NEJM Catalyst publishes article by Kate E. Koplan, MD, and Permanente colleagues on quality initiative that safely increased same-day discharges for knee and hip replacements from 7% to 62% in just 4 years.
For the second straight year, Kaiser Permanente stands apart as the only health care plan in the state given 5 out of 5 stars for overall quality of care.
While the federal government’s temporary pause on quality reporting during the COVID-19 pandemic may provide an opportunity to reevaluate and streamline its requirements, such streamlining should ultimately contribute to quality outcomes for patients, Nancy Gin, MD, said in a recent interview with Modern Healthcare.
The Permanente Federation’s Chief Quality Officer Nancy Gin, MD, will represent Kaiser Permanente and join other national health care experts to develop clinical quality recommendations for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.