Taskforce on Telehealth Policy issues final report
The Permanente Federation Chief Quality Officer Nancy Gin, MD, sits on national telehealth taskforce recommending guidelines to policymakers.
Edward Lee, MD, discusses telehealth for older adults with AARP
The Permanente Federation chief information officer describes aspects of telehealth physicians need to consider when caring for older adults.
Federation CIO Ed Lee, MD, discusses the need for telehealth flexibility
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.
Telehealth’s time
More Kaiser Permanente members get comfortable with virtual visits such as phone and video appointments during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Edward Lee, MD, among physicians quoted about telehealth as the ‘new normal’ in CalMatters
Stay-at-home orders to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus have significantly accelerated the use of telehealth in California, making such visits the “new normal” during current the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent story in CalMatters.
Federation CIO Edward Lee, MD, tells Voice of America that telehealth is now a necessity
Edward Lee, MD, executive vice president and chief information officer with The Permanente Federation, told Voice of America that he now sees as many as 20 patients a day using telehealth in his practice as an internal medicine physician, in order to keep patients safe during the current coronavirus pandemic.
Richard Isaacs, MD, FACS, describes for WebMD how COVID-19 transforms health care
Richard S. Isaacs, MD, FACS, CEO and executive director of The Permanente Medical Group (TPMG), described how COVID-19 mitigation measures in Northern California are working, and how the disease is transforming health care.
Federation CIO Ed Lee, MD, highlights Kaiser Permanente telemedicine use during coronavirus pandemic
As more health systems embrace telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic, The Permanente Federation Chief Information Officer Ed Lee, MD, explained that Kaiser Permanente is using telehealth as a default for most visits
Stephen Parodi, MD, among experts quoted in New York Times story on telemedicine and coronavirus
Health care and physician leaders discuss how organizations ramp up telemedicine use during the coronavirus outbreak.
A curious mind
Permanente Federation Chief Information Officer Ed Lee, MD, continuously searches science and technology for ways to improve patient care.