Kaiser Permanente study shows screening efforts cut colorectal cancer deaths in half
New findings examined successful outreach efforts to increase cancer screenings in Northern California
Experts discuss benefits, challenges of anti-obesity drugs in The Permanente Journal
An expert panel offered valuable insights on the use of GLP-1 medications to treat obesity.
How value-based care enhances equity, inclusion, and diversity
Nkem Chukwumerije, MD, MPH, FACP, shares how inviting everyone to the decision-making table helps fulfill the mission of delivering total health care.
Dr. Koh on advancing health equity, culturally competent care
Leong Koh, MD, president and CEO of Northwest Permanente, on why value-based care is ideal for promoting health equity and culturally competent care
It’s time to focus more on inclusion in health care
Nkem Chukwumerije, MD, MPH, FACP, joins a diversity panel to stress equity and inclusion in health care as moral and business imperatives.
How physician leadership can restore trust in the patient-physician relationship
Ramin Davidoff, MD, shares 3 ways physicians can make the most of every patient encounter to strengthen a sacrosanct bond of trust.
Advancing health equity through improved perinatal care
The Black maternal health crisis is fueled by disparities in care and unaddressed social determinants of health. Hereare 6 ways physician leaders can begin to reverse the inequities.
Shooting for the moon: The case for early colorectal cancer screening
Permanente oncologist leader Tatjana Kolevska, MD, shares important takeaways from the recent White House Cancer Moonshot Colorectal Cancer Forum.
Richard S. Isaacs, MD, shares 5 steps to restoring trust in health care
The Permanente Federation’s co-CEO writes in Harvard Business Review that rebuilding public trust in the U.S. health care system must be a priority.
Addressing Health Equity in a Changing America
How organizations provide health care to America's increasingly diverse population was the focus of a recent article, "Health care's new majority," published on politico.com. The article talked about the changing demographics and how whites are no longer the majority in…