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Kaiser Permanente Honored for Health Information Technology Innovation with CIO 100 Award

Kaiser Permanente was recognized by IDG's CIO magazine with a CIO 100 Award for using information technology in innovative ways that provide value. The award was specifically in honor of Kaiser Permanente's first-of-its-kind Mobile Health Vehicle.

Kaiser Permanente Coverage Strengthens Your Bottom Line and Controls Your Health Care Cost

Total health for your whole workforce

Unscheduled absences can cost employers $3,600 a year per hourly worker, so helping your employees stay healthy and on the job is smart business whether you have two employees or 200.1 Even in this difficult economy, when you’re trying to do more with less, you can create a culture of health in your workplace so employee health, job performance, and morale remain strong.

Kaiser Permanente Offered as Health Care Reform Model on the NBC Nightly News

With the debate about health care reform gaining momentum, the NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams reported that there is a model for that reform already working and serving millions of patients.

That model, NBC chief science correspondent Robert Bazell reported March 4, is Kaiser Permanente.

 

Kaiser Permanente receives the most stars for a sixth time in California Health Plan Report Card

For the sixth year in a row, Kaiser Permanente received the most stars in the HMO Quality Report from the California Office of the Patient Advocate (OPA). Kaiser Permanente's Southern California Region and Northern California Region were the only two health plans to earn six stars of a possible eight in the overall ratings of the just released 2006 OPA Healthcare Quality Report Card. The two Kaiser Permanente regions also led the way in clinical quality.

An Introduction to the Organization Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser Permanente is an integrated health care organization which is based in Oakland, California, founded in the year 1945 by an industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and a physician Sidney R. Garfield. Kaiser Permanente is an association of three distinct entities groups; the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and its regional operating organizations, the Permanente Medical Groups and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals. As of 2006, Kaiser Permanente is operated in 9 states as well as in Washington, D.C., and this is the largest managed care organization in America.

Health Care Ads - Who Do I believe?

Kaiser Health News has begun a series of articles analyzing health care reform advertisements sponsored by various organizations.  This series can be very helpful in helping the public interpret the ads, understand the validity of claims etc. and gainign a better understanding of how impending health care reform might affect them.

Kaiser Health News, is an unbiased affiliate of the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonpartisan health care policy-research organization that isn’t affiliated with Kaiser Permanente.

Kaiser Health News Debuts and Features an Important Insight Into a Likely Health Care Bill

Kaiser Health News (KHN) debuted today and is a critically important addition to America's debate over health care reform.

As the media has downsized in recent years, we have lost many reporters who were health care specialists. KHN will provide news outlets across the country with an important specialized source of solid reporting from an organization that has come to be known as uniquely expert and unbiased.

Kaiser Permanente Joins Providers Participating in Healthy San Francisco

Today, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (D) is scheduled to announce that Kaiser Permanente will begin serving patients in Healthy San Francisco on July 1, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Healthy San Francisco aims to provide health care access for all city residents. It receives funding from the city, state, employer contributions and patient fees.

Study Says Uninsured Are Costly for All

The average family with health insurance shells out an extra $1,000 a year in premiums to pay for health care for the uninsured, a new report finds.

And the average individual with private coverage pays an extra $370 a year because of the cost-shifting, which happens when someone without medical insurance gets care at an emergency room or elsewhere and then doesn't pay.

Don't Get Caught Without Health Insurance Know the Facts

When it comes to preparedness, health insurance will always be your best bet. Because one cannot easily determine when he or she will need medical help, having a reliable health insurance plan will be very helpful in covering the costs of treatment and care. There are many factors one must consider before signing up for a health insurance policy. Since there are different types available, one needs to carefully assess his needs and also manage his allotted budget.

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