Newsmakers Archives

Stephen Parodi, MD, speaks with MM&M about launch of new unified Permanente Medicine brand

January 16, 2019

Stephen Parodi, MD, executive vice president of External Affairs, Communications and Brand for The Permanente Federation, speaks about the Permanente Medical Groups’ launch of their new unified brand – Permanente Medicine – this week on MM&M (formerly called Medical Marketing…

Michael Kanter, MD, and Patrick Courneya, MD, examine the promise, challenges of precision medicine

January 16, 2019

Michael Kanter, MD, executive vice president and chief quality officer, The Permanente Federation, and Patrick Courneya, MD, executive vice president and chief medical officer, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals, co-authored a commentary on precision medicine for the World Economic Forum Agenda Blog.

Our Northwest doctors are tops

January 14, 2019

Northwest Permanente and Kaiser Permanente Northwest topped Portland's Top Doctors & Nurses 2019 list.

Richard S. Isaacs, MD, FACS, appointed to AMGA’s Board of Directors

January 8, 2019

Richard S. Isaacs, MD, FACS, CEO and executive director, The Permanente Medical Group, and president and CEO, Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, is one of four new directors appointed to the AMGA (American Medical Group Association) board.

Stephen Parodi, MD, outlines 5 ways for policymakers to improve health care

December 26, 2018

Looking forward to 2019, the chairman of the Council of Accountable Physician Practices writes about what needs to be done to transform the U.S. care delivery system so Americans get the health care they need and deserve.

Randy Bergen, MD, shares societal benefits of immunization on Healthline

December 4, 2018

Randy Bergen, MD, a pediatrician with The Permanente Medical Group, speaks about the societal benefits of immunization in a Healthline story, “This Is What Happens When Children Don’t Get Vaccinated.”

Edward M. Ellison, MD, shines light on epidemic of physician suicides

November 30, 2018

In a USA Today opinion piece, Kaiser Permanente physician leader Edward M. Ellison, MD, emphasizes the importance of physician wellness initiatives to combat physician burnout.

Brian Bost, MD, discusses Kaiser Permanente’s gender I.D. practice for transgender members

November 28, 2018

A front page story in today’s Denver Post looks at various ways health care systems are addressing transgender patients in medical records, citing as an example Kaiser Permanente’s practice of gender self-identification in electronic health records.

David Grossman, MD, discusses clinical interventions for firearm injury at National Academies

November 16, 2018

Last month, Kaiser Permanente joined other health systems, hospitals, and health care professionals for a firearm injury and death prevention workshop hosted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine in Washington, DC.

Patricia Conolly, MD, speaks on Bloomberg Radio on connected devices revolutionizing health care

November 15, 2018

The Permanente Federation's chief information officer was in Washington, DC, for this week's Bloomberg Government: Next conference, speaking on a panel on disruption in the age of information technology.