Dr. Ansari on physicians’ shifting attitudes toward work
Maria Ansari, MD, FACC, tells The Wall Street Journal that young physicians are increasingly interested in virtual work, reflecting a shift in work attitudes.
How value-based care improves breast cancer survival rates
The Permanente Federation co-CEO Maria Ansari MD, FACC, writes that physician-led, value-based care drives early detection and improves breast cancer survival rates.
Jamal Rana, MD, and Stephen Sidney, MD, discuss effects of marijuana, vaping on the heart
The physician-researchers with The Permanente Medical Group recently commented on a Cardiology Today story about inconclusive evidence on the possible cardiovascular impacts of marijuana use and vaping.
Suzy Fitzgerald, MD, co-authors article on disaster response in wake of California wildfires
Suzy Fitzgerald, MD, emergency medicine physician with The Permanente Medical Group (TPMG) and regional emergency management training director for Kaiser Permanente Northern California, recently co-wrote an article in the Harvard Business Review on how Kaiser Permanente prepares for disasters following California’s recent wildfires.
Region recognized for surgical care innovations
The Kaiser Permanente Northern California Total Joint Home Recovery and Surgical Home Recovery programs earned top honors from the National Committee for Quality Assurance at their 2019 Innovation Awards.
Theodore Levin, MD, featured on National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable
The National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable recognized Kaiser Permanente as one of 6 recipients of their National Achievement Awards announced last week in a Facebook Live broadcast. The award is a national honor that highlights leadership to increase colorectal cancer screening rates across the United States; March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
Sharon Mowat, MD, Highlighted As Prominent Community Member
In its most recent issue, 110° Magazine featured Sharon Mowat, MD, as a prominent local figure for her work as a Permanente physician. The Country Costa County magazine interviewed her about her unexpected journey to medicine and why she enjoys…