COVID-19 pandemic spurs evolution in diabetes care management
Permanente internist and Kaiser Permanente national clinical diabetes guidelines lead John Martin, MD, says the traditional care model is shifting to a remote, team-led approach.
Talking about flu shots during a pandemic
Permanente pediatrician Kate Land, MD, discusses the challenges of talking to patients about getting the flu shot against the backdrop of COVID-19.
Leading through unprecedented challenge and change
Edward Ellison, MD, executive medical director of Southern California Permanente Medical Group, shares how an integrated care system harnesses passion, innovation, and member-focused spirit to rise to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Breaking the COVID curve
Physician leader and infectious disease specialist Stephen Parodi, MD, writes that the nation needs to address the current health predicament by focusing on the sprawling underfunded, undervalued public health infrastructure.
Pandemic reveals critical need to unite health care with social care
By employing a targeted network of community-based partnerships, Permanente physicians can address patients’ social health and begin to achieve health equity.