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OAKLAND, Calif. (April 17, 2024) —Physician leaders from Kaiser Permanente and ECRI will share their insights on patient and clinician safety during a free Permanente Live webinar on May 1, 2024. Hosted by The Permanente Federation Executive Vice President Stephen Parodi, MD, and featuring ECRI President and CEO Marcus Schabacker, MD, PhD, this complimentary virtual fireside chat will examine strategies to address the multiple threats to patient, physician, and clinician safety, including supply chain disruptions, workforce shortages, rising violence, and burnout. This fireside chat will also ..read more

Improving health care access, supporting physician wellness, and leading effectively are challenges on the minds of most physician leaders in a post-pandemic world. In a recent Becker’s Healthcare Podcast, Stephen Parodi, MD, associate executive director for The Permanente Medical Group, discussed ways to harness health care innovation, innovative technologies, and courageous physician leadership to address these challenges.   “Top of mind for me is health care access and finding the right combination between what we offer virtually, whether that’s secure message or email, telephone, vide ..read more

By Stephen Parodi, MD  Stephen Parodi, MD As Permanente physician leaders, we are responsible for helping shape the future of care. We test innovative care models, author peer-reviewed papers with evidence-based best practices, mentor early career physicians, and advocate for a more effective health system.   Last week, Permanente Medical Group executive medical directors and physician leaders met with members of Congress and their staff in Washington, D.C., urging them to support physicians and other clinicians by advancing medical innovation and addressing factors contributing ..read more

Federation co-CEOs Maria Ansari, MD, FACC, and Ramin Davidoff, MD, share keys to high-quality, patient-centered care The Permanente Medicine Podcast kicks off its 2024 season with a special extended episode featuring Maria Ansari, MD, FACC, and Ramin Davidoff, MD, co-CEOs of The Permanente Federation. Together, they share their leadership insights and vision for achieving excellence in Permanente Medicine. As co-CEOs of the Federation, Dr. Ansari and Dr. Davidoff help guide a strategic vision that supports the work of more than 24,000 Permanente physicians and 90,000 staff who serve 12.5 mi ..read more

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Bruce Wollman, MD, FACR Bruce Wollman, MD, FACR Precision, or “individualized” medicine, combines a complex array of data that considers genetic, environmental, and lifestyle information to develop a customized care plan for patients. This technology is perfect for an integrated, value-based health care system like Kaiser Permanente, where silos are broken down through care coordination and quality of care is prioritized over fee-for-service quantity. This January, the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group was privileged to host Congressman Jamie Raskin at the new Kaiser Permanente molecular l ..read more

Nkem Chukwumerije, MD During a recent virtual panel titled “Navigating the Future of DEI,” Nkem Chukwumerije, MD, MPH, FACP, national physician lead for Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity for the Permanente Medical Groups, said it’s as important to focus on inclusion in health care as on diversity to keep people interested in health equity efforts. “When you really focus on inclusion, I’ve found that more people get [engaged] than when you focus more on diversity,” Dr. Chukwumerije told a virtual panel of fellow health care leaders. The panel participants — named to Modern Healthcare’s list of T ..read more

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Sameer Awsare, MD, FACP, associate executive director of The Permanente Medical Group (TPMG), recently shared with biopharma industry site Pink Sheet how adopting biosimilars in an integrated model can help curb rising health care costs for patients while maintaining safety and quality of care. He described how in just one week last year, Kaiser Permanente successfully switched nearly 90% of its commercial and Medicare members from the biologic drug Humira to the equally safe and effective — but less expensive — biosimilar drug Amjevita. Dr. Awsare estimated that the innovative move saved Kais ..read more