Imelda Dacones MD Archives - Permanente Medicine

Imelda Dacones, MD, and Stephen Parodi, MD, discuss benefits of social determinants of health screening

December 6, 2019

In a recent Physicians Practice story, Imelda Dacones, MD, president and CEO, Northwest Permanente (NWP), and Stephen Parodi, MD, associate executive director, The Permanente Medical Group, champion the benefits of screening for social determinants of health.

Imelda Dacones, MD, shares how Kaiser Permanente addresses social determinants of health through ‘Thrive Local’

November 20, 2019

Imelda Dacones, MD, president and CEO of Northwest Permanente (NWP), joined other health care experts earlier this week in Washington, D.C. at the U.S. News Healthcare of Tomorrow conference, which focused on social determinants of health often looking at factors such as housing, transportation, and access to health food.

Changing the health care landscape for Asian Pacific Americans

November 20, 2019

Imelda Dacones, MD, shines a light on the achievement gap and health disparities for Asian Pacific Islander Americans.

Perspectives on leadership from the C-suite

November 19, 2019

Permanente physician leaders Imelda Dacones, MD, and Richard S. Isaacs, MD, FACS, last week spoke about the roles of disruption and innovation in leadership from different perspectives at Becker’s Hospital Review’s 8th Annual CEO+CFO Roundtable in Chicago.

Imelda Dacones, MD, highlights the power of Permanente Medicine to create a better future for physicians and their patients

October 25, 2019

Imelda Dacones, MD, president and chief executive officer, Northwest Permanente (NWP), highlights the benefits of the Kaiser Permanente integrated health care model for physicians and patients in a wide-ranging interview on The Next Big Thing in Health, a new podcast series from America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP).

Imelda Dacones, MD, and Colin Cave, MD, call on physicians to help mitigate climate change and its health effects

September 26, 2019

Physician leaders Imelda Dacones, MD, and Colin Cave, MD, write in a recent Modern Healthcare opinion piece that physicians have a responsibility in helping to address climate change.

Imelda Dacones, MD, highlights the importance of Kaiser Permanente’s new Thrive Local social health network

May 16, 2019

Kaiser Permanente’s recent launch of Thrive Local – the most comprehensive, far-reaching social health network of its kind – promises to improve the health of individual patients and impact social determinants of health on a grand scale, according to Imelda…

Tweetcap: Great minds in health care converge for WHCC19

May 8, 2019

The 16th Annual World Health Care Congress (WHCC19) in Washington, D.C., brought together global thought leaders in health care transformation to network and share best practices.

Kaiser Permanente launches social health network to address needs on a broad scale

May 6, 2019

We announce the development of a transformative social health network to help millions address social needs such as food, housing, and transportation.

Kaiser Permanente joins National Academy of Medicine in fight against opioid crisis

May 2, 2019

The organization signs a commitment statement in the public-private partnership that includes more than 100 health care, government, community, academic, and other network organizations.

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