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Healthcare Road Rage
Lately, there’s been a lot of talk – and fear – about violence against healthcare executives. Less talked about is the near doubling of violent incidents against healthcare workers. Well, we’re going to talk about it. What’s behind the violence? Who’s involved? And, importantly, what can we do about it?
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Want Change? Start with a Story
Dr. Pedja Stojicic, Executive Director of People Power Health, and Adjunct Lecturer at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, has led movements that empowered clinicians and toppled governments. Now he teaches clinicians those activism skills – story-telling, community organizing, and building social movements.
Mad as Hell!
August 1, 2024Mad as Hell! Changing healthcare can feel like an insurmountable task. But when change isn't limited to what’s within an individual’s control, and when the scale of change is massive and urgent, as is the case in healthcare right now, coming together is...
One Price Fits All
The Surgery Center of Oklahoma opened in 1997 with one key goal: make all medical fees predictable, transparent, and complete – no surprises. Dr. Keith Smith, co-founder of the Surgery Center, joins us to talk about his free market approach to medical service delivery, and how physicians across the country can apply his model to their practice.
Is There a Dr. In Charge?
Once upon a time, physicians were in charge of their profession and how they cared for their patients. Our dedication to medicine hasn’t changed, so why do so many of us feel we’re no longer holding the reins? If doctors aren’t in charge, who is?
A New AMA?
Physician orgs are splintering into ever narrower specialty groups. Is there one voice that can unite us and advocate for change? The American Medical Association, once the preeminent physicians organization in the US, has faced declining membership and increased criticism for years. Dr. Michael Suk, the new Chair of the AMA Board of Trustees, joins us to share the new 5 point plan for how AMA will support and advocate for physicians in 2024 and beyond (and he takes a little heat from Matt and Wendy in the process).
Another Round: Steward Health Care
“Another Round”, a new, bonus addition to 43cc, offers short, follow-up news and commentary on stories we’ve reported on in the past. In this episode, Wendy and Matt give an update on Steward Health Care.
A Profession in Peril
What do we lose, as physicians and as patients, when society no longer treats medicine as a profession? What are the moral, ethical, and practical consequences of treating healthcare practitioners as shift workers? Matt and Wendy dive into a deep, and at times emotional, conversation about what it means to be a medical professional. Listen now!
Locusts?
Why is private equity trying to take over healthcare? And what does the law have to say about it? Erin C. Fuse Brown, an expert on private-equity investment in healthcare and Professor of Health Services, Policy & Management at Brown University, joins us to talk about the official – and unofficial – corporate practice of medicine from a legal perspective.
The End of Noncompetes?
Thirty million Americans are bound by noncompetes… or are they? A new FTC ruling signals a seismic shift in favor of physicians and patients, and we’re all for it. Matt and Wendy break down all 500 pages of what banning noncompetes could mean for healthcare, and the contractual language doctors still need to look out for buried in the fine print.
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