Newsmakers Archives

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).

Michael Kanter, MD, discusses accelerating best care practices

July 2, 2019

In a recent article for the Hospital Peer Review newsletter, Michael Kanter, MD, chair of clinical science and professor at the new Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine, shares his insights on how Kaiser Permanente is improving clinical quality by accelerating the adoption of best care practices.

Edward M. Ellison, MD, addresses purpose-driven burnout in Harvard Business Review story

July 1, 2019

A new Harvard Business Review story on burnout quotes Edward M. Ellison, MD, co-CEO, The Permanente Federation, on the massive negative impacts of physician burnout, innovations to address it, and what leaders can do to prevent purpose-driven employees in their own organizations from suffering.

Edward M. Ellison, MD, outlines the benefits of ICD-11’s new burnout definition

June 7, 2019

Edward M. Ellison, MD, executive medical director and chairman at the Southern California Permanente Medical Group, in a new Medscape Medical News story outlines the benefits of an expanded definition of burnout in the World Health Organization’s new International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11).

Edward M. Ellison, MD, underscores need to address total cost of physician burnout

May 28, 2019

In a recent opinion piece for the Annals of Internal Medicine, Permanente Federation co-CEO Edward M. Ellison, MD, highlights the importance of addressing the total cost of physician burnout.

Edward M. Ellison, MD, shares insights on the importance of gratitude in Medscape story

May 24, 2019

There is raised awareness regarding physician wellness “and it is absolutely imperative that we start upstream,” says Edward M. Ellison, MD, executive medical director and chairman at the Southern California Permanente Medical Group, underscoring the importance of providing tools to help promote wellness during residency training.