Newsmakers Archives

Edward Lee, MD, among physicians quoted about telehealth as the ‘new normal’ in CalMatters

April 28, 2020

Stay-at-home orders to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus have significantly accelerated the use of telehealth in California, making such visits the “new normal” during current the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent story in CalMatters.

‘Forbes’ features Permanente physician Afif El-Hasan on air pollution disparities report

April 27, 2020

More than 14 million people living in communities of color are subject to high levels of air pollution because “areas with cleaner air tend to be more expensive to live in,” Afif Haitham El-Hasan, MD, a pediatrician with the Southern California Permanente Medical Group, told Forbes.

Federation CIO Edward Lee, MD, tells Voice of America that telehealth is now a necessity

April 27, 2020

Edward Lee, MD, executive vice president and chief information officer with The Permanente Federation, told Voice of America that he now sees as many as 20 patients a day using telehealth in his practice as an internal medicine physician, in order to keep patients safe during the current coronavirus pandemic.

Maxine Dexter, MD, among physicians discussing unusual COVID-19 symptoms

April 27, 2020

A Healthline story discusses unusual symptoms that doctors may miss, including nausea, rash, delirium, or cardiovascular complications.

People with GI symptoms are not being tested for COVID-19, TPMG physician tells ‘Science’

April 24, 2020

People with gastroenterological symptoms are not being tested for COVID-19, perhaps allowing numerous cases to go undetected, Douglas A. Corley, MD, PhD, of The Permanente Medical Group (TPMG), told Science magazine.

New Kaiser Permanente study provides information on coronavirus planning for health systems

April 24, 2020

A new Kaiser Permanente study of COVID-19 patients published today as a research letter in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) provides estimates for the percentage of test-positive patients requiring hospitalization and admission to the ICU.

Early mitigation efforts helping to slow COVID-19 spread in the West, David Witt, MD, tells Healthline

April 21, 2020

David Witt, MD, an infectious disease leader with The Permanente Medical Group and a regional health care epidemiologist with Kaiser Permanente in Northern California, told Healthline that social distancing and stay-at-home orders have proved effective in California and other western states.

Richard Isaacs, MD, shares key reasons for Kaiser Permanente’s leadership during COVID-19 crisis

April 16, 2020

Fast and decisive action by Richard S. Isaacs, MD, FACS, and other physician leaders at The Permanente Medical Group played a pivotal role in mitigating the COVID-19 outbreak in Northern California, leading to an air of guarded optimism in that part of the state, according to a recent post on The Health Care Blog.

Richard Isaacs, MD, FACS, describes for WebMD how COVID-19 transforms health care

April 16, 2020

Richard S. Isaacs, MD, FACS, CEO and executive director of The Permanente Medical Group (TPMG), described how COVID-19 mitigation measures in Northern California are working, and how the disease is transforming health care.

Tweetcap: Saluting Permanente physicians, care teams on the front lines of COVID-19

April 16, 2020

Over the last several weeks, an outpouring of gratitude and support for those working tirelessly on the front lines to combat COVID-19 has filled social media.