Eric B. Larson, MD, MPH, coauthored a blog post about the potential of technology being harnessed by individuals to be used to address their social needs:
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A roundup of the University of Washington’s most impactful research in 2019 featured an innovative opioid-use-reduction program led by Michael Parchman, MD, MPH, with UW researchers:
Julie Richards, PhD, and Gregory Simon, MD, MPH, discuss their research toward “Zero Suicide,” which point to the importance of closely monitoring alcohol use in patients seeking psychiatric care:
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Rachel Winer, PhD, and Diana Buist, PhD, found that at-home self-testing for human papillomavirus was linked to a 50 percent increase in screening for cervical cancer in Kaiser Permanente Washington women patients who had been overdue for screening:
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Michael Jackson, PhD, appears, describing Learning Health System Program work to identify and contact patients at highest risk of being hospitalized with the flu—and urge them to be vaccinated:
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Rachel Winer, PhD, and Diana Buist, PhD, found that at-home self-testing for human papillomavirus was linked to a 50 percent increase in screening for cervical cancer in Kaiser Permanente Washington women patients who had been overdue for screening:
Lu Chen, PhD, was interviewed about her research debunking the myth that tight brassieres have anything to do with risk for breast cancer:
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Eric B. Larson, MD, MPH, was interviewed about his research on preventing dementia:
Rita Mangione-Smith, MD, MPH, was interviewed about her research on parent/provider communication regarding use of antibiotics:
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Rachel Winer, PhD, and Diana Buist, PhD, found that at-home self-testing for human papillomavirus was linked to a 50 percent increase in screening for cervical cancer in Kaiser Permanente Washington women patients who had been overdue for screening:
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Cara Lewis, PhD, is quoted about the advantages of implementing measurement-based psychological care:
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In three videos, David Arterburn, MD, MPH, who recently won the PCORI Dissemination and Implementation Award, discusses the results of PCORnet Bariatric Study—and how they will be used to create decision aids for patients and providers for shared decision making about weight loss surgery:
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Eric B. Larson, MD, MPH, commented on a new medication that might—or might not—help slow cognitive decline:
At a recent Collaboratory Steering Committee meeting, NIH interviewed Lynn DeBar, PhD, and Beverly Green, MD, MPH, as principal investigators of completed trials, to glean advice for new trials:
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Paula Lozano, MD, MPH, discusses the advantage of a team-based approach that lets medical assistants take ownership of care-management tasks:
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Gregory Simon, MD, MPH, described how Kaiser Permanente will begin using a combination of patients’ health records and their answers to a short depression questionnaire to predict who’s most at risk in one of their mental health clinics:
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Michael Parchman, MD, MPH, discussed results from his study showing that with supplemental support, primary care clinics can improve blood pressure care and lower the risk of cardiovascular disease:
Cara Lewis, PhD, and Laura-Mae Baldwin, MD, MPH, are leaders of the University of Washington’s new implementation science centers focused on cancer control, part of NIH’s Cancer Moonshot initiative:
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Paige Wartko, PhD, commented on research suggesting that certain antidepressant medications may be linked to the development of gestational diabetes:
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A story mentions research by David Grossman, MD, MPH: Keeping a gun locked, unloaded, and storing ammunition locked and in a separate location were each associated with a protective effect for unintentional firearm shootings and suicide attempts among teens and children:
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Paula Lozano, MD, MPH, Katharine Bradley, MD, MPH, and Rebecca Young, MSW, discussed the connection between research and care innovation: specifically, how research can improve clinical care using mental health screening tools as an example:
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David Arterburn, MD, MPH, was part of a team that found that members of racial and ethnic minority groups were much more likely to have diabetes or prediabetes at lower weights—even at normal or below-normal body mass index (BMI):
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Led by Michael Parchman, MD, MPH, researchers at Kaiser Permanente and the University of Washington have developed an innovative program to provide small rural clinics with practice support to reduce patients’ use of opioids:
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Led by Michael Parchman, MD, MPH, researchers at Kaiser Permanente and the University of Washington have developed an innovative program to provide small rural clinics with practice support to reduce patients’ use of opioids:
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Dori Rosenberg, PhD, says physical activity has been shown to improve academic performance—and improves attention and concentration:
Ben Balderson, PhD, shared information on fireworks trigging post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD):
Research by Beverly Green, MD, MPH, explores how to help decrease disparities in screening for colon cancer:
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Diana Miglioretti, PhD, Erin Bowles, MPH, and colleagues conducted the first large, multicenter study of advanced imaging during pregnancy. They found that use of scans that expose women and fetuses to ionizing radiation has risen significantly over 21 years:
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Karen Wernli, PhD, found that when breast cancer survivors were screened using breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), they had more than twice as many biopsies as did those screened using mammography alone.
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Led by Michael Parchman, MD, MPH, researchers at Kaiser Permanente and the University of Washington have developed an innovative program to provide small rural clinics with practice support to reduce patients’ use of opioids:
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Eric B. Larson, MD, MPH, outlines steps you can take to help prevent brain function from declining with age:
3rd Act magazine, Spring 2019
Your brain is like a reservoir. Replenish it with healthy activity.
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Karen Wernli, PhD, found that when breast cancer survivors were screened using breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), they had more than twice as many biopsies as did those screened using mammography alone:
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Rita Mangione-Smith, MD, MPH, is the new leader of Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute:
Ben Balderson, PhD, shared information, tips, and treatment for Post-Traumatic Disorder Awareness Month:
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Research led by KPWHRI is cited. Published in JAMA, it showed that patients who had bariatric surgery had a significantly smaller risk of coronary artery disease and stroke compared with patients who did not have surgery:
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Eric B. Larson, MD, MPH, commented on a new study suggesting that older people who fall may not always be stumbling over things in the dark:
Ed Wagner, MD, MPH, gave the C. Wesley Eisele Lecture (Practice Transformation Using
the Chronic Care Model) to the American College of Physicians’ annual Internal Medicine Meeting:
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David Grossman, MD, MPH, co-leads Kaiser Permanente’s Firearm Injury Prevention task force:
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Dori Rosenberg, PhD, says exercising consistently can help prevent heart disease and muscle weakness; control and treat various chronic conditions; increase bone and muscle strength; improve brain function and sleep; and boost mood and enhance overall quality of life.
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Beverly Green, MD, MPH, discusses why self-monitoring at different times of the day is important for people with hypertension:
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Eric B. Larson, MD, MPH, advises the boomer generation—which includes pioneers of the self-care movement—to thrive by carrying their activism into the process of aging:
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Book by Eric B. Larson, MD, MPH, and Joan DeClaire, is reviewed:
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Gregory Simon, MD, MPH, is quoted about whether the new antidepressant treatment, which the FDA approved on March 4, decreases suicide attempts:
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Based on her research, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Nora Henrikson, PhD, discusses three pathways that clinicians can use to integrate cost of care conversations into their clinical workflows:
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Eric B. Larson, MD, MPH, discusses the broader perspectives and achievable goals that come with aging:
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Eric B. Larson, MD, MPH, will participate in a panel at the UW about the latest research on Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and other neurodegenerative diseases:
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This story, on whether increasing falls among older people may be due to more use of prescription medications, quotes Eric B. Larson, MD, MPH. It also discusses current research by Karen Sherman, PhD, with University of Washington (UW) colleagues to find ways to reduce the risk, including daily exercises and reducing or eliminating use of benzodiazepine medications:
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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality newsletter features two articles by KPWHRI researchers: David C. Grossman, MD, MPH, on U.S. Preventive Services Task Force priorities for prevention research; and Nora Henrikson, PhD, on cost-effectiveness of age-specific screening intervals for people with family histories of colorectal cancer:
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David C. Grossman, MD, MPH, is quoted about Kaiser Permanente’s commitment of $2 million toward research to prevent gun injuries and death, which he is helping to lead:
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Beverly Green, MD, MPH, says Kaiser Permanente’s fecal immunochemical test (FIT) kit direct-mail program has led to some of the United States’ highest colorectal screening rates:
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In this podcast, Sascha Dublin, MD, PhD, and Gaia Pocobelli, PhD, discuss how they discovered that switching to a new screening approach increased diagnoses of gestational diabetes without improving health outcomes—leading Kaiser Permanente Washington to switch back.
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Julie Richards, PhD, writes about how Kaiser Permanente Washington’s behavioral health integration pilot showed how primary care providers can best help identify and treat suicidal patients. Her coauthors are Rebecca Parrish, LICSW, Amy Lee, MPH, Katharine Bradley, MD, MPH, and Ryan Caldeiro, MD:
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