Newsmakers
Permanente physicians are regularly featured in the media on a variety of health issues.
Dennis Truong, MD, named to National Quality Forum Telehealth Committee
November 7, 2016
Dennis Truong, MD, an assistant physician-in-chief for Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, will serve as a member of the forum’s Telehealth Committee.
SCPMG’s systematic approach to fighting the opioid epidemic
November 6, 2016
Joel Hyatt, MD, emeritus assistant regional medical director for Community Health Initiatives for the Southern California Permanente Medical Group, speaks on an Institute for Healthcare Improvement panel, “The Opioid Crisis: How Health Care and the Community Can Act.”
ACA faces challenges in moving health care from volume to value
November 1, 2016
Robert Pearl, MD, speaks on a symposium about the Affordable Care Act.
How organizations like UCare, Kaiser Permanente tackle food insecurity
September 20, 2016
Sandra Stenmark, MD, pediatrician and physician director of Kaiser Permanente Colorado’s Community Benefit Health Equity, talked about Kaiser Permanente’s work to identify members with food insecurity.
Atlanta’s ‘Top Doctors’ Include 17 Permanente Physicians
August 15, 2016
Physicians from The Southeast Permanente Medical Group in Georgia were recognized in the 2016 Top Doctors list.