All physicians should work toward preventing child abuse
Permanente pediatrician Kate Land, MD, writes that because of the health effects of adverse childhood experiences, child abuse is an issue not just for pediatricians but all doctors.
Theodore Levin, MD, featured on National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable
The National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable recognized Kaiser Permanente as one of 6 recipients of their National Achievement Awards announced last week in a Facebook Live broadcast. The award is a national honor that highlights leadership to increase colorectal cancer screening rates across the United States; March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
Lifelong learning improves patient care, invigorates physicians
Sean Powell, MD, director of Medical Education at The Permanente Federation, shares why physicians should always be in search of “clinical pearls.”
Improving emergency care for patients with chest pain
Kaiser Permanente’s new HEART diagnostic criteria reduced hospital admissions and stress testing without increasing risk of heart damage for patients coming to the Emergency Department with low-risk chest pain.
Edward Ellison, MD, talks the walk in Wall Street Journal walking meeting story
The executive medical director of Southern California Permanente Medical Group talks about his enthusiasm for being on the move.
Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine to open summer 2020
The school, which received preliminary accreditation, says it will waive tuition for the first five classes of students.
The price is wrong
Sameer Awsare, MD, associate executive director at The Permanente Medical Group, addresses the need to curb prices on biologics to protect patients.
Ken Hempstead, MD, addresses importance of doctor-patient relations in vaccines conversation
Despite a large body of scientific evidence demonstrating the effectiveness and safety of vaccines, there remains a portion of the country where parents remain skeptical, refraining from getting their children vaccinated for diseases such as measles and mumps. An article…
New perinatal depression guidelines are important first step
Kaiser Permanente researchers and Permanente physicians write in a JAMA Pediatrics editorial about the need to overcome barriers to screening and preventive interventions.
Winston Wong, MD, co-authors paper on addressing issues in health equity
One longstanding goal of the medical care system has been to provide high-quality care to patients. However, a 2000 report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) chronicled that up to 98,000 Americans die each year due to medical errors. A…