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Nolan Chang, MD, appointed to National Permanente Leadership Team
January 21, 2021 GMT
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OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Permanente Federation has appointed Nolan Chang, MD, to its National Permanente Leadership Team (NPLT) as executive vice president of Strategy, Corporate Development, and Finance. The NPLT leads the national work of the 8 Permanente Medical Groups (PMGs) and their more than 23,000 physicians. The Permanente Medical Groups, Kaiser Foundation Health Plans, and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals together comprise Kaiser Permanente.
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As a member of the NPLT, Dr. Chang assumes a wide range of governance and leadership responsibilities for strategy, corporate development, finance, labor, documentation, and coding. Dr. Chang will continue to serve as regional medical director for business