health care

This week, Kaiser Permanente, the Labor Management Partnership and the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions kick off KP Walk!, a workplace program that promotes the opportunity for everyone to exercise. Simply put, walking at least 30 minutes a day will make us healthier and prevent chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart and circulatory ailments and bolster our immune systems. KP Walk is organized to create a group commitment with rewards and recognition for all of us.

Senior VP Barbara Grimm recently returned from an Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland. Among those she caught up with was Donald Berwick, MD, the former head of IHI who now leads the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. It got Barb thinking about what his appointment means for Kaiser Permanente and the future of health care.

We recently spent time in Orlando at the Institute for Health Care Improvement (IHI) conference. The annual conference brings together health care innovation leaders from around the country to share ideas and experiences for four days. 

KP’s ground breaking unit-based teams were highlighted at the conference.