Tapping the Power and Potential of Technology Together
Digital technology is revolutionizing our world in ways we are only beginning to realize. Recently Kaiser Permanente Chairman and CEO…
Taking Bids on Hospital of the Future
As Silicon Valley’s main hospital system and insurer, KP has been working with tech companies to respond to patient demands,…
Virtual Care Lets Physicians Provide Care Anytime, Anywhere
The world of health care is changing. Telehealth options such as video visits, phone visits, and email consultations are growing…
The Future of Care Delivery
You walk in, verify at a kiosk that you’ve already checked in and paid, plug in your laptop at the…
New resource to help identify and address social and non-medical needs
Today marks the launch of the Social Interventions Research & Evaluation Network (SIREN) website, a new resource for health services researchers,…
What’s the Outdoor Industry’s Role in Healthcare Reform?
What's the Outdoor Industry's Role in Healthcare Reform? An article recently published by RootRated.com, explores what efforts have been made to…
Germ-free flying
It's Spring Break and you’re about to board a metal tube flying 40,000 feet above the ground at 575 mph,…
When Conventional Wisdom Becomes Outdated: How new perioperative guidelines can save time, pain, and cost
Maurice Cates, MD, is an Orthopedic Surgeon at Kaiser Permanente's Fredrick Medical Center. He is the chief of orthopedic surgery for the District of Columbia…
Taking Predictive Analytics to the Next Level
Using Predictive Analytics in health care holds huge promise for improving care quality and outcomes for patients. This type of…
Hospitals target nutrition, other social needs to boost health
Kaiser Permanente's Nirav Shah, MD, MPH, spoke with USA Today about the social determinants of health, and shared some of…