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Federation CIO Ed Lee, MD, discusses the need for telehealth flexibility

July 23, 2020

The Permanente Federation Chief Information Officer Ed Lee, MD, tells Politico that Permanente physicians need to adjust telehealth use to the COVID-19 pandemic’s ebbs and surges.

Stephen Parodi, MD, shares cautious optimism on social distancing with Politico

April 1, 2020

Stephen Parodi, MD, an infectious disease physician and associate executive director with The Permanente Medical Group in Northern California, said in a statement to Politico that Kaiser Permanente is “seeing a leveling off of COVID-19 cases in our hospitals” across Northern California, where it serves 4.4 million members.

Nancy Gin, MD, provides update to Politico on Kaiser Permanente COVID-19 testing capabilities

March 30, 2020

The Permanente Federation's chief quality officer shares how Kaiser Permanente is among the growing number of health care providers adding COVID-19 testing in California.

Stephen Parodi, MD, discusses evaluating the impact of social distancing with Politico

March 26, 2020

Stephen Parodi, MD, associate executive director and infectious disease specialist with The Permanente Medical Group, explains the uses of data to determine whether social distancing is working in a Politico story published today.