Series
Remaking American Medicine
Documentary
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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Seasons & episodes
- 1Silent Killer5 Oct 2006 · 60mSILENT KILLER profiles individuals who are committed to fixing a health care system that is estimated to kill up to 98,000 people a year.
- 2First Do No Harm12 Oct 2006 · 60mFIRST DO NO HARM focuses on efforts to eliminate hospital-acquired infections and medication errors.
- 3The Stealth Epidemic19 Oct 2006 · 60mTHE STEALTH EPIDEMIC looks at groundbreaking efforts to create effective chronic disease management programs.
- 4Hand in Hand26 Oct 2006 · 60mHAND IN HAND shows how a unique partnership between patients, families and providers is transforming a teaching hospital.
Details
- First aired
- 5 Oct 2006
- Last aired
- 26 Oct 2006
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- PBS
- Episodes
- 4
