Michael Kanter MD Archives

Michael Kanter, MD, and Patrick Courneya, MD, examine the promise, challenges of precision medicine

January 16, 2019

Michael Kanter, MD, executive vice president and chief quality officer, The Permanente Federation, and Patrick Courneya, MD, executive vice president and chief medical officer, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals, co-authored a commentary on precision medicine for the World Economic Forum Agenda Blog.

Michael Kanter, MD, Honored with APHA’s Prestigious Donabedian Award for Health Care Quality

November 13, 2018

Permanente Medicine Quality Leader Recognized for Contributions to Health Care Quality Improvement Permanente physician leader Michael Kanter, MD, received Monday the 19th Annual Donabedian Award from the American Public Health Association (APHA) for his exemplary leadership in reducing diagnostic errors…

40-plus Health Care Organizations Launch Unprecedented Effort to Improve Accuracy, Timeliness of Diagnosis

September 17, 2018

The Permanente Federation joins “ACT for Better Diagnosis” coalition to improve medical diagnosis.

Reducing Diagnostic Errors

August 21, 2018

Kaiser Permanente pioneered a program that uses its electronic health record to flag potential patient safety issues, including delayed or missed diagnoses.

Michael Kanter, MD Discusses How Kaiser Permanente Uses the EHR to Close Care Gaps

June 13, 2018

One of the biggest challenges for any health care organization is identifying and addressing potential care gaps such as with medical testing

Chief Quality Officer Michael Kanter, MD, Shares How Medical Groups Can Reduce Opioids Prescribing

March 1, 2018

In the article, he outlined four key steps: 1) recognizing the problem, 2) educating the organization and the physicians, 3) make sure leaders set the tone and direction, and 4) give doctors feedback.

Inside Perspective: Michael Kanter, MD

August 11, 2017

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."