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Electronic health records help cardiac patients remain healthy

August 7, 2009 (Denver, Colo.) -- An innovative program that cut cardiac deaths by 73 percent by linking coronary artery disease patients and teams of pharmacists, nurses, primary care doctors, and cardiologists with an electronic health record also kept the patients healthy two years after they left the program by keeping them in touch with their care givers electronically, according to a ran

No race disparities in risk of AIDS and death in HIV patients in Kaiser Permanente system

OAKLAND, Calif., July 20, 2009 -- Kaiser Permanente researchers found no disparities by race or ethnicity in risk of AIDS and death among HIV-infected patients in a setting of similar access to care. This is despite lower Anti-Retroviral Therapy adherence among Hispanics and African-Americans compared to whites. Researchers also saw a trend toward better outcomes for Hispanics.

Reminder program dramatically increases mammography rates, Kaiser Permanente study finds

July 14, 2009 (Portland, Ore.) -- A reminder program aimed at screening for breast cancer when it is most treatable boosted mammography rates by more than 17 percentage points, according to a new study by Kaiser Permanente's Center for Health Research in the August issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Underweight and extremely obese die earlier than people of normal weight, study finds

Underweight people and those who are extremely obese die earlier than people of normal weight -- but those who are overweight actually live longer than people of normal weight.

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Electronic health records help cardiac patients remain healthy

No race disparities in risk of AIDS and death in HIV patients in Kaiser Permanente system

Reminder program dramatically increases mammography rates, Kaiser Permanente study finds

Underweight and extremely obese die earlier than people of normal weight, study finds

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