Mammography AI may have a role in breast cancer risk prediction
Artificial intelligence algorithms used to read mammograms were a better predictor of a woman’s future breast cancer risk than a commonly used risk assessment tool.
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Division of Research Spotlight
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.
Remote telemonitoring for patients with heart failure did not prevent hospitalizations
New Kaiser Permanente study highlights the need to closely evaluate outcomes associated with the implementation of new technologies.
Study finds more patients sought addiction treatment for drug use during early pandemic
More Kaiser Permanente Northern California patients sought out addiction treatment during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, compared with a similar period in 2019.
Treating common stomach bacteria reduces risk of stomach cancer
Kaiser Permanente reports findings from the first large community-based study in the U.S. to assess the effect of H. pylori treatment on stomach cancer incidence.
COVID-19 vaccination was effective in children, adolescents during 2021
A large study of U.S. children and teens who received the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine finds that it was effective through much of 2021, but waned over time, especially as the omicron variant became dominant in 2022. Teens who received a booster dose regained some protection.
Emergency physicians correctly identify patients with lung blood clots who should be hospitalized
Kaiser Permanente study finds doctors use factors beyond risk stratification tools to determine if a patient can safely be treated at home.
Better outcomes seen in people with severe aortic stenosis who have scheduled common valve procedure
New research from Kaiser Permanente finds patients who need an emergency transcatheter aortic valve replacement have greater risks.
Doctors less likely to ask women about their drinking
Among patients who reported problem levels of drinking alcohol, women were less likely than men to have a conversation with their doctors about it, according to a study in the journal Addiction from Kaiser Permanent researchers.
Widely used triage method overestimates severity of a quarter of emergency department patients
A Kaiser Permanente study looking at the application of the Emergency Severity Index — a method commonly used to triage emergency department patients — found some imprecision, suggesting there may be an opportunity for the ESI to be updated.
Atrial fibrillation may increase risk for dementia
Large Kaiser Permanente study finds a 13% greater risk of being diagnosed with dementia after a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation, with stronger associations seen in younger, healthier people.