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.
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.
Northwest Permanente’s Matthew H. Richards, MD, discusses Thrive Local
Matthew Richards, MD, chief of resource management for Northwest Permanente and regional physician lead for Care Without Delay at Sunnyside Medical Center in Oregon, delved into social determinants of health and Kaiser Permanente’s Thrive Local initiative on a recent edition of “What They’re Watching” on the State of Reform site.
Imelda Dacones, MD, shares how Kaiser Permanente addresses social determinants of health through ‘Thrive Local’
Imelda Dacones, MD, president and CEO of Northwest Permanente (NWP), joined other health care experts earlier this week in Washington, D.C. at the U.S. News Healthcare of Tomorrow conference, which focused on social determinants of health often looking at factors such as housing, transportation, and access to health food.
Imelda Dacones, MD, highlights the importance of Kaiser Permanente’s new Thrive Local social health network
Kaiser Permanente’s recent launch of Thrive Local – the most comprehensive, far-reaching social health network of its kind – promises to improve the health of individual patients and impact social determinants of health on a grand scale, according to Imelda Dacones, MD, Northwest Permanente’s president and chief executive officer, who is quoted in a recent HealthLeaders story.
Kaiser Permanente launches social health network to address needs on a broad scale
We announce the development of a transformative social health network to help millions address social needs such as food, housing, and transportation.