Kaiser Permanente launches research bank built on...

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Kaiser Permanente on Monday launched a research bank that will aggregate information from Kaiser’s national membership base to be used for research that could lead to better treatment for chronic conditions, cancers and other diseases. Participation in the Kaiser Permanente Research Bank is voluntary and all members aged 18 and older will be invited to participate. Kaiser hopes to attract to the program at least 500,000 members, including 20,000 in its mid-Atlantic market to the new initiative. “The…