Newsmakers
Permanente physicians are regularly featured in the media on a variety of health issues.
Richard Isaacs, MD, highlights in Healthcare Marketing Report the emergence of Permanente Medicine as an ingredient brand
Richard S. Isaacs, MD, FACS, co-chief executive officer of The Permanente Federation, is quoted in a new Healthcare Marketing Report story about why the eight Permanente Medical Groups – whose nearly 23,000 physicians comprise one of the largest consortiums of medical groups in the country –unveiled a new Permanente Medicine…
Rahul Parikh, MD, showcases how telemedicine can address physician burnout
Matthew Daley, MD, shares expertise on vaccine safety and hesitancy
David Grossman, MD, discusses how Kaiser Permanente sets an example in firearm injury prevention research
Stephen Parodi, MD, outlines road to Permanente Medicine brand in Strategic Health Care Marketing story
Theodore Levin, MD, featured on National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable
Sameer Awsare, MD, breaks down the basics of biosimilars
Ken Hempstead, MD, addresses importance of doctor-patient relations in vaccines conversation
Despite a large body of scientific evidence demonstrating the effectiveness and safety of vaccines, there remains a portion of the country where parents remain skeptical, refraining from getting their children vaccinated for diseases such as measles and mumps. An article published in Time magazine today examined parents’ struggles with understanding…
Winston Wong, MD, co-authors paper on addressing issues in health equity
One longstanding goal of the medical care system has been to provide high-quality care to patients. However, a 2000 report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) chronicled that up to 98,000 Americans die each year due to medical errors. A National Academy of Medicine paper published this week that was…
Ken Robinson, MD, on optimizing the benefits of electronic health records
The net benefits provided by an electronic health record (EHR) – saving physicians precious time and increasing their efficiency – far outweigh any drawbacks, “especially if the physicians using the system are given adequate peer-led training that teaches them how to use the system efficiently and effectively,” says Ken Robinson,…