Newsmakers
Permanente physicians and physician leaders provide their health care industry insight and clinical experience through interviews, commentaries, thought leadership articles, and podcast appearances on a range of health care topics and news.
Ryan Caldeiro, MD, shares insights on prescribing benzodiazepine
May 20, 2019
Ryan Caldeiro, MD, assistant medical director for addiction medicine at Washington Permanente Medical Group, commented on how doctors and patients struggle with the use of benzodiazepine – a class of psychoactive drugs that is often prescribed for anxiety – in a recent WebMD article.
Imelda Dacones, MD, highlights the importance of Kaiser Permanente’s new Thrive Local social health network
May 16, 2019
Kaiser Permanente’s recent launch of Thrive Local – the most comprehensive, far-reaching social health network of its kind – promises to improve the health of individual patients and impact social determinants of health on a grand scale, according to Imelda Dacones, MD, Northwest Permanente’s president and chief executive officer, who is quoted in a recent HealthLeaders story.
Tweetcap: Great minds in health care converge for WHCC19
May 8, 2019
The 16th Annual World Health Care Congress (WHCC19) in Washington, D.C., brought together global thought leaders in health care transformation to network and share best practices.
Richard Isaacs, MD, highlights in Healthcare Marketing Report the emergence of Permanente Medicine as an ingredient brand
May 7, 2019
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
April 26, 2019
Rahul Parikh, MD, a pediatrician with The Permanente Medical Group, shared some of the digital health tools developed at Kaiser Permanente to help improve the efficiency of doctors
Matthew Daley, MD, shares expertise on vaccine safety and hesitancy
April 19, 2019
Colorado Permanente Medical Group pediatrician Matthew Daley, MD, whose research focuses on vaccinations, was recently quoted for his expertise by several media outlets, including Mother Jones and Healthline. He discussed topics such as fears surrounding vaccinations and how to improve immunization rates.
David Grossman, MD, discusses how Kaiser Permanente sets an example in firearm injury prevention research
April 16, 2019
In a recent Modern Healthcare article, David Grossman, MD, senior investigator at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle, shares his insights on the $2 million investment Kaiser Permanente has made in identifying best practices for clinicians to help prevent injuries and death from guns.
Stephen Parodi, MD, outlines road to Permanente Medicine brand in Strategic Health Care Marketing story
April 11, 2019
Dr. Parodi discusses how physician leaders at the 8 Permanente Medical Groups (PMGs) have engaged with physicians and patients to develop an “ingredient brand” that adds value to Kaiser Permanente.
Theodore Levin, MD, featured on National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable
March 13, 2019
The National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable recognized Kaiser Permanente as one of 6 recipients of their National Achievement Awards announced last week in a Facebook Live broadcast. The award is a national honor that highlights leadership to increase colorectal cancer screening rates across the United States; March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
Sameer Awsare, MD, breaks down the basics of biosimilars
March 7, 2019
During a public briefing at the Alliance for Health Policy, Sameer Awsare, MD, of The Permanente Medical Group, joined other health care leaders to explain the mechanisms of biosimilar drugs.