Identifying risk early to improve quality of life
Karen Ching, MD, PharmD, is a national Permanente quality leader who focuses on initiatives improving care for patients with complex conditions.
Hunger as a vital sign
Permanente physicians are committed to addressing food insecurity for their patients and in the communities they serve, starting the sometimes difficult but important conversation that leads to total health.
Kaiser Permanente Researchers Study Bariatric Surgery for Obese Teens
David Arterburn, MD, MPH, of the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, answers some questions about a major study on severe obesity among adolescents.
Research to Focus on Family Risk of Cancer
Kaiser Permanente receives a $7 million grant to develop a better system to capture family risk of cancer.
Summer 2018 Edition of the Permanente Journal Now Available
Get the latest research, including a look at results of a physician survey on time spent on direct care to patients to understand potential waste in health care.
Physicians as Advocates
PermanenteACTION Physicians as advocates In the rapidly changing world of health care policy, you may feel that the physician perspective is missing from the conversation. But it doesn’t have to…
Spring 2018 Edition of the Permanente Journal Now Available
In the latest edition of the Permanente Journal, Chief Quality Officer Michael Kanter, MD, writes about the importance of continual learning, and includes abstracts from the Kaiser Permanente National Quality Conference.
Stephen Parodi, MD, Elected as CAPP’s Chairman of the Board
The Council of Accountable Physician Practices (CAPP), a coalition of American multi-specialty medical groups and health systems, recently announced the election of Stephen Parodi, MD, as chair of the Board.
Summer Edition of the Permanente Journal Now Available
In the latest Permanente Journal, learn more about Kaiser Permanente's program designed to reduce post-surgical morbidity and mortaility in a report co-written by Stephen Parodi, MD, associate executive director of The Permanente Medical Group.
Inside Perspective: Michael Kanter, MD
Michael Kanter, MD, medical director of Quality and Clinical Analysis for the Southern California Permanente Medical Group and chief quality officer of The Permanente Federation, is helping the School of Medicine tackle the issue of the "hidden curriculum."