Remaking American Medicine (2006)
Synopsis
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.
First Air Date: 2006-10-05
Last Air Date: 2006-10-26
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 4
Networks: PBS
Seasons
None (2006)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Silent Killer
SILENT KILLER profiles individuals who are committed to fixing a health care system that is estimated to kill up to 98,000 people a year.
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Ep. 2: First Do No Harm
FIRST DO NO HARM focuses on efforts to eliminate hospital-acquired infections and medication errors.
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Ep. 3: The Stealth Epidemic
THE STEALTH EPIDEMIC looks at groundbreaking efforts to create effective chronic disease management programs.
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Ep. 4: Hand in Hand
HAND IN HAND shows how a unique partnership between patients, families and providers is transforming a teaching hospital.
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