Ronald Navarro, MD, regional chief of Orthopedic Surgery for Southern California Permanente Medical Group, stars in a recent Becker’s Spine Review’s “Orthopedic surgeon to know” column, a daily feature on a surgeon excelling in his or her field. In his…
Diagnostic errors can lead to gaps in care that threaten patient safety and health. To address this challenge, Kaiser Permanente, which provides care to 12.2 million patients and members and includes the largest consortium of private medical groups in the…
Patients in the United States in theory have had access to what their doctors write about them for years, thanks to the 1996 Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). But formal records requests can take weeks to process and…
The Council of Accountable Physician Practices (CAPP) wants to help health care organizations incorporate telehealth in their service platforms with the release of CAPP’s “A Roadmap to Telehealth Adoption: From Vision to Business Model.” The roadmap was featured in a…
Millions of Americans use their feet every day – whether as a mode of transportation or during exercise. But many don’t consider the connection between their feet and their overall health. For example, foot pain can occur at any age,…
Kaiser Permanente’s efforts to prevent and treat trauma in children were highlighted in a recent USA Today feature story. Those initiatives range from developing health complexity scores that could possibly lead to better interventions, to improving student and staff resilience…
Prevention magazine today published an article talking to several experts about the various types of sore throats. Doctors quoted in the article, “6 Possible Reasons for Your Sore Throat,” included Stephen Parodi, MD, an infectious disease physician with The Permanente…
Summer is a busy travel season, but it can be especially challenging for people with diabetes who need to travel with medications and have to face the ever-changing rules of airport screenings. A Washington Post article, “Flying with diabetes: What…
Southern California Permanente Medical Group’s (SCPMG’s) training on using Kaiser Permanente’s electronic health record (EHR) – the largest private EHR in the world – saves physicians precious time and increases their efficiency, says Ken Robinson, MD, who leads SCPMG’s EHR…
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