Newsmakers
Permanente physicians are regularly featured in the media on a variety of health issues.
Sameer Awsare, MD, highlights Kaiser Permanente model in case for biosimilars market
December 19, 2019
Physician leader Sameer Awsare, MD, FACP, co-writes an article in Health Affairs encouraging competition in the biosimilar drugs market to help curb rising health care costs.
Permanente leaders pen perspectives on women in leadership and tackling social needs
December 13, 2019
Permanente Medical Group thought leaders shared their perspectives in 2 separate articles – one on women in leadership and a second on tackling social needs – that appeared in a recent issue of the Journal of America’s Physician Groups (APG) magazine.
Stephen Parodi, MD, emphasizes benefits of integrated approach to hepatitis C
December 6, 2019
In an article in Managed Healthcare Executive, infectious disease physician Stephen Parodi, MD, shared how integrated health care systems such as Kaiser Permanente and the Permanente Medical Groups can provide effective screening and early treatment of hepatitis C.
Imelda Dacones, MD, and Stephen Parodi, MD, discuss benefits of social determinants of health screening
December 6, 2019
In a recent Physicians Practice story, Imelda Dacones, MD, president and CEO, Northwest Permanente (NWP), and Stephen Parodi, MD, associate executive director, The Permanente Medical Group, champion the benefits of screening for social determinants of health.
Tweetcap: Sharing why #GratitudeisMedicine
November 26, 2019
Edward M. Ellison, MD, co-CEO of The Permanente Federation, kicked off a 10-day #GratitudeisMedicine challenge so everyone who contributes to the practice of Permanente Medicine can share what they're grateful for over social media.
Robert Sallis, MD, joins sports medicine experts offering fitness tips for the holidays
November 25, 2019
A recent New York Times article offered tips from sports medicine physicians and fitness experts on how to incorporate exercise into the holidays.
Imelda Dacones, MD, shares how Kaiser Permanente addresses social determinants of health through ‘Thrive Local’
November 20, 2019
Imelda Dacones, MD, president and CEO of Northwest Permanente (NWP), joined other health care experts earlier this week in Washington, D.C. at the U.S. News Healthcare of Tomorrow conference, which focused on social determinants of health often looking at factors such as housing, transportation, and access to health food.
Perspectives on leadership from the C-suite
November 19, 2019
Permanente physician leaders Imelda Dacones, MD, and Richard S. Isaacs, MD, FACS, last week spoke about the roles of disruption and innovation in leadership from different perspectives at Becker’s Hospital Review’s 8th Annual CEO+CFO Roundtable in Chicago.
Eric Larson, MD, quoted in The Wall Street Journal about new dementia report
November 18, 2019
In a recent article by The Wall Street Journal, Eric Larson, MD, a physician with Washington Permanente Medical Group and senior investigator for the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, is quoted about dementia prevention research published in a report commissioned by the Lancet medical journal.
Stephen Parodi, MD, shares behind-the-scenes decision-making during Northern California fire evacuations
November 18, 2019
In an article examining California's emergency alert system during wildfires, Stephen Parodi, MD, describes lessons learned and how Kaiser Permanente approached the latest hospital evacuation.