Harmonizing physician wellness through music
Permanente doctors connect with their love of music, striking new notes so they can better care for their patients.