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What does ‘patient-centered, family-centered care’ mean?Researchers asked patients, caregivers, and physicians this question. Here’s what they learned.
patient-centered care, family-centered care, relationships, listening
2019-07-23
Could ‘deprescribing’ anticholinergic drugs prevent dementia?Dr. Larson reflects on splashes, ripples, and new research, which builds on his earlier findings from the ACT study.
patient safety, medication use, dementia, anticholinergic drugs
2019-07-17
Nature contact: A prescription for health and well-beingDr. Jennifer McClure talks about green spaces, forest bathing, and the health benefits of spending time in nature.
mental health, behavioral health, nature, integrative health, complementary health, outdoors, hiking, forest bathing, Jennifer McClure
2019-07-11
6 Building Blocks helps rural clinics to manage opioidsDr. Michael Parchman and colleagues use new ways to enable small clinics to reduce opioid use in the Pacific Northwest.
primary care, opioids, rural health care
2019-07-08
Financial incentives increase stool testingDr. Beverly Green's research explores a novel way to reduce disparities in screening for colon cancer.
health equity, Colon cancer screening, financial incentives
2019-07-05
Why focus on improving smokers’ dental hygiene?After a decade of study, Dr. Jennifer McClure takes stock of the benefits and challenges of the Oral Health 4 Life program.
tobacco, oral health, public health, smoking, oral hygeine, quitlines
2019-06-24
How to prevent suicide by firearms?Julie Richards’ study is one of the first three funded by Kaiser Permanente’s Firearm Injury Prevention Task Force
prevention, suicide, suicide prevention, guns
2019-06-21
Land Acknowledgment
Our Seattle offices sit on the occupied land of the Duwamish and by the shared waters of the Coast Salish people, who have been here thousands of years and remain. Learn about practicing land acknowledgment.