Quality at Kaiser Permanente: using the population care model

Md Med. 2011;12(2):15, 17.

Abstract

The provision of high quality healthcare is facilitated by an integrated team of multi-specialty physicians who are supported by an advanced electronic medical record. This paper shows how Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States is able to provide proactive care to members through physicians and their teams, integrated with functional health information technology systems.

MeSH terms

  • Comprehensive Health Care / standards
  • Electronic Health Records*
  • Evidence-Based Medicine / methods
  • Health Maintenance Organizations / organization & administration*
  • Humans
  • Models, Organizational
  • Patient Care Team*
  • Preventive Health Services
  • Quality Improvement*