Kaiser Permanente - Health and Health Research Radio

Doug Bonacum, Kaiser Permanente's vice president of Safety Management, discusses the current state of patient safety at Kaiser Permanente and across the health care industry, as well as what else can be done to ensure a safer health system in the future.

October is National Domestic Violence Prevention Month. To help bring attention to the issue of domestic violence, Dr. McCaw discussed the issue in this News Center podcast.

The Garfield Center is a one-of-a-kind living laboratory where human-centered design ideas are developed and tested in a safe, mocked-up clinical environment. The center is named for Sidney R. Garfield, MD, Kaiser Permanente's founding physician.

Kenney devoted an entire chapter of his best-selling book to 'Kaiser Permanente and the Future of Health Care'. Find out why.

A strong social network of family and friends is associated with a lower risk of dementia, says a Kaiser Permanente study published in the American Journal of Public Health.

Scientists at Kaiser Permanente's Division of Research will assemble tens of thousands of DNA samples into a vast databank and study how lifestyle, environment, and genes all work together to affect health.

Hospital-based palliative care programs result in higher patient satisfaction, improved communications, and fewer Intensive Care Unit admissions, according to a Kaiser Permanente Colorado study.

Mothers who reported sleeping five hours or less per day when their babies were six months old had a threefold higher risk of substantial weight retention, according to a study by Kaiser Permanente and Harvard Medical School.

Kaiser Permanente sources thousands of patient meals with fresh, locally grown produce. For organic food pioneers within Kaiser Permanente, that means talking directly to farmers about how Kaiser Permanente can help support sustainable agriculture.

Trina Histon, practice leader for weight management in Kaiser Permanente's Care Management Institute, shares her ideas about healthy eating, active living, and 'The Incredible Adventures of the Amazing Food Detective.'