Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research News Archive 2017
December 2017
- Kaiser Permanente researchers explore patients’ marijuana use
- Dementia risk isn’t higher in people who take proton pump inhibitors
- Bariatric surgery may lower cancer risk in people with severe obesity
- KP Washington reduces use of antibiotics for upper respiratory infections
- 10 things you can do to prevent devastating falls
- Flucasting week 5: Predicting influenza severity
- Seattle to host premier health services meeting
November 2017
October 2017
- How can your neighborhood nudge you toward healthier behavior?
- SOS colon cancer screening program shows 5-year success
- Can kids be screened routinely for adverse childhood experiences?
- A core competency for health system researchers—striking a balance
- Helping teens — and their families — manage online health care
- Suicide risk: As predictable as getting struck by lightning?
- Flu shots boost your chances of staying well
September 2017
- Can mHealth improve primary care for alcohol use disorders?
- Single payer: Not the only path to health care for all
- KPWHRI shares in $17 million grant to improve breast screening
- CCHE joins project to build local clinic capacity faster and better
- New tool pinpoints diabetes patients at highest risk for hypoglycemia
- Breast screening reminders: One size does not fit all
- Attempted Obamacare repeal gets headlines—but more may affect health
August 2017
- Meditation and cognitive behavioral therapy pay off for back pain
- What’s wrong with the term ‘social determinants of health’?
- Revenge of the super-agers: Healthy living may avert dementia
- Opioid and pain management research expands with new hire
- CCHE uses strategic learning to evaluate Accountable Communities of Health
- Book review: There’s more to us than meets the eye
- ACT study plans new project on brain injury and dementia in veterans
July 2017
- Therapy-dog visits for kids with cancer: A safe way to induce smiles?
- Bike helmets & cycling paths: Reflections from an American in Holland
- Proactive boomers will ‘choose their own adventure’ in growing old
- How can we make advance care planning easier for patients and families?
- Learning Health System initiative weaves research into care delivery at KP Washington
- What young adults with advanced cancer are telling The Clare Project
June 2017
- Start making sense: Taking Action on Overuse
- Dr. Ed Wagner: A model of values-based leadership
- Can standardized CT scans improve safety?
- Dr. David C. Grossman appointed U.S. Preventive Services Task Force chair
- What would Flo do? Use nursing science to improve health and health care
- A mountain climber’s ‘adventures in knee pain’ lead to cycling
- Watch KPWHRI analyst run international ultramarathon on June 10
- Deep machine learning: Can it lead to cancer screening improvements?
May 2017
- Feedback-informed care: Mapping a new course for depression treatment
- Mom shares experience in Immunity Community
- Oprah shines light on Henrietta Lacks and the ethics of genetic research
- Bring a coworker on your bicycle commute. It'll all be downhill from there.
- NIH workshop will highlight real-world pragmatic trials
- Talk less, do more: Let’s start a movement in health care
- HCSRN 2017: Turning know-how into hope for health care
April 2017
- Diagnosing high blood pressure: Who knew it could be so complicated?
- How can we help primary care doctors refer to specialists appropriately?
- Diabetes self-management: Let’s keep helping diverse populations
- We’re committed to learning health systems at KPWHRI
- National Cancer Institute grants Erin Bowles Research Specialist Award
- Breast cancer screening choice made easier by research-design team
March 2017
- SPARCC ignites change for equitable communities in 6 major cities
- Patient-researcher helps advance care for other breast cancer survivors
- Cost-of-care conversations: How can health care be more transparent?
- Do the right thing: Let’s confront both health care underuse and overuse
- Behavioral Health Integration: Empowered MAs are at the forefront
- This flu season is bad — get vaccinated!
February 2017
- Kaiser Permanente’s acquisition of Group Health is good for research
- How can we use technology to support patients after bariatric surgery?
- Watch our new video, ‘The Community Resource Specialist role’
- How to boost rates of cancer screening among Latinas and Black women?
- ‘Follow the money’ to reduce cost and improve health care
January 2017
- Group Health’s top 10 research findings of 2016
- Avoid fake news — find accurate health policy information here
- Macklemore, John Oliver join opioid epidemic awareness fight
- What if we could transform society with more equitable health care?
- Start volunteering in health care and one thing can lead to another
- Lessons in gratitude: Even small gestures can mean a lot
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