Newsmakers

The Permanente Federation’s co-CEOs Richard S. Isaacs, MD, FACS, and Ramin Davidoff, MD, and its chief information officer, Edward R. Lee, MD, highlight how the pandemic is driving health care’s technology transformation.

Patients want cancer care and prevention that is engaging, accessible, and convenient, the medical director for Kaiser Permanente’s Excellence in Cancer Care program said during Becker Healthcare’s Oncology Virtual Forum.

Northwest Permanente’s chief people officer says that “overwhelmed” sums up female health care workers’ experiences of the pandemic.

Kaiser Permanente’s national infectious disease leader suggests that vaccinated people may want to take precautions to protect everyone against delta variant when gathering with unvaccinated people.

The Permanente Federation’s co-CEO says medical training at Kaiser Permanente supported his focus on what’s best for the patient.

The medical director for Kaiser Permanente’s Excellence in Cancer Care Program says it’s in our power to eliminate 42% of cancers.

Kaiser Permanente’s national infectious disease leader says that COVID-19 cases have doubled across the organization’s 36 California hospitals to more than 400 in the past 3 weeks.

Kaiser Permanente’s national infectious disease leader says 99% of hospitalizations in California are among people who remain unvaccinated.

Northwest Permanente researchers published research in The Journal of Climate Change and Health, which shows that telehealth, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, led to a steep reduction in greenhouse gas emissions associated with outpatient visits.