Video: KP scientists on electronic health records By Janet Byron, Senior Communications Specialist, KP NCAL Division of Research Kaiser Permanente’s electronic health records are world-renowned for their pivotal role in providing integrated care, and now new research confirms that the…
A Division of Research study may lead toward less gestational diabetes. Interview by Lynn Mundell, editor, Inside KP Northern California Monique Hedderson, PhD, a research scientist at the region’s Division of Research (DOR), has been building her research career around…
Rates of diagnosed diabetes are much higher among some Asian subgroups than is apparent when aggregating all Asians as a whole, according to a new study by the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research and the University of California,…
DOR researchers found that the use of electronic health records at 17 Northern California medical centers was associated with significant improvements in diabetes care and outcomes. Published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the study demonstrated that electronic health records…
Depression in patients with diabetes is associated with a substantively increased risk of development of dementia compared to those with diabetes alone, according to Andrew Karter, PhD and Rachel Whitmer, PhD. The researchers collaborated with the University of Washington on…
Jenna Burton, a research associate for the Division of Research on a gestational diabetes study, founded a bicycling group for East Bay African-Americans called Red Bike & Green. Her family history of diabetes has spurred her to pursue a healthy…
