Delivery Science – Page 2 – NCAL Research Spotlight

Partners of Newly Diagnosed Diabetes Patients More Likely to Adopt Healthy Behaviors

Partners of people with newly diagnosed diabetes are more likely to improve their health behaviors than partners of people without the disease, according to a large new Kaiser Permanente study published today in Annals of Family Medicine.

Empowering Data to Improve Health

July 2, 2018
Delivery Science, Health Policy, Prevention
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The Division of Research's Douglas Corley will be responsible for developing and implementing a new research program in The Permanente Medical Group that will advance the creation of evidence-driven strategies to improve the delivery of health care.

5 Questions for…Alyce Adams

June 20, 2018
5 Questions, Delivery Science, Disparities, Feature, Health disparities
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Alyce Adams, PhD, tackles 5 questions about the barriers to health care among vulnerable patient populations and her motivation towards finding solutions.

Caring for Adults with Autism

April 27, 2018
Adolescent Health, Autism, Delivery Science, Health disparities, Mental health
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April is Autism Awareness Month; a new body of Kaiser Permanente research highlights the needs of people with autism transitioning from pediatric to adult health care.

Rare Cancer Carefully Tracked and Treated

April 26, 2018
Cancer, Delivery Science, Informatics, Men’s health
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Technology allows a panel of urologists and oncologists to provide the most up-to-date treatment for every single person with testicular cancer at Kaiser Permanente Northern California.

Kaiser Permanente stroke patients receive clot-busting medication more than twice as fast as national rates

December 15, 2017
Cardiovascular, Comparative Effectiveness Research, Delivery Science, Press Release
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Kaiser Permanente hospitals in Northern California are delivering clot-busting medication to new stroke patients more than twice as fast as the national average. This follows the region-wide adoption of an integrated telemedicine program, according to new research published December 15 in the journal Stroke.

Patient portals a helping hand for families

November 22, 2017
Delivery Science, Health maintenance, Health Policy, Informatics
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A new study – designed with the direct assistance of Kaiser Permanente members who use kp.org – shows just how valuable the patient portal has become for helping family members to participate in each other’s care.

Delivery Science fellowship powers nuanced cancer care research

October 31, 2017
Cancer, Delivery Science, Health disparities
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Patients with cancer often face barriers to optimal care, and Devon Check, PhD, a second-year Delivery Science Fellow in the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research, seeks to understand these hurdles inside and out.

Targeted analysis program seeks quick answers to pressing health care questions

An innovative program based at the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research is breaking down barriers between researchers and clinical leadership, allowing them to work together on short-term projects that can directly and quickly impact care.

Physician researchers build bridges to health care innovation

David Vinson, MD, has been conducting research on nights and weekends for much of his 17-year career as an emergency-room physician in The Permanente Medical Group. A new program sponsored by TPMG will allow him to dedicate a portion of his clinical work week to research, while collaborating with investigators at the Division of Research.