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.
Imelda Dacones, MD, shares vision for addressing social determinants of health at WHCC21
In a recent World Health Care Congress '21 keynote panel, Northwest Permanente’s president and CEO outlined a practical framework for taking on social determinants of health in clinical settings.
Pandemic reveals critical need to unite health care with social care
By employing a targeted network of community-based partnerships, Permanente physicians can address patients’ social health and begin to achieve health equity.
Social Health Playbook: COVID-19
Kaiser Permanente has adapted its Social Health Playbook: COVID-19 to share with others in the field and deepen the health sector’s commitment to addressing the social determinants of health.
Edward Lee, MD, highlights the importance of addressing patient barriers to care
In a recent Physicians Practice story, Edward Lee, MD, executive vice president and chief information officer, The Permanente Federation, highlights the importance of overcoming social needs that present barriers to medical care.