Clinical research
Kaiser Permanente’s innovative, translational research is essential to providing members with high-quality, evidence-based care that improves outcomes. Discover how clinical research drives medical advancements and shapes the care found at Permanente Medical Groups.
Improving emergency care for patients with chest pain
February 27, 2019
Kaiser Permanente’s new HEART diagnostic criteria reduced hospital admissions and stress testing without increasing risk of heart damage for patients coming to the Emergency Department with low-risk chest pain.
New perinatal depression guidelines are important first step
February 12, 2019
Kaiser Permanente researchers and Permanente physicians write in a JAMA Pediatrics editorial about the need to overcome barriers to screening and preventive interventions.
Winter 2019 edition of the Permanente Journal now available
February 6, 2019
The latest Permanente Journal is now available for download, and includes a variety of peer-reviewed articles and studies on topics from radical prostatectomy for high-risk prostate cancer to a primer on osteonecrosis of the hip.
Tying smoking intervention with surgery
January 21, 2019
A study looking at a program helping patients quit smoking around the time of their surgery shows initial results are promising.
Guidelines pay off for colorectal cancer screening
December 18, 2018
A Kaiser Permanente study finds 10-year follow-up interval after negative colonoscopies is associated with reduced risk of colorectal cancer and mortality.