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Kaiser eyes expansion in Oahu, has $320M statewide plan

Kaiser eyes expansion in Oahu, has $320M statewide plan

May 23, 2013 11:55 am by | 0 Comments

Kaiser Permanente Hawaii is in discussions with Moanalua Golf Club to acquire 10 acres of the course adjacent to its flagship Oahu hospital for $4 million.An aging population and expected ... Read more
Bad news/good news: Americans still hate their health plans, but a little less than before

Bad news/good news: Americans still hate their health plans, but a little less than before

March 18, 2013 9:45 am by | 0 Comments

Health plans, apparently, could stand to learn a few things from Publix and Trader Joe’s. The grocery chains garnered the top customer experience ratings in a new survey in which ... Read more
300,000 Kaiser patient files kept in party planner’s warehouse, home computers

300,000 Kaiser patient files kept in party planner’s warehouse, home computers

January 6, 2013 9:48 am by | 0 Comments

Federal and state officials are investigating whether healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente violated patient privacy in its work with an Indio couple who stored nearly 300,000 confidential hospital records for the ... Read more
Kaiser Permanante CEO explains DC expansion plan that includes e-visits, lab results on iPhones

Kaiser Permanante CEO explains DC expansion plan that includes e-visits, lab results on iPhones

November 3, 2012 8:06 am by | 0 Comments

George C. Halvorson, CEO of Kaiser Permanente, discusses his plans to invest a billion dollars in a Washington, D.C., expansion, his thoughts on premium cost comparisons, and the health law's ... Read more
7 digital health trends reflected in Rock Health’s new class

7 digital health trends reflected in Rock Health’s new class

October 25, 2012 2:49 pm by | 1 Comments

Kaiser Permanente is joining Mayo Clinic, KPCB, Genentech, UnitedHealth and others as a partner of digital health accelerator Rock Health, which revealed a new class of fresh-faced startups today.The 14 ... Read more
FDA clears first “smart pill” that senses when it’s been taken, sends data to wearable patch

FDA clears first “smart pill” that senses when it’s been taken, sends data to wearable patch

July 30, 2012 3:21 pm by | 1 Comments

Behold, convergence.A startup backed by the likes of Medtronic and Novartis has combined sensors with mobile technology, pharmaceuticals and medical devices to develop what’s being hyped as the U.S.’s first ... Read more
Innovation lab tests supply cart robots, facial recognition, and Doppler radar for monitoring preemies

Innovation lab tests supply cart robots, facial recognition, and Doppler radar for monitoring preemies

July 2, 2012 7:15 am by | 0 Comments

The Garfield Center is like the editorial department of a tech magazine: full of the latest gadgets.These three products got the biggest “wows” from our recent tour with business support ... Read more
4 smart hospital design ideas implemented and one expensive mistake avoided

4 smart hospital design ideas implemented and one expensive mistake avoided

June 28, 2012 7:47 am by | 0 Comments

There is a lot of room in the Kaiser Permanente’s The Sidney R. Garfield Health Care Innovation Center’s 37,000 square feet to test everything from robots for delivering supplies to ... Read more
Nurses strike talk heats up as Tufts nurses plan picket and rally (Morning read)

Nurses strike talk heats up as Tufts nurses plan picket and rally (Morning read)

March 16, 2011 8:30 am by | 0 Comments

Among today's current medical news, Amerisource Bergen is getting a new CEO; Roche buys diagnostics company PVT for $91 million; and TriCare, the health plan for military veterans, is targeted ... Read more
Kaiser Permanente Ohio Awards Thriving Communities Grants

Kaiser Permanente Ohio Awards Thriving Communities Grants

August 16, 2010 11:45 am by | 1 Comments

Cleveland, OH ’ Kaiser Permanente has awarded over $275,000 to 15 organizations serving communities in our nine county region in 2010. The recipients are Prevent Blindness Ohio; The Summa Foundation; ... Read more
Use of Health Information Technology Leads to Improved Care Quality

Use of Health Information Technology Leads to Improved Care Quality

July 8, 2010 2:59 pm by | 0 Comments

OAKLAND, Calif. ’ Secure patient-physician e-mail messaging improves the effectiveness of care for patients with diabetes and hypertension, according to new research by Kaiser Permanente. The study, published in the ... Read more
Kaiser Permanente Employees, Physicians Return to Gulf Coast, Renew Annual Commitment to Help Rebuild

Kaiser Permanente Employees, Physicians Return to Gulf Coast, Renew Annual Commitment to Help Rebuild

May 11, 2010 9:34 am by | 0 Comments

For the fourth straight year, Kaiser Permanente volunteers returned to the Gulf Coast to work in partnership with service organizations dedicated to rebuilding communities devastated in 2005 by Hurricanes Katrina ... Read more
Kaiser Permanente Launches Sustainability Scorecard for Medical Products

Kaiser Permanente Launches Sustainability Scorecard for Medical Products

May 4, 2010 10:25 am by | 0 Comments

Purchasing Initiative to Drive Sustainability and Workplace Safety, Designed to Improve the Public’s HealthOAKLAND, Calif. ’ Kaiser Permanente, committed to improving the health of its patients, workforce and communities, announced ... Read more
Kaiser Permanente Ranked No. 1 in Diversity Leadership for Second Consecutive Year

Kaiser Permanente Ranked No. 1 in Diversity Leadership for Second Consecutive Year

April 13, 2010 12:15 pm by | 0 Comments

Kaiser Permanente’s tradition of fostering diversity, inclusion, innovation and advocacy has again been recognized by Diversity MBA Magazine. For the second year in a row, the health care organization was ... Read more
Kaiser Permanente Lakewood Office Moving to Rocky River to Improve Service to Community

Kaiser Permanente Lakewood Office Moving to Rocky River to Improve Service to Community

April 7, 2010 2:44 pm by | 0 Comments

In order to accommodate our members, the Kaiser Permanente Lakewood office is relocating to 20575 Center Ridge Road, Rocky River, Ohio 44116, which is conveniently located approximately five miles away ... Read more