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The Human Face Behind State Budget Cuts to Health Care Programs (Allison Herschel presentation)
Hirschel talks about how a little-noticed state spending cut slashed a program providing important Medicaid extension services.
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Assessing Claims of Functional Foods and Nutritional Supplements (Neil Levin presentation)
Neil E. Levin, C.C.N., D.A.N.L.A., of the American Nutrition Association and NOW Foods, reviews the controversy surrounding dietary supplements and…
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Arrogance without accountability? Where is the media? (Peter Pronovost presentation)
A leader in improving patient safety, Dr. Pronovost tells his story and urges a commitment to accountability.
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Understanding Hospital Issues (Samuel Steinberg presentation)
Steinberg explains current issues facing hospitals, with a particular emphasis on independence versus affiliation.
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MRSA Surivors Network (Jeanine Thomas presentation)
Thomas talks about MRSA from a patient perspective.
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Citizens for Patient Safety (Patty Skolnik presentation)
Skolnick talks about the path that led to Colorado's medical transparency law.
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How a Hospital Failed a Boy Who Didn’t Have to Die (Helen Haskell presentation)
Haskell talks about the hospital errors that she says contributed to her son's death.
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Reducing Health Disparities in the US: what can we do? (Christopher Murray presentation)
Murray uses graphics and statistics to explain what might be done to correct health disparities in the United States.
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The National Healthcare Reports (Ernest Moy presentation)
AHRQ's Dr. Moy explores the links between disparities, data, health care and actual health.
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Racial & ethnic disparities in Organ Donation and Transplantation in Hispanics (Juan Carlos Caicedo)
Dr. Caicedo explains disparities in organ transplantation specific to America's Hispanic population.
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