Jeffrey Grice, MD, Joins The Permanente Federation As Associate Executive Director

Group Health Physicians Veteran to Lead Communications, Marketing and Brand, and Human Resources

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Apr 23, 2015, 05:56 ET

OAKLAND, Calif., April 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Jeffrey Grice, MD, has joined The Permanente Federation as associate executive director, communications, marketing, and human resources. In this role, Dr. Grice will oversee communications, public and media relations, marketing and brand, the Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health in Washington, DC, human resources, and leadership development. Dr. Grice joins The Permanente Federation from Group Health Physicians (GHP), an affiliate medical group of The Permanente Federation, where he served as medical director of clinical excellence and integration.

"Dr. Grice's clinical training, background, and passion for operational excellence and patient-centered care are ideally suited to advancing Kaiser Permanente's integrated care delivery model, the Permanente Medical Group perspective, and the physician voice in health care," said Jack Cochran, MD, executive director of The Permanente Federation. "These qualities are critically important in delivering the kind of care that our members expect and deserve. We are pleased to have this dynamic physician leader join the organization."

Prior to joining The Permanente Federation, Dr. Grice served as the medical director of clinical excellence and integration for Group Health's multispecialty group practice, overseeing quality, safety, and service programs. Dr. Grice also led human resources planning, performance evaluation, staff development, and compliance for more than 1,100 GHP clinicians. Earlier, Dr. Grice managed Capitol Hill Medical Center in Seattle, the largest of Group Health's medical facilities in Washington, and previously served as chief of the department of obstetrics and gynecology.

Dr. Grice's clinical and teaching experience includes serving as faculty for The Permanente Federation's Medicine & Management program, a comprehensive leadership development program for physicians; as a clinical instructor at the University of Washington School of Medicine; and as a clinical associate at the Group Health Research Institute.

Dr. Grice earned his medical degree from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine and served in residencies at the University of Washington in obstetrics and gynecology and Virginia Mason Medical Center's pelvic surgery and oncology fellowship. He is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology.

About The Permanente Federation

The Permanente Federation represents the national interests of the regional Permanente Medical Groups, which employ more than 17,791 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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