Progress toward eliminating hepatitis C
Permanente physicians take an innovative approach to screening and treating hepatitis C on a path to eventually eliminating the infection among patients.
Fast response to save a heart
Quick, compassionate, and coordinated care from Kaiser Permanente and Permanente specialists helped save the life of a heart-attack patient.
Clinical tool accurately predicts children’s appendicitis risk in emergency rooms
A risk calculator validated at Kaiser Permanente Northern California Emergency Departments may help safely avoid unnecessary CT scans in children 5 and older.
Teledermatology: delivering fast, high-quality care to fight skin cancer
Technology and roving dermatologists at Kaiser Permanente Northern California help primary care physicians examine skin conditions.
The price is wrong
Sameer Awsare, MD, associate executive director at The Permanente Medical Group, addresses the need to curb prices on biologics to protect patients.
Jeffrey Velotta, MD, quoted in HealthLeaders on regionalizing lung cancer surgery
Jeffrey Velotta, MD, discusses in a HealthLeaders article published this week how Kaiser Permanente improved lung cancer surgery outcomes by shifting patients to five centers of excellence for thoracic surgery. In the story, “How Kaiser Permanente Regionalized Lung Surgery,” Dr.…
Jeffrey Velotta, MD, presents findings on effects of regionalizing lung cancer surgery
A study looking at the latest innovation of consolidating lung cancer surgeries by location in Kaiser Permanente Northern California showed regionalizing these procedures was feasible for the organization and effective for patients, resulting in shorter hospital stays and fewer complications.…
Virtual poison experts available 24/7
Medical toxicologists with The Permanente Medical Group are using their expertise to save lives and reduce lengths of stay.
Metrics and good medicine
Steve Olson, MD, educates Permanente physicians on the importance of data integrity through his management of health statistical reporting.
Randy Bergen, MD, shares societal benefits of immunization on Healthline
Randy Bergen, MD, a pediatrician with The Permanente Medical Group, speaks about the societal benefits of immunization in a Healthline story, “This Is What Happens When Children Don’t Get Vaccinated.”