‘Healthcare for Humans’ podcast shares community voices with clinicians
Permanente family medicine physician Raj Sundar, MD, created a podcast to advance health equity by helping clinicians understand the cultural differences of patients.
PermanenteDocs Chat on advancing Black physicians to improve health equity
Register to attend With Martin Luther King Jr. Day around the corner, the first PermanenteDocs Chat for the year looks at the experience of Fonda Mitchell, MD, as a Black female doctor and her journey that led her to her…
PermanenteDocs Chat on advancing health equity and the role of Black physicians
This live chat and podcast looked at the experience of Permanente obstetrician-gynecologist Fonda Mitchell, MD, and her career in medicine.
Edward Lee, MD, speaks at Becker’s CIO panel on what keeps him up at night
The Permanente Federation’s chief information officer discusses his preventive approach to addressing critical challenges such as cybersecurity, health equity, and physician burnout.
Permanente physician leaders showcase innovation in care delivery
Physician leaders showcase examples of how Kaiser Permanente utilizes telehealth to innovate care delivery.
Community-based learning a focus for medical students
First class at Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine completes 2-year course to understand community health needs.
Nkem Chukwumerije, MD, writes in Harvard Business Review that inclusive language promotes health equity
The Southeast Permanente Medical Group’s president and executive medical director offers 6 principles of inclusive communications for clinicians.
Permanente physician leaders share how technology helps heal health care disparities
Speaking at thINc 360, Leong Koh, MD, Nancy Gin, MD, Vivian Reyes, MD, and Edward Lee, MD, highlight how the rapid adoption of technology during the pandemic is yielding good clinical and health equity returns.
Medical assistants help bridge digital divide in virtual visits
Kaiser Permanente research published in JAMA Internal Medicine shows patients participating in video visits with their primary care doctors benefited from having a medical assistant help connect the call.
Erasing outcome disparities for colon cancer screening
A regional Kaiser Permanente program eliminated disparities in colorectal cancer death rates between Black and white members.