Remaking American Medicine
Examining the quality crisis in our health-care system and exploring innovative solutions, this four-part PBS documentary provides a comprehensive look at the state of medicine in America today. Topics include patient safety, medical and medication mistakes, hospital-acquired infections, family-centered care and effective management of chronic disease. Moving personal stories highlight the problems and the people who are working to solve them.
Miniseries
4 episodes
- 1. Silent KillerSILENT KILLER profiles individuals who are committed to fixing a health care system that is estimated to kill up to 98,000 people a year.CC1 h 0 minOct 5, 2006
- 2. First Do No HarmFIRST DO NO HARM focuses on efforts to eliminate hospital-acquired infections and medication errors.CC1 h 0 minOct 12, 2006
- 3. The Stealth EpidemicTHE STEALTH EPIDEMIC looks at groundbreaking efforts to create effective chronic disease management programs.CC1 h 0 minOct 19, 2006
- 4. Hand in HandHAND IN HAND shows how a unique partnership between patients, families and providers is transforming a teaching hospital.CC1 h 0 minOct 26, 2006
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Remaking American Medicine
Examining the quality crisis in our health-care system and exploring innovative solutions, this four-part PBS documentary provides a comprehensive look at the state of medicine in America today. Topics include patient safety, medical and medication mistakes, hospital-acquired infections, family-centered care and effective management of chronic disease. Moving personal stories highlight the problems and the people who are working to solve them.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Marc Shaffer, Frank Christopher
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