Podcast: High tech with a human touch
Listen to the latest Permanente Medicine Podcast as Permanente physicians Amanda Williams, MD, MPH, and Najeh Ahmad, MD, MPH, share their experience of being doctors on social media.
A curious mind
Permanente Federation Chief Information Officer Ed Lee, MD, continuously searches science and technology for ways to improve patient care.
Amanda Williams, MD, shares insights on delivery due dates for babies in New York Times article
Permanente obstetrician-gynecologist Amanda Williams, MD, MPH, comments on the attention to due dates and factors to consider in a recent New York Times article.
New paper outlines a roadmap for machine learning in clinical care
A group of physicians, including Vincent Liu, MD, MS, research scientist at Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Northern California, recently published a roadmap for the responsible use of machine-learning-based interventions.
World-class care for athletes of all kinds
Kaiser Permanente’s integrated care model provides patients – from elite athletes to everyday fitness enthusiasts – with state-of-the-art sports medicine care to get them back in the game.
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.