Timely ‘tele-triage’ of chest pain
Research led by Dana Sax, MD, found that tele-triage of chest pain can safely refer people for care in venues other than the Emergency Department.
Stephen Parodi, MD, Outlines CAPP’s Roadmap to Telehealth
The Council of Accountable Physician Practices (CAPP) wants to help health care organizations incorporate telehealth in their service platforms with the release of CAPP’s “A Roadmap to Telehealth Adoption: From Vision to Business Model.” The roadmap was featured in a…
Stephen Parodi, MD, on High-Touch and High-Tech Care for Elderly Patients
Health care organizations are rising to meet the needs of an ever-increasing senior population, suggests a California Health Care Foundation article. Several physician experts were interviewed in the story, including Stephen Parodi, MD, associate executive director, The Permanente Medical Group,…
Pat Conolly, MD, Highlights Benefits of Virtual Visits in Healthcare Dive
More health care organizations are offering virtual visits as part of telehealth services, according to a recent online report in Healthcare Dive in an article spotlighting Kaiser Permanente and United Healthcare. The article, “Virtual care moves toward the frontline of…
Dennis Truong, MD, on Assessing the Value of Telehealth Efforts
A recent article featured on HealthTech highlights the ongoing telehealth efforts at Kaiser Permanente and provides insight into how other organizations can measure the return on investment of their telemedicine programs. Dennis Truong, MD, Telemedicine/Mobility director and an assistant physician-in-chief…
Convenience, Choice, Connectivity
Kaiser Permanente’s telehealth initiatives, with collaboration from our physicians, use technology to help improve quality care delivery to patients.
Pat Conolly, MD, Touts Kaiser Permanente’s Digital Engagement with Patients in CNBC Story
CNBC reported Saturday on the use of telemedicine by health care organizations, and quoted Pat Conolly, MD, The Permanente Federation’s chief information officer, on Kaiser Permanente’s successful engagement of patients through secure messaging with their personal physicians and virtual video…
Stroke Patients Receive Clot-Busting Medication Twice as Fast
Kaiser Permanente Northern California hospitals successfully implemented protocols and telemedicine to get critical treatment to patients, a study in the journal Stroke finds.
Innovation Snapshot: Ari Melmed, MD
Ari Melmed, MD, offers a look at how telehealth services at Kaiser Permanente Colorado help deliver high-quality care and services to patients.