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.
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.
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…