Newsmakers
Permanente physicians are regularly featured in the media on a variety of health issues.
Stephen Parodi, MD, discusses moving beyond pandemic at AMA Thought Leadership webinar
April 6, 2022
In a recent webinar, the associate executive director of The Permanente Medical Group shared his perspective on how physicians can prepare themselves, their practice, and their patients for what’s next in moving beyond the pandemic.
Tadashi Funahashi, MD, discusses technology’s impact on health care at Economist Impact event
April 4, 2022
Southern California Permanente Medical Group’s chief innovation officer says that while new technologies improve health care access and outcomes, the sacred bond between physician and patient remains important to quality care delivery.
Mary Giswold, MD, says now is the time to create a regulatory framework for hospital-at-home care
April 4, 2022
Northwest Permanente’s chief operating officer discusses the need to maintain momentum for developing high-quality, hospital-at-home care programs beyond the current public health emergency.
Tweetcap: Permanente physicians come together in celebrating #NationalDoctorsDay
April 1, 2022
On Wednesday, March 30, the country celebrated the amazing efforts of doctors via social media while observing National Doctors’ Day.
Tatjana Kolevska, MD, says pandemic pivot to virtual cancer care benefits patients
March 28, 2022
The medical director of Kaiser Permanente’s National Cancer Excellence Program says the organization went from delivering 15% of its cancer care virtually before the pandemic to 98% in March 2020.
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.