Remaking American Medicine
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Producer: Marc Shaffer
Seasons
Season 1 (2006)
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4 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Silent Killer
2006-10-05SILENT KILLER profiles individuals who are committed to fixing a health care system that is estimated to kill up to 98,000 people a year.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 2: First Do No Harm
2006-10-12FIRST DO NO HARM focuses on efforts to eliminate hospital-acquired infections and medication errors.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 3: The Stealth Epidemic
2006-10-19THE STEALTH EPIDEMIC looks at groundbreaking efforts to create effective chronic disease management programs.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 4: Hand in Hand
2006-10-26HAND IN HAND shows how a unique partnership between patients, families and providers is transforming a teaching hospital.
Runtime: 60 min
