Permanente Medicine

MAY 22, 2025

May 22, 2025 — The Permanente Federation has appointed Letitia Bridges, MD, MBA , to the National Permanente Leadership Team as executive vice president and chief quality officer and co-chair of the Kaiser Permanente National Quality Committee. Dr. Bridges joined SCPMG in 2008. million members.

Appointment 52

Appointment Board-Certified Patient-Centered Integrated Care 52

The Clinical Problem Solvers

APRIL 24, 2025

Dr. Benton mentors clinical and research physicians, fellows, and postdoctoral trainees. Simon, MD, MPH , is Boston’s inaugural Chief Behavioral Health Officer, appointed by Mayor Michelle Wu. He Additionally, he consults with federal agencies on mental health system design and practices.  Dr. Kevin M. 2022;31(2):211-221.

Mental Health 52

Mental Health Community Hospital Appointment 52

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Substance use disorder is one of those complex issues in which clinical practice is changing rapidly. Sach Kale set up an outpatient clinic focused on substance use disorder for patients with cancer. Do you need to be an addiction medicine trained physician to start such a clinic (no: Sach is not). What do they do?

Patients 72

Patients Clinic Patient-Centered Illness 72

GeriPal

JULY 20, 2023

And the Ryan Haight Act I think was passed in 2008, which was in response to a young person who died of an opioid overdose. But in California where I practice medical aid and dying is legal and similar to other issues that are controversial in some places, many physicians do not prescribe or do visits for medical aid and dying consultations.

Telemedicine 73

Telemedicine Telehealth Patient-Centered Board-Certified 73