Delivery Science – Page 2 – NCAL Research Spotlight

Filling in evidence gaps about preventive care

January 27, 2022
Delivery Science, Health Policy, Prevention, Uncategorized
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A new report from a consensus committee headed by Kaiser Permanente Division of Research Director Tracy Lieu, MD, MPH, for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM), makes recommendations to accelerate the research needed to fill evidence gaps for clinical preventive services.

Some pulmonary embolism patients effectively treated in primary care

January 12, 2022
Cardiovascular, Delivery Science, Emergency department, Hospital systems, Press Release
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Some people who get blood clots in their lungs may be able to skip a visit to the emergency department and be managed safely by their primary care physicians, a new Kaiser Permanente analysis suggests.

Spinal anesthesia improves recovery outcomes in outpatient joint replacement

January 6, 2022
Delivery Science, Pain management, Press Release, Uncategorized
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Patients undergoing outpatient total hip and knee replacement surgery had improved recovery outcomes when receiving spinal anesthesia compared with general anesthesia, a Kaiser Permanente study found.

A researcher’s career improving hospital care began with the youngest patients

December 9, 2021
Delivery Science, Health Policy, Hospital systems, Informatics
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Gabriel Escobar, MD, retires in December after 30 years as a research scientist with DOR and as regional director for hospital operations research for Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC).

Similar follow-up after telemedicine and office visits

November 16, 2021
Delivery Science, Informatics, Press Release, Telehealth, Uncategorized
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Patients who made appointments to see their primary care doctors by video or over the phone did not seek substantially more follow-up care overall than those who had traditional in-person visits, according to Kaiser Permanente research published November 16 in JAMA Network Open.

Risk score assigns surgery patients to best level of preoperative counseling

November 11, 2021
Critical care, Delivery Science, Informatics, Press Release, Uncategorized
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A clinical decision support tool developed with predictive analytics could lead to more consistent patient preparation for elective surgery and reduce complications, according to Kaiser Permanente research published Nov. 10 in Annals of Surgery.

Patients who need language interpretation less likely to initially choose a video visit

November 4, 2021
Delivery Science, Telehealth, Uncategorized
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Patients with limited English proficiency who need a language interpreter for a telemedicine visit were less likely to choose a video visit for their first time than patients who did not need an interpreter, Kaiser Permanente research found.

Diverse new class of postdoctoral fellows adds to research strength

October 19, 2021
Cancer, Children’s health, Delivery Science, Dementia, Informatics, Social determinants, Uncategorized, Women’s health
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The Kaiser Permanente Division of Research postdoctoral research program drew one of its largest-ever classes of fellows this year, building the strength of DOR's research portfolio. Seven fellows cover fields from diet to dementia, cancer to clinical informatics, to women's and children's health, and more.

Researchers conduct largest-ever study of abdominal aortic aneurysms

September 20, 2021
Cardiovascular, Delivery Science, Uncategorized
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Physician researcher Robert Chang, MD, used a Kaiser Permanente Northern California patient registry to determine a patient's risk of having a large abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture.