Frontline: Remaking American Medicine
"As many as 98,000 Americans die in hospitals each year of preventable medical errors. One million more are injured. In fact, medical errors kill as many people per year as breast cancer, HIV-AIDS and car accidents.
These and other equally startling statistics underscore the chaotic conditions within the American health care system.
REMAKING AMERICAN MEDICINE explores the quality crisis and the innovative solutions being undertaken by providers, patients and their families to transform the care provided by the institutions on which we all depend.
The four programs air on PBS Thursdays, October 5-26, 2006, 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET (check local listings). Peabody Award and Emmy Award-winner John Hockenberry, formerly of NBC and NPR, hosts....
The first program, "Silent Killer" (10/5) sets the stage for the issues that are explored throughout the series. The program highlights the efforts of Sorrel King, whose 18-month-old daughter died at one of the most respected hospitals in the world, Johns Hopkins.King has gone from grieving victim to engaged activist, partnering with Johns Hopkins to make safety a top priority at the institution...."
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I don't know about anyone else but I don't trust ANY doctor, nurse or hospital more than, say, 60%. Insurance companies I trust 0%.
It's all about money, denying care, CYA and doing as little work as possible for as much money as possible.
I'm fairly certain that there are good, caring medical practitioners who do it out of concern for people but I haven't bumped into any lately. Unfortunately, this is also creeping into the veterinary field where incredibly expensive procedures are being foisted onto guilt-ridden owners. |
