Leaders from The Permanente Medical Group, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, and the Federation refreshed the care principles, which focus on the delivery of medicine that’s physician-led, patient-centered, team-delivered, evidence-based, technology-forward, and equity-driven — supported by the pillars of ethical…
The Federation Care Delivery Technology team, alongside the Federation Quality team, jointly created a responsible AI framework for the organization. This framework — focused on patient safety and clinical impact — will be used to evaluate and measure all AI…
In the area of continuing medical education (CME) for physicians, the Kaiser Permanente National CME Program offered more than 130 opportunities to earn credit in topics as diverse as cancer care, women’s and children’s health, and risk management and patient…
The Federation’s Product, Sales, and Marketing team, under the guidance of the PMG Liaisons and in partnership with KFHP/H colleagues, delivered a portfolio of work across product development, benefit design, business-to-business marketing, and sales and account management. Improving the care…
In 2025, the National Product Council (NPC) — a Federation-sponsored partnership between clinicians and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan/Hospitals’ supply chain services organization — realized operating cost savings of more than 100% in multiple categories, including orthopedic and physiological monitoring technologies.…
With the support of Federation teams to bring the Permanente Medical Groups together, the PMGs continued to evolve workforce policies, practices, training, and communications to support inclusive, fair, and open access to opportunities across all the medical groups, enabling physicians…
Kaiser Permanente introduced MyChart, which features advanced message and in-basket management, to the Mid-Atlantic States in fall 2024, with the Federation supporting other medical groups for deployment in 2025. The MyChart system simplifies patient access to medical records, appointment scheduling,…
Key access and experience efforts included forming 3 focused learning groups that allowed leaders to share best practices and adopt key learnings to bring back to their medical group. These groups worked to enhance the patient experience in scheduling appointments…
The Federation communicated EMD priorities internally to Permanente physicians and staff with co-CEO communications, highlighting topics such as access and experience, Permanente residency programs, and advocacy. The Federation also worked to connect the communications efforts among PMGs by launching a…
To advance Kaiser Permanente’s mission and business priorities, the Federation collaborated with various enterprise areas to host the inaugural Kaiser Permanente Health Equity Conference, which attracted 2,500 live attendees. The event integrated clinical quality with equity, inclusion, and diversity efforts,…