Bill Marsh, MD, Joins The Permanente Federation as Associate Executive Director, Government Relations and Care Delivery IT

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Mar 19, 2015, 11:00 ET

OAKLAND, Calif., March 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Bill Marsh, MD, has joined The Permanente Federation as associate executive director, government relations and care delivery information technology. In this role, Dr. Marsh will be responsible for leading government relations, public policy, care delivery information strategy and virtual care.

A respected physician in pediatric pulmonary, allergy and immunology, Dr. Marsh most recently served as vice president and chief of staff for the Colorado Permanente Medical Group. There he worked on all aspects of member experience and government relations. He has also co-chaired the Virtual Care Workgroup for Kaiser Permanente with oversight for new virtual care capabilities, including mobile applications, telemedicine and telehealth.

Prior to this role, he was associate medical director of market and member experience at CPMG. Dr. Marsh joined CPMG in 1989 and has held positions of increasing responsibility, including senior vice president of business operations and service, chief operating officer, associate medical director of resource stewardship and innovation, and associate medical director of operations.

"I am excited to welcome Dr. Marsh, a deeply respected physician leader, to The Permanente Federation at this especially exciting time," said Jack Cochran, MD, executive director of The Permanente Federation. "Dr. Marsh brings his clinical expertise, leadership and Permanente Medical Group perspective to strategic areas at an important time. Medicine and information technology are converging, offering innovations in health care that can benefit our members and the communities we serve in new and different ways."

Dr. Marsh earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and completed his pediatric residency at Oklahoma Children's Memorial Hospital. He completed a fellowship in both allergy/immunology and pediatric pulmonology at National Jewish Hospital in Denver.

About The Permanente Federation

The Permanente Federation represents the national interests of the regional Permanente Medical Groups, which employ more than 17,400 physicians who care for approximately 9.6 million Kaiser Permanente members.

About Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser Permanente is committed to helping shape the future of health care. We are recognized as one of America's leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. Founded in 1945, Kaiser Permanente has a mission to provide high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. We currently serve approximately 9.6 million members in eight states and the District of Columbia. Care for members and patients is focused on their total health and guided by their personal physicians, specialists and team of caregivers. Our expert and caring medical teams are empowered and supported by industry-leading technology advances and tools for health promotion, disease prevention, state-of-the-art care delivery and world-class chronic disease management. Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to care innovations, clinical research, health education and the support of community health. For more information, go to: kp.org/share.

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