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Remaking American Medicine
2006 1 season en
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.
Episodes
1 season available
- S1 · E1E1
Silent Killer
Oct 5, 2006 1h 00mSILENT KILLER profiles individuals who are committed to fixing a health care system that is estimated to kill up to 98,000 people a year.
- S1 · E2E2
First Do No Harm
Oct 12, 2006 1h 00mFIRST DO NO HARM focuses on efforts to eliminate hospital-acquired infections and medication errors.
- S1 · E3E3
The Stealth Epidemic
Oct 19, 2006 1h 00mTHE STEALTH EPIDEMIC looks at groundbreaking efforts to create effective chronic disease management programs.
- S1 · E4E4
Hand in Hand
Oct 26, 2006 1h 00mHAND IN HAND shows how a unique partnership between patients, families and providers is transforming a teaching hospital.
