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What is the Role of Kaiser Permanente in making a Permanent Solution to Improve the Health Care System?
Published: Jul 04, 2009
Kaiser Permanente is one of America's best health care solutions catering to the needs of its 147,000 employees and members, as well as the communities where it operates. The company aims to project a pleasant image by giving priority to the welfare of its own constituents. This is done by promoting professional growth and partnerships among its employees, and turning innovative ideas into action.
The success of Kaiser Permanente is attributed to its ability to provide an unwavering support to its numerous employees and members by establishing a harmonious working environment like a family, and taking care of their medical treatment when needed.
Kaiser Permanente is committed to improve the quality of health care services, perform research activities, identify new methods of modern technology, and work actively in shaping-up public policies. The company has created programs such as the Care Management Institute or CMI, with the aim to develop new approaches in clinical practice.
CMI provides its members with comprehensive health care programs in asthma, diabetes, heart failure, depression, and coronary artery disease. These are the 5 identified areas that affect many members of Kaiser Permanente and CMI is tasked to develop health-risk assessment instruments, life-care planning tools, and better health care designs.
The company has recently launched its KP HealthConnect information system to provide an advanced integrated medical information system that connects its healthcare professionals and its members promptly and efficiently. Kaiser Permanente HealthConnect is a modern type of information technology system created to speed-up the flow of information and communication between the patients, medical care professionals, health specialists, and other health care service providers.
One of the largest non-academic research facilities in the U.S. is owned and operated by Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, California. It has also 9 research facilities throughout the country conducting researches on the possible causes of diseases, discover new prevention and treatment methods, and implement diagnostic procedures that can help improve the health care system.
When the research project becomes fully operational, health care providers will have a quick access to electronic records, vital information for effective decision-making in health care, and other important supplemental tools that would expedite health care decisions.
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