Brandon Choi, Author at Permanente Medicine

Stephen Parodi, MD, Elected as CAPP’s Chairman of the Board

January 17, 2018

The Council of Accountable Physician Practices (CAPP), a coalition of American multi-specialty medical groups and health systems, recently announced the election of Stephen Parodi, MD, as chair of the Board.

Kaiser Permanente Attains Perfect Score on 2018 Corporate Equality Index

January 4, 2018

For the 12th consecutive year, Kaiser Permanente has earned a 100 percent score in the 2018 Corporate Equality Index survey administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.

Revolutionizing Diabetes Monitoring

January 3, 2018

New technology lets Kaiser Permanente patients in Southern California conveniently submit their glucose levels.

Innovation Snapshot: Gina Sucato, MD, MPH

December 21, 2017

Gina Sucato, MD, director of the Adolescent Center at the Washington Permanente Medical Group, talks about her work in meeting the care needs of this population group.

Stroke Patients Receive Clot-Busting Medication Twice as Fast

December 15, 2017

Kaiser Permanente Northern California hospitals successfully implemented protocols and telemedicine to get critical treatment to patients, a study in the journal Stroke finds.

Kaiser Permanente Northwest and Imelda Dacones, MD, Recognized for Leadership in Health Equity

December 14, 2017

Kaiser Permanente Northwest receives the prestigious "Campeones de Salud" Award from the Oregon Latino Health Coalition

Permanente Medical Groups Join the National Academy of Medicine’s Action Collaborative on Physician Wellness

December 14, 2017

The physician leaders of the Permanente Medical Groups release a statement on clinician well-being and resilience, and announce support of work with the National Academy of Medicine.

Innovation Snapshot: Ali R. Rahimi, MD, MPH, FACC

December 13, 2017

Meet Ali R. Rahimi, MD, a cardiologist with the Southeast Permanente Medical Group and physician director of Performance Improvement and Cardiovascular Quality, and learn how in Georgia we lead hypertension management.

How Wellness Helps Healing Hands

December 12, 2017

Kimberley Wirsing, MD, an orthopedic hand surgeon with the Hawaii Permanente Medical Group, serves as an ambassador for physician wellness through her practice of mindfulness and yoga.

David Arterburn, MD, Discusses Bariatric Surgery as Obesity Intervention

December 8, 2017

Explore the contrasting perspectives on obesity causes and treatments between researchers and the American public, as revealed in a recent Vox article.