Newsmakers Archives

Stephen Parodi, MD, tells CNN he expects strain on hospital capacity to persist through 2022

April 15, 2022

Kaiser Permanente’s national infectious disease leader says monitoring COVID-19 hospitalizations is critical for determining the need for public health measures.

Stephen Parodi, MD, discusses drive to deliver hospital-level care at home

April 14, 2022

The Permanente Federation executive vice president shares 4 factors motivating health care organizations to advocate for ongoing delivery of advanced care at home.

Stephen Parodi, MD, discusses moving beyond pandemic at AMA Thought Leadership webinar

April 6, 2022

In a recent webinar, the associate executive director of The Permanente Medical Group shared his perspective on how physicians can prepare themselves, their practice, and their patients for what’s next in moving beyond the pandemic.

Tadashi Funahashi, MD, discusses technology’s impact on health care at Economist Impact event

April 4, 2022

Southern California Permanente Medical Group’s chief innovation officer says that while new technologies improve health care access and outcomes, the sacred bond between physician and patient remains important to quality care delivery.

Mary Giswold, MD, says now is the time to create a regulatory framework for hospital-at-home care

April 4, 2022

Northwest Permanente’s chief operating officer discusses the need to maintain momentum for developing high-quality, hospital-at-home care programs beyond the current public health emergency.

SCPMG physicians pose for Doctors' Day photo

Tweetcap: Permanente physicians come together in celebrating #NationalDoctorsDay

April 1, 2022

On Wednesday, March 30, the country celebrated the amazing efforts of doctors via social media while observing National Doctors’ Day.

Tatjana Kolevska, MD, says pandemic pivot to virtual cancer care benefits patients

March 28, 2022

The medical director of Kaiser Permanente’s National Cancer Excellence Program says the organization went from delivering 15% of its cancer care virtually before the pandemic to 98% in March 2020.

Wall Street Journal interviews Permanente physicians on heart disease, stroke study

March 23, 2022

Permanente physician-researchers Jamal Rana, MD, and Stephen Sidney, MD, discuss results of their study finding the COVID-19 pandemic widened national disparities in heart disease and stroke deaths.

Mary Giswold, MD, gives in-depth look at advanced-care-at-home programs in webinar

March 21, 2022

The Northwest Permanente chief operating officer shares how hospital-at-home programs work and their potential to change the future of health care in a recent Permanente Live webinar with industry experts.

Stephen Parodi, MD, highlights bill extending waivers for hospital-at-home programs

March 17, 2022

The Permanente Federation executive vice president discusses the recently proposed Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act and what it means for the continued provision of acute care at home beyond the pandemic.