Delivery Science – Page 2 – NCAL Research Spotlight

For stomach cancer patients, a regionalized cancer care program can improve survival

New study describes how patients and physicians benefitted when Kaiser Permanente Northern California established a virtual, multidisciplinary gastric cancer team.

New tool for early identification of COVID-19 surges

July 26, 2021
COVID19, Delivery Science, Hospital systems, Infectious disease, Informatics, Press Release, Uncategorized
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Health systems could use data from routine clinical care to identify the onset of upcoming COVID-19 surges as many as 6 weeks before they occur, Kaiser Permanente researchers found in a study published in the journal BMJ Open.

Continuous glucose monitors help patients manage type 2 diabetes

June 2, 2021
Delivery Science, Diabetes, Endocrinology, Health maintenance, Uncategorized
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New Kaiser Permanente study finds continuous glucose monitors are associated with improved blood sugar control and fewer visits to the emergency room for hypoglycemia in type 2 diabetes patients treated with insulin.

5 Questions for . . . Andy Avins

May 4, 2021
5 Questions, Comparative Effectiveness Research, Delivery Science, Health Policy, Prevention, Uncategorized
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Andy Avins, MD, MPH, has been studying what works, and what doesn't, in medical care ever since a chance encounter in the hospital library with a journal that introduced him to the concept of evidence-based medicine.

Most stroke patients with severe symptoms could seemingly be treated at a primary stroke center

May 3, 2021
Critical care, Delivery Science, Emergency department, Neurological, Stroke, Uncategorized
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Even if emergency personnel were able to use the best stroke assessment tool available, most patients taken directly by ambulance to a comprehensive stroke center could have been treated at a primary stroke center instead, a new Kaiser Permanente study suggests.

Artificial intelligence can help improve care for people with heart disease

April 15, 2021
Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular Disease, Delivery Science
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Kaiser Permanente study shows computerized interpretation of doctors’ echocardiogram reports can identify patients with aortic stenosis.

Pandemic increased mail order pharmacy use by people with diabetes, but racial disparities persist

April 13, 2021
COVID19, Delivery Science, Diabetes, Disparities, Health disparities, Social determinants
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Kaiser Permanente study finds less use among Black, Hispanic, and Hawaiian/Pacific Islander patients compared to white and Asian patients.

New tool helps emergency medicine physicians provide more personalized care to patients with chest pain

March 31, 2021
Cardiovascular, Delivery Science, Emergency department, Stroke
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Kaiser Permanente researchers have developed a more precise way to assess a patient's risk of a heart attack, stroke, or other major heart-related problem within the next 60 days.

Reducing deaths from colorectal cancer

March 26, 2021
Colon Cancer, Delivery Science, Gastroenterology, Podcast
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KP Research Radio speaks with research scientist and gastroenterologist Jeffrey K. Lee, MD, MAS, about the studies that led to Kaiser Permanente’s successful screening program.

Heart failure hospitalizations and deaths vary by race and ethnicity

January 25, 2021
Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular Disease, Delivery Science, Disparities, Health disparities, Uncategorized
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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.