Newsmakers
Permanente physicians and physician leaders provide their health care industry insight and clinical experience through interviews, commentaries, thought leadership articles, and podcast appearances on a range of health care topics and news.
Wall Street Journal interviews Permanente physicians on heart disease, stroke study
March 23, 2022
Permanente physician-researchers Jamal Rana, MD, and Stephen Sidney, MD, discuss results of their study finding the COVID-19 pandemic widened national disparities in heart disease and stroke deaths.
Mary Giswold, MD, gives in-depth look at advanced-care-at-home programs in webinar
March 21, 2022
The Northwest Permanente chief operating officer shares how hospital-at-home programs work and their potential to change the future of health care in a recent Permanente Live webinar with industry experts.
Stephen Parodi, MD, highlights bill extending waivers for hospital-at-home programs
March 17, 2022
The Permanente Federation executive vice president discusses the recently proposed Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act and what it means for the continued provision of acute care at home beyond the pandemic.
Stephen Parodi, MD, discusses pandemic shift to endemic with AMA COVID-19 Update
March 10, 2022
In a video interview, the associate executive director of The Permanente Medical Group spoke on what the shift to endemic will mean for how health systems respond to COVID-19.
Richard Isaacs, MD, discusses physician burnout strategy at Becker’s Healthcare event
March 10, 2022
The Permanente Federation’s co-CEO says his medical group’s Joy and Meaning in Medicine strategy helped meet patient and physician needs during the pandemic.
Stephen Parodi, MD, shares thoughts on mask mandates with Parade magazine
March 10, 2022
Permanente leader Stephen Parodi, MD, discusses why mask mandates are being lifted and who should still be wearing one, following new guidance from the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Ted O’Connell, MD, discusses his role helping to increase critical oxygen supply during the pandemic
March 3, 2022
The Permanente Medical Group family physician discussed his role in developing ”OxiKit” – an open-source oxygen concentrator — with AMA News.
Stephen Parodi, MD, discusses benefits of continuing advanced care at home programs
March 3, 2022
The associate executive director for The Permanente Medical Group discussed the role hospital-at-home care delivery is playing in increasing patient satisfaction and quality outcomes with HealthTech Magazine.
Richard Isaacs, MD, writes that pandemic underscored benefits of value-based care
February 24, 2022
The Permanente Federation co-CEO writes that value-based health systems can adapt more readily to major disruptions like the COVID-19 pandemic and other market dynamics.
AMA interviews Northwest Permanente chief people officer on physician wellness
February 17, 2022
T. Ruth Chang says the keys to avoiding physician burnout include building a culture of wellness, optimizing the efficiency and efficacy of practice, and bringing joy and meaning to work.