Press Release: Oregon’s First Virtual Cardiac Rehab Program Aims To Save Lives And Keep Patients Out Of The Hospital
Cardiovascular rehabilitation programs that include exercise and lifestyle coaching can reduce heart-related deaths by 25%.
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Press Release: Kaiser Permanente Names New Chairman, CEO
The Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals Boards of Directors have named Gregory A. Adams as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the organization, one of America’s leading integrated health care providers and nonprofit health plans.
Press Release: Kaiser Permanente Northwest Accelerates Focus on Genomic Research
Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research (CHR) today announced the formation of a brand new department of Translational and Applied Genomics (TAG).
Kaiser Permanente Has Highest‑Rated Health Plans in Oregon and Washington
Rankings announced by National Committee for Quality Assurance; to be published in major consumer magazine
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest’s Medicare and commercial (private) health plans are ranked number one in quality and performance among health plans in Oregon and Washington, and third and fifth respectively in the nation, according to the National Committee for Quality Assurance (
Lifestyle Intervention Helps People Taking Antipsychotic Medications Lose Weight and Reduce Diabetes Risk
People with serious mental illnesses already at higher risk for obesity; medications that control their symptoms often lead to additional weight gain
People taking antipsychotic medications for serious mental illnesses lost significant amounts of weight and improved their glucose levels by participating in a lifestyle-change program, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health and published online in the American Journal o
Press Release: Kaiser Permanente Northwest Marketing, Sales & Business Development Executive, Mark Charpentier, to Retire
Note: In an earlier article published in The Lund Report, financial records filed with the Oregon Insurance Division showed that Charpentier walked away with the largest jump in
Oregon’s Number One Health Plan Announces Expansion to Eugene
Lane County residents will have a new health care option that combines top-quality care with award-winning health coverage. Kaiser Permanente announced today that it plans to open a medical office in Eugene by late 2015.
Simple, At-Home Test Will Detect Most Colorectal Cancers
Largest and most comprehensive review of ‘FIT’ finds it is an effective cancer-screening tool
Tests that require patients to collect a single stool sample at home and then send it to a lab for analysis will detect about 79 percent of colorectal cancers, according to a new evidence review published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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