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Clinical fellows launch 6 projects to reduce medical overuseA new program aims to reduce unnecessary care for vulnerable patients such as back pain imaging, opioid use, and more.
MacColl Center, low-value care, medical overuse, value champions
2019-10-15
What drives Karen Wernli to study breast cancer?This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Karen Wernli reflects on her cancer research, centered on patients and access.
breast cancer, Karen Wernli, patient centeredness
2019-10-14
- Primary care improvement expert to lead MacColl Center
New director brings deep expertise from innovative work with community health centers and national delivery systems and networks.
MacColl Center, primary care improvement, practice improvement
2019-10-08
Stopping violence: What can health care do right now?Dr. David Grossman, with Dr. Bechara Choucair, has ideas for reducing harm to patients and the workforce
suicide, guns, firearm injury, homicide, violence prevention
2019-10-07
NIH awards KPWHRI 3 HEAL grants totaling over $15 millionDrs. DeBar, Bradley, and Sherman will lead projects in major new initiative to tackle national opioid crisis.
NIH, opioid crisis, HEAL initiative
2019-10-01
Watch our new video, ‘Research for the rest of us’Drs. Neely Williams and David Arterburn talk about how important patient involvement is to the PCORnet Bariatric Study.
bariatric surgery, obesity, patient engagement
2019-09-23
Diabetes is more common among minorities at lower weightsAt normal weight, Pacific Islanders are 3 times likelier than whites to have diabetes, Kaiser Permanente research finds
diabetes, weight, racial disparities
2019-09-19
