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.
Stephen Parodi, MD, speaks with MM&M about launch of new unified Permanente Medicine brand
January 16, 2019
Stephen Parodi, MD, executive vice president of External Affairs, Communications and Brand for The Permanente Federation, speaks about the Permanente Medical Groups’ launch of their new unified brand – Permanente Medicine – this week on MM&M (formerly called Medical Marketing & Media), a sister publication to PRWeek. The article, “Kaiser…
Michael Kanter, MD, and Patrick Courneya, MD, examine the promise, challenges of precision medicine
January 16, 2019
Michael Kanter, MD, executive vice president and chief quality officer, The Permanente Federation, and Patrick Courneya, MD, executive vice president and chief medical officer, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals, co-authored a commentary on precision medicine for the World Economic Forum Agenda Blog.
Our Northwest doctors are tops
January 14, 2019
Northwest Permanente and Kaiser Permanente Northwest topped Portland's Top Doctors & Nurses 2019 list.
Richard S. Isaacs, MD, FACS, appointed to AMGA’s Board of Directors
January 8, 2019
Richard S. Isaacs, MD, FACS, CEO and executive director, The Permanente Medical Group, and president and CEO, Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, is one of four new directors appointed to the AMGA (American Medical Group Association) board.
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.