Newsmakers Archives

New paper outlines a roadmap for machine learning in clinical care

August 22, 2019

A group of physicians, including Vincent Liu, MD, MS, research scientist at Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Northern California, recently published a roadmap for the responsible use of machine-learning-based interventions.

Tweetcap: Excitement builds for the Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine

August 15, 2019

The Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine will welcome its first class of students in August 2020, and excitement is mounting for the newly accredited school to open its doors to a new generation of physicians who will lead the transformation of health care delivery.

Tweetcap: New findings on how both blood pressure readings can predict heart attack, stroke risk

August 9, 2019

Recent research from Permanente stroke specialist Alex Flint, MD, shows that both systolic and diastolic numbers are key to determining heart attack and stroke risk.

Tweetcap: Women Leaders in Healthcare Conference inspires new generation of executives

August 2, 2019

Modern Healthcare's Women Leaders in Healthcare Conference took place Wednesday, July 31 through Thursday, August 1 in Chicago. The two-day conference brought together female executives looking to further their professional and personal development while networking with peers.

Kaiser Permanente physician leaders pen perspective piece on firearm injury prevention

August 1, 2019

Kaiser Permanente’s Firearm Injury Prevention Task Force co-leads David Grossman, MD, MPH, and Bechara Choucair, MD, co-authored an article recently published in Pediatrics on the role health systems have in preventing firearm injury. The article states that in order for health professionals to be effective in protecting patients from firearm injury, they must know how to identify high-risk individuals and have the tools necessary to intervene effectively.

Kaiser Permanente researchers weigh in on algorithm that predicts risk of H.I.V. infection

July 31, 2019

A recent article in The New York Times examines an that doctors can use to assess patient risk for H.I.V and recommend a daily pill to prevent infection – a strategy referred to as PrEP. The idea to use data from electronic health records to determine if patients are at high risk for H.I.V. infection was borne from researchers at Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Northern California and Harvard.

Tweetcap: #WorldHepatitisDay helps raise awareness

July 29, 2019

Sunday was #WorldHepatitisDay, which presented a unique opportunity to raise awareness and highlight some of the latest research and advancements in the field.

Richard S. Isaacs, MD, FACS, and other ACHP board members meet with HHS Secretary Alex Azar

July 24, 2019

Richard S. Isaacs, MD, FACS, CEO and executive director of The Permanente Medical Group, met recently with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Sec. Alex Azar in efforts to help develop a quality road map.

Ameya Kulkarni, MD, shares expertise on heart palpitations in U.S. News

July 24, 2019

Ameya Kulkarni, MD, a cardiologist with the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, offers his insights on what it means when your heart skips a beat in a U.S. News and World Report article.

Stroke specialist Alexander Flint, MD, shares results of blood pressure reading study on NBC News

July 18, 2019

A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that the top and bottom numbers in a blood pressure reading are both important in determining a patient’s risk for heart disease. Alexander Flint, MD, a neurointensivist and stroke specialist with The Permanente Medical Group, says in an article on NBCNews.com that clinicians need to pay attention to the bottom number (the diastolic pressure) just as much as the top (systolic).