Using Registries to Improve Care
Kaiser Permanente National Implant Registries provide data on implantable medical devices to help improve patient safety, decision-making, and outcomes.
Inside Perspective: Michelle Quiogue, MD
Michelle Quiogue, MD, a family physician with the Southern California Permanente Medical Group, writes about integrating diversity and inclusion principles into the Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine.
Rx for What Ails Health Care
A new book by Robert Pearl, MD, former board chairman of the Council of Accountable Physician Practices, explains the reasons for the complex issues in health care and lays out a roadmap for the future.
Post-Surgery Program Significantly Improves Outcomes
JAMA Surgery study finds a Kaiser Permanente program leads to lower hospital mortality rates, fewer complications, and lower opioid prescriptions.
Robert Pearl, MD, in the News on What Ails the American Health System
Following the recent release of his book, Mistreated: Why We Think We're Getting Good Health Care — and Why We're Usually Wrong, Robert Pearl, MD, has been on a media tour expressing concern for key issues in American health care,…
Washington Researcher to Lead U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
David C. Grossman, MD, MPH, a senior investigator at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, has been appointed as chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Dr. Grossman also is a pediatrician at Kaiser Permanente Washington and a senior medical director…
Feedback-informed Care: A New Course for Depression Treatment
Kaiser Permanente researchers use big data to help customize and improve care for depression.
How Care Pathways Help to Reduce Hypertension Rates in Georgia
Echocardiographers are among the specialists considering how care pathways can help provide increased quality and efficiency in the evolution toward value-based care, according to an April 28 Cardiovascular Business Magazine article, “Pathways for Quality Care: Echocardiographers Ponder a Playbook for…
Healthcare Informatics Goes One-on-One with Robert Pearl, MD, at World Health Care Congress
In the opening session of this year's World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC, on May 1, 2017, Robert Pearl, MD, CEO of The Permanente Medical Group and president and CEO of the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, participated in a…
Robert Pearl, MD, Warns of Overtreatment in Health Care
One of the biggest myths about staying healthy is that more care is better care, Robert Pearl, MD, writes in an April 24 post on the University of Southern California Annenberg Center for Health Journalism website. Dr. Pearl, CEO of…