Artificial intelligence can help improve care for people with heart disease
Kaiser Permanente study shows computerized interpretation of doctors’ echocardiogram reports can identify patients with aortic stenosis.
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The Kaiser Permanente Division of Research conducts, publishes, and disseminates epidemiologic and health services research to improve the health and medical care of Kaiser Permanente members and society at large. We seek to understand the determinants of illness and well-being, and to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of health care. Currently, DOR’s 550-plus staff is working on more than 350 epidemiological and health services research projects.
Stroke rate four times higher in Black young and middle-aged adults, compared to whites
Kaiser Permanente research shows the need for increased education about the dangers of high blood pressure.
Heart failure hospitalizations and deaths vary by race and ethnicity
Black patients with heart failure have higher rates of hospitalization for heart failure but lower rates of death than white patients with heart failure, a new Kaiser Permanente study shows.
Long-term exposure to air pollution increases risk of dying from heart disease and stroke
New study is first to quantify and compare the effects of long-term exposure to small particle pollution on risk for different types of cardiovascular disease.
