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.
Seasons
E1Silent Killer
Oct 5, 2006
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.
E2First Do No Harm
Oct 12, 2006
FIRST DO NO HARM focuses on efforts to eliminate hospital-acquired infections and medication errors.
E3The Stealth Epidemic
Oct 19, 2006
THE STEALTH EPIDEMIC looks at groundbreaking efforts to create effective chronic disease management programs.
E4Hand in Hand
Oct 26, 2006
HAND IN HAND shows how a unique partnership between patients, families and providers is transforming a teaching hospital.
Storyline
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.
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