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MEDIA RELEASE Kaiser Permanente Hawaii is helping feed the state’s hungry in a very colorful way. In addition to showing some green and donating $2,500 to the Hawaii Foodbank, the health care organization is also promoting “Eat Right with Color” as the theme of its fifth annual Nutrition Month Food Drive. “Eating a variety of […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Kaiser Permanente Hawaii has announced the results of its 2010 electronic connectivity survey. The data shows Kaiser Permanente as a national and local leader in connecting patients with doctors, pharmacists and other health care providers via the web. Kaiser Permanente has the world’s largest civilian electronic health record system, KP HealthConnect. Patients have […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Kaiser Permanente Hawaii physicians and clinic staff will set aside their sterile medical garb, equipment and working environment and, instead, get down and dirty working in the dirt – volunteering in Hawaii Island school gardens to celebrate the 25th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. “Day of Service” on Monday, Jan. 17. In doing […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Kaiser Permanente Hawaii has again received Excellent Accreditation status from the National Committee for Quality Assurance for service and clinical quality that meet or exceed the committee’s rigorous requirements. The Excellent Accreditation status applies to all of Kaiser Permanente Hawaii’s eligible health plans — commercial, Medicare and Medicaid. Kaiser Permanente Hawaii has been […]

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Karin Stanton/Hawaii247.com Contributing Editor Kaiser Permanente Hawaii may have announced the land purchase, but that is just the first step toward a new clinic to accommodate West Hawaii’s growing population. It is not expected to be open until 2012, although no timeline has yet been finalized, said Jan Kagehiro, director of member and marketing communications. […]

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