Newsmakers

Permanente physicians are regularly featured in the media on a variety of health issues.

Stephen Parodi, MD, outlines 5 ways for policymakers to improve health care

December 26, 2018

Looking forward to 2019, the chairman of the Council of Accountable Physician Practices writes about what needs to be done to transform the U.S. care delivery system so Americans get the health care they need and deserve.

Randy Bergen, MD, shares societal benefits of immunization on Healthline

December 4, 2018

Randy Bergen, MD, a pediatrician with The Permanente Medical Group, speaks about the societal benefits of immunization in a Healthline story, “This Is What Happens When Children Don’t Get Vaccinated.”

Edward M. Ellison, MD, shines light on epidemic of physician suicides

November 30, 2018

In a USA Today opinion piece, Kaiser Permanente physician leader Edward M. Ellison, MD, emphasizes the importance of physician wellness initiatives to combat physician burnout.

Brian Bost, MD, discusses Kaiser Permanente’s gender I.D. practice for transgender members

November 28, 2018

A front page story in today’s Denver Post looks at various ways health care systems are addressing transgender patients in medical records, citing as an example Kaiser Permanente’s practice of gender self-identification in electronic health records.

David Grossman, MD, discusses clinical interventions for firearm injury at National Academies

November 16, 2018

Last month, Kaiser Permanente joined other health systems, hospitals, and health care professionals for a firearm injury and death prevention workshop hosted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine in Washington, DC.

Patricia Conolly, MD, speaks on Bloomberg Radio on connected devices revolutionizing health care

November 15, 2018

The Permanente Federation's chief information officer was in Washington, DC, for this week's Bloomberg Government: Next conference, speaking on a panel on disruption in the age of information technology.

Stephen Tarnoff, MD, in Modern Healthcare on improving patient health literacy, outcomes

November 14, 2018

Kaiser Permanente’s personalized approach to disseminating information to its patients, resulting in better informed patients and outcomes, is highlighted in a recent Modern Healthcare story, which quotes Stephen Tarnoff, MD, president and executive medical director of the Washington Permanente Medical Group.

Michael Kanter, MD, Honored with APHA’s Prestigious Donabedian Award for Health Care Quality

November 13, 2018

Permanente Medicine Quality Leader Recognized for Contributions to Health Care Quality Improvement Permanente physician leader Michael Kanter, MD, received Monday the 19th Annual Donabedian Award from the American Public Health Association (APHA) for his exemplary leadership in reducing diagnostic errors and delays. Dr. Kanter serves as the Southern California Permanente…

Kaiser Permanente’s Integrated Care Featured in MidWeek Oahu

November 6, 2018

Kaiser Permanente’s unique integrated care model was the topic of this week’s cover story in MidWeek, a weekly newspaper in Honolulu, which quotes Kaiser Permanente leaders Dave Underriner and Geoff Sewell, MD. Kaiser Permanente Hawaii is celebrating its 60th anniversary, and the MidWeek story explains how Kaiser Foundation Health Plan…

Don Mordecai, MD, Weighs In on Teen-age Separation Anxiety

October 29, 2018

Dr. Mordecai discusses some of the physical symptoms that may indicate that the anxiety is a more serious disorder.