Newsmakers Archives

Kaiser Permanente Firearm Safety Task Force, $2 Million Grant Gains Nationwide Attention

April 19, 2018

This initial research funding demonstrates Kaiser Permanente’s commitment to the health of the communities it serves by addressing preventable gun-related injuries and death.

Margaret Ferguson, MD, Writes in Modern Healthcare on Three Keys to Physician Leadership

April 16, 2018

Margaret Ferguson, MD, MBA, president and executive medical director of the Colorado Permanente Medical Group, writes a guest commentary in Modern Healthcare on the importance of mentorship, training, and empowerment in developing physician leaders.

Stephen Parodi, MD, Shares the Importance of Patient Communication

April 11, 2018

The words physicians use in discussing care and treatment with patients have significant impact on a variety of outcomes, suggests a recent article in Medical Economics. Word usage can influence a doctor’s reputation, success, and even patient outcomes. Stephen Parodi,…

Dennis Truong, MD, on Assessing the Value of Telehealth Efforts

April 4, 2018

He specifically recommends changes to the ways in which organizations solicit patient experience feedback.

Stephen Parodi, MD, on Preventing Drug-Resistant HIV Infections

March 23, 2018

The article reported that resistance develops in two drugs used in PrEP because conventional HIV treatment uses three drugs.

Doug Newton, MD, Addresses Stigma of Depression Among Adolescents

March 23, 2018

Only about 50 percent of adolescents with depression get diagnosed before reaching adulthood, the NPR report states.

Vote Today for the Federation CEOs for Modern Healthcare Top 50 Physician Leaders List

March 21, 2018

Federation co-CEOs Edward Ellison, MD, and Richard Isaacs, MD, FACS, are among the 150 physician leaders across the country nominated to Modern Healthcare's "50 Most Influential Physician Executives and Leaders."

Stephen Tarnoff, MD, Named 2018 Outstanding Medical Director by Seattle Business

March 2, 2018

Dr. Tarnoff spent the first 25 years of his career as a family physician, happy in providing the full spectrum of care in family medicine.

Chief Quality Officer Michael Kanter, MD, Shares How Medical Groups Can Reduce Opioids Prescribing

March 1, 2018

In the article, he outlined four key steps: 1) recognizing the problem, 2) educating the organization and the physicians, 3) make sure leaders set the tone and direction, and 4) give doctors feedback.

SCPMG Leads Trend of C-suite Officer to Promote Physician Wellness

February 20, 2018

Chief wellness officers aren’t necessarily a new position at most companies, but it is relatively new among health care organizations. Southern California Permanente Medical Group (SCPMG), however, was one of the first to appoint a chief physician wellness officer six…