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

Permanente Medicine

Visionary physician leader to oversee national coordinated efforts that support and advance Kaiser Permanente’s acclaimed levels of high-quality care OAKLAND, Calif., Bridges oversees coordination of national clinical quality care programs across Kaiser Permanente for its 12.6 million members.

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Maria Ansari, MD, FACC, named to Modern Healthcare’s list of 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives

Permanente Medicine

Ansari’s leadership in physician wellness, patient outcomes, care experience, and more include: Overseeing deployment of ambient AI listening technology to 25,000 Permanente physicians — an innovation that improves the patient experience and reduces clerical work and physician burnout.

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Substance Use Disorder in Aging and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Jessica Merlin, Devon Check

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Even if the cancer gets cured, they’re not going to become their buprenorphine prescriber, the palliative care consultant. I would like them to get married and unite, and have this real integrated care model. Should they? Katie: Yeah. Eric: Great. Devon: Certainly agree with Katie’s wishlist.

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