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The Increasing Discovery of Lung Nodules: What It Means for Physicians and Patients
November 15, 2015Read more...Due to the increasing use of chest CT scanning and improved methods for detection, lung nodules are now found more frequently as part of routine clinical practice, according to a study by Kaiser Permanente in Southern California. But there hasn’t been an increase in the diagnosis of cancerous nodules.
Kaiser Permanente Study Finds Obesity Rates Decline Among Children and Teens in Southern California
September 25, 2015Read more...PASADENA, Calif., – A new study from Kaiser Permanente found a small but significant decline in the percentage of young people who are overweight and obese in Southern California. The decline was seen across all ages, races and ethnicities, but was less pronounced in girls, adolescents, Hispanic and black children, according to the results published
Patient Safety and Quality Program Helps Overcome Care Gaps to Identify Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
July 31, 2015Read more...Kaiser Permanente’s quest for quality improvement is at the center of a recent study published by the American Journal of Medicine. Kaiser Permanente Southern California developed Creatinine SureNet, a program designed to ensure that patients with an abnormal kidney function measurement received a follow-up evaluation.
Higher Quality Screening Colonoscopies Associated With Lower Lifetime Risk of Colorectal Cancer and Death
June 16, 2015Read more...PASADENA, Calif. – Improving colonoscopy quality through higher detection rates for a particular type of polyp may be associated with as much as a 60 percent lower lifetime risk of colorectal cancer incidence and death without increasing overall care costs, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association
Shingles Vaccine Associated with Reduced Risk of Long-Term Pain Among Patients
June 2, 2015Read more...PASADENA, Calif. – People who received a vaccination for shingles (also known as herpes zoster) but still contracted shingles had a lower risk of developing post-herpetic neuralgia (or PHN), a potentially long lasting and painful complication of the condition. The Kaiser Permanente study was published today in The Journal of Infectious Diseases. This study demonstrates
Study Finds Gestational Diabetes Associated with Greater Risk of Autism in Children
April 14, 2015Read more...PASADENA, Calif. – Children whose mothers developed gestational diabetes by the 26th week of pregnancy were at increased risk of developing autism later in life, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers examined the electronic health records of more than 322,000 ethnically diverse children
Kaiser Permanente Receives Grant to Monitor Smokers for Potentially Cancerous Growths
March 23, 2015Read more...PASADENA, Calif. – The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) recently awarded Kaiser Permanente $14.4 million to compare strategies for active surveillance of current and former smokers to scan for potentially cancerous small growths in the lungs. Current guidelines recommend that smokers and former smokers undergo lung cancer screening, which can identify these small growths (or
Expanding Blood Pressure Screenings Beyond Primary Care Can Improve Hypertension Detection
March 18, 2015Read more...PASADENA, Calif. – Expanding blood pressure screenings to non-primary care settings can help identify more patients with high blood pressure, commonly called hypertension, and could contribute to better hypertension control and management, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in The Journal of Clinical Hypertension. Researchers examined the electronic health records of 1,076,000 Kaiser
New Health Care Delivery Model for Prostate Cancer Care Results in Improved Quality, Better Outcomes for Patients
February 26, 2015Read more...PASADENA, Calif., – A comprehensive, population-based regional health care management program for men with prostate cancer who are members of Kaiser Permanente Southern California has led to improved outcomes, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in the journal Urology Practice. While prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death among men, providing