Case Study
A Flexible Contract Management Framework Makes the Complex Simple for Kaiser Permanente Northwest
A Flexible Contract Management Framework Makes the Complex Simple for Kaiser Permanente Northwest Kaiser Permanente is an integrated managed care consortium, based in Oakland, California. Founded in 1945, Kaiser Permanente is recognized as one of the leading health care providers and nonprofit health plans in the United States, and operates in eight states and the District of Columbia. Kaiser Permanente is made up of three distinct but interdependent groups of entities: the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and its regional operating subsidiaries, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, and the regional Permanente Medical Groups. Kaiser Permanente Northwest operates in Oregon and Southwest Washington. For Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Ecteon was engaged to implement automation to reduce