All Articles on Safety

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  Seminars: High-value care in the safety net

  Hear faculty and fellows in the ‘Taking Action on Overuse’ program, sponsored by the MacColl Center and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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  Supporting safety net clinics: Successes and challenges

  A study from KPWHRI highlights local clinics and their importance as Americans lose jobs—and health insurance.
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  What inspires Sascha Dublin’s maternal health research?

  Evidence from Dr. Dublin’s work helps patients and doctors make the best care choices in pregnancy.
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  More operations follow gastric bypass than gastric sleeve

  Large, long-term study of post-op safety of weight-loss surgery includes Dr. Arterburn and University of Pittsburgh researchers.
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  FDA commits up to $220 million for next phase of drug-safety monitoring system

  The funding for the Sentinel Initiative includes establishing an innovation center, to be led by Harvard Pilgrim in partnership with KPWHRI and others.
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  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.
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  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