News
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Press releases
Kaiser Permanente funds firearm injury prevention research studies
June 20, 2019
Three initiatives will seek to develop clinical-level interventions around safe weapon storage, suicide prevention, and risk prediction
Washington Permanente Medical Group ratifies Paul Minardi, MD, as new president and EMD
June 10, 2019
Dr. Minardi assumes his new role on July 1, 2019, with the retirement of current WPMG President and Executive Medical Director Steve Tarnoff, MD.
Newsmakers
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. Dr. Kanter, the former…
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.
