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Dr. Burt Edelstein Discussess Tooth Decay, the Most Chronic Infectious Disease Among Children (April 10, 2013)
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Tooth decay affects US children more than any other chronic infectious disease. It is five times more common than asthma and almost entire…
13 years, 1 month ago
Dr. Brian Isetts Discusses Ways to Improve Medication Therapy (April 3, 2013)
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Over 80 percent of Americans take at least one medication, nearly 30 percent take five or more. That translates to more than 3.5 billion pr…
13 years, 2 months ago
Dr. Bob Berenson Discusses Possible Remedies for the Infamous Medicare "Doc Fix" (March 26, 2013)
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In 1997 the Congress reformed how it pays physicians under Medicare. The new formula was termed the "sustainable growth rate" (SGR). The…
13 years, 2 months ago
Ms. Suzanne Mintz Discusses the Work of Family Caregivers and the Caregiver Action Network (March 12, 2013)
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Family caregivers are the most ignored providers of health care delivery despite the fact they constitute 30 percent of the adult populatio…
13 years, 2 months ago
Dr. Linda Randolph Discusses the Developing Families Center's Maternal and Child Health Care Model (March 7, 2013)
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Dr. Linda Randolph, President and CEO of District of Columbia's Developing Families Center (DFC), discusses DFC's unique maternal and chil…
13 years, 2 months ago
Dr. Ruth Lubic Discusses Midwifery's Contribution to Improving Healthy Births (March 5, 2013)
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For decades the US has experienced the highest infant mortality rate of high income countries. The US also ranks poorly on other birth out…
13 years, 3 months ago
Dr. Susan Bennett Discusses the Prevention and Treatment of Heart Disease, the #1 Killer of Women (and Men) (February, 21, 2013)
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Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women (and men) in the US, accounting for one in every four deaths, however, among women, o…
13 years, 3 months ago
Discussion with Dr. Steven Woolf on the IOM's Recent Report, "US Health in International Perspective: Shorter Lives, Poorer Health" (February 15, 2013)
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In January 2013 the Institute of Medicine released "Shorter Lives, Poorer Health" a 404-page report that found Americans die sooner, experi…
13 years, 3 months ago
Dr. Kavita Patel Discusses the Promise of Accountable Care Organizations (February 11, 2013)
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One of the most discussed provisions of the Affordable Care Act promising to "bend the cost curve" are Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs…
13 years, 3 months ago
Interview with Dr. Jessie Gruman on What Does "Patient Engagement" Mean and Why It's Essential in Improving Health Care Delivery and Patient Outcomes (January 29, 2013)
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During this 28 minute podcast Dr. Gruman explains briefly the mission of the Center for Advancing Health. She then defines what is patient…
13 years, 4 months ago