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Letitia Bridges, MD, MBA, appointed to chief quality officer at The Permanente Federation

Permanente Medicine

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. million members.

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Patient Testimonial – Cheryl Goble

Logansport Memorial Hospital

Erica immediately recommended (and assisted in setting up) a consultation with Monica Davis, NP at LMH Wound Care. An answer to prayers – I scheduled an appointment with Monica and following a CT scan and consult with Dr.True, he performed a debridement and placed a wound vac. This surgery occurred on September 3, 2024.

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Episode 384: Antiracism in Medicine – Episode 26 – Racial and Gender Health Disparities in Youth Suicide: Part 1

The Clinical Problem Solvers

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.  Bridging Gaps in Follow-up Appointments After Hospitalization and Youth Suicide: Mental Health Care Disparities Matter.

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From Surgeries To Keeping Company: The Place Of Robots In Healthcare

The Medical Futurist

They have started a large-scale clinical trial involving 10,000 patients, expected to last two years, with plans to obtain CE marking by the end of 2024. With remote-controlled medical robots, caretakers can interact with their patients, check on their living conditions and the need for further appointments.

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Episode 392: Antiracism in Medicine – Episode 27 – Racial and Gender Health Disparities in Youth Suicide: Part 2

The Clinical Problem Solvers

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.  Bridging Gaps in Follow-up Appointments After Hospitalization and Youth Suicide: Mental Health Care Disparities Matter.

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Price Limits, Affordability Boards, Penalties, Oh My: Minnesota Enacts Sweeping Drug Pricing Reforms

FDA Law Blog

Initial appointments to both the Board and advisory council will occur by January 1, 2024. Prescription Drug Affordability Board The law also establishes a nine-member Prescription Drug Affordability Board and an 18-member stakeholder advisory council to provide advice to the Board on drug cost issues.

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RCT of Palliative Care for Heart Failure and Lung Disease: David Bekelman and Lyndsay DeGroot

GeriPal

ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. So, the docs actually wrote orders for tests, medications, consults. And I think, probably, for a lot of specialty palliative care teams, it’s a lot of focus on getting the physician to see the consult. For any MOC questions, please email moc@ucsf.edu.