Newsmakers

David Witt, MD, an infectious disease leader with The Permanente Medical Group and a regional health care epidemiologist with Kaiser Permanente in Northern California, told Healthline that social distancing and stay-at-home orders have proved effective in California and other western states.

Fast and decisive action by Richard S. Isaacs, MD, FACS, and other physician leaders at The Permanente Medical Group played a pivotal role in mitigating the COVID-19 outbreak in Northern California, leading to an air of guarded optimism in that part of the state, according to a recent post on The Health Care Blog.

Richard S. Isaacs, MD, FACS, CEO and executive director of The Permanente Medical Group (TPMG), described how COVID-19 mitigation measures in Northern California are working, and how the disease is transforming health care.

Over the last several weeks, an outpouring of gratitude and support for those working tirelessly on the front lines to combat COVID-19 has filled social media.

Kaiser Permanente implemented protocols and training that helped to reduce the organization's maternal morbidity numbers.

Evidence is mounting that California may have temporarily relieved pressure on hospitals by issuing the first statewide stay-at-home order in the United States, according to this CBC News report.

As more health systems embrace telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic, The Permanente Federation Chief Information Officer Ed Lee, MD, explained that Kaiser Permanente is using telehealth as a default for most visits

Stephen Parodi, MD, discusses how front-line medical workers have leveraged baby monitors to help address some of the day-to-day challenges of treating those with the highly contagious COVID-19.

A recent NBC News segment on the Today Show highlighted new evidence that some states’ early warnings to stay home could be paying off.