Newsmakers Archives

Federation CIO Ed Lee, MD, highlights Kaiser Permanente telemedicine use during coronavirus pandemic

April 5, 2020

As more health systems embrace telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic, The Permanente Federation Chief Information Officer Ed Lee, MD, explained that Kaiser Permanente is using telehealth as a default for most visits

Stephen Parodi, MD, discusses use of baby monitors to limit high-risk interactions with COVID-19 patients

April 3, 2020

Stephen Parodi, MD, discusses how front-line medical workers have leveraged baby monitors to help address some of the day-to-day challenges of treating those with the highly contagious COVID-19.

Stephen Parodi, MD, shares California’s progress on flattening the curve with the Today Show

April 2, 2020

A recent NBC News segment on the Today Show highlighted new evidence that some states’ early warnings to stay home could be paying off.

Stephen Parodi, MD, calls for calm, focus, and ingenuity to beat COVID-19

April 2, 2020

In an opinion piece in MedPage Today, Stephen Parodi, MD, executive vice president of The Permanente Federation, calls for calm, focus, and ingenuity among private and public health care professionals as they work to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

California’s stay-at-home efforts paying off, Stephen Parodi, MD, tells Associated Press

April 2, 2020

Kaiser Permanente, which serves more than 9 million members in California, has witnessed a promising trend over the past 2 weeks since social distancing measures were implemented across the state, Stephen Parodi, MD, executive vice president of The Permanente Federation, told The Associated Press.

Stephen Parodi, MD, shares cautious optimism on social distancing with Politico

April 1, 2020

Stephen Parodi, MD, an infectious disease physician and associate executive director with The Permanente Medical Group in Northern California, said in a statement to Politico that Kaiser Permanente is “seeing a leveling off of COVID-19 cases in our hospitals” across Northern California, where it serves 4.4 million members.

Nancy Gin, MD, provides update to Politico on Kaiser Permanente COVID-19 testing capabilities

March 30, 2020

The Permanente Federation's chief quality officer shares how Kaiser Permanente is among the growing number of health care providers adding COVID-19 testing in California.

David Witt, MD, explains the difference between ‘quarantine’ and ‘isolation’

March 30, 2020

In an interview with U.S. News and World Report, the Permanente infectious disease specialist explains how "isolation" is a better description of the state of affairs for most Americans during the coronavirus pandemic.

Amanda Williams, MD, discusses coronavirus effects on labor plans of expectant mothers

March 27, 2020

The maternity director at Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center discussed how the organization is offering inducement of labor for pregnant women at 39 weeks in light of the coronavirus outbreak.

Stephen Parodi, MD, discusses evaluating the impact of social distancing with Politico

March 26, 2020

Stephen Parodi, MD, associate executive director and infectious disease specialist with The Permanente Medical Group, explains the uses of data to determine whether social distancing is working in a Politico story published today.