Newsmakers Archives

Edward Lee, MD, highlights the importance of addressing patient barriers to care

January 16, 2020

In a recent Physicians Practice story, Edward Lee, MD, executive vice president and chief information officer, The Permanente Federation, highlights the importance of overcoming social needs that present barriers to medical care.

Northwest Permanente’s Matthew H. Richards, MD, discusses Thrive Local

January 14, 2020

Matthew Richards, MD, chief of resource management for Northwest Permanente and regional physician lead for Care Without Delay at Sunnyside Medical Center in Oregon, delved into social determinants of health and Kaiser Permanente’s Thrive Local initiative on a recent edition of “What They’re Watching” on the State of Reform site.

Joshua Weil, MD, discusses the psychological impact of living through wildfires in Time story

January 9, 2020

Joshua Weil, MD, an emergency medicine physician for The Permanente Medical Group, shares his thoughts on the mental impact of living through wildfires.

Kaiser Permanente virtual cardiac rehab program highlighted in WSJ

January 9, 2020

A virtual cardiac rehab program was featured in an article published today in the Wall Street Journal, which quoted Kaiser Permanente Chief Information Officer Dick Daniels and Kaiser Permanente Southern California Chief Innovations and Transformation Officer Tad Funahashi, MD.

Physician well-being highlighted in stories on mental health and patient portal inboxes

January 7, 2020

Two articles released this week spotlighted the growing concern over physician burnout in the United States, quoting Permanente leaders and researchers who are drawing attention on what can be done to address physician well-being.

Suzy Fitzgerald, MD, co-authors article on disaster response in wake of California wildfires

December 30, 2019

Suzy Fitzgerald, MD, emergency medicine physician with The Permanente Medical Group (TPMG) and regional emergency management training director for Kaiser Permanente Northern California, recently co-wrote an article in the Harvard Business Review on how Kaiser Permanente prepares for disasters following California’s recent wildfires.

Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute receives infectious disease clinical research grant

December 27, 2019

Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute will help comprise a recently-announced Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Consortium. The research institute is one of 9 Vaccine Treatment and Evaluation Units (VTEUs) within the new consortium that design and conduct clinical trials to evaluate promising vaccines, treatments, and devices for infectious disease.

Sameer Awsare, MD, highlights Kaiser Permanente model in case for biosimilars market

December 19, 2019

Physician leader Sameer Awsare, MD, FACP, co-writes an article in Health Affairs encouraging competition in the biosimilar drugs market to help curb rising health care costs.

Permanente leaders pen perspectives on women in leadership and tackling social needs

December 13, 2019

Permanente Medical Group thought leaders shared their perspectives in 2 separate articles – one on women in leadership and a second on tackling social needs – that appeared in a recent issue of the Journal of America’s Physician Groups (APG) magazine.

Stephen Parodi, MD, emphasizes benefits of integrated approach to hepatitis C

December 6, 2019

In an article in Managed Healthcare Executive, infectious disease physician Stephen Parodi, MD, shared how integrated health care systems such as Kaiser Permanente and the Permanente Medical Groups can provide effective screening and early treatment of hepatitis C.