Title
& Description
News Outlet
& Journalist
Date
& Location
MEDIA TYPE
& LENGTH
2 September 2020
South Korea
Text
Over 3000 Words
The United States is facing a coronavirus testing problem that is due to both governmental inaction and an inefficient health care system, but the nation has faced a similar problem before. When determining how best t...
13 May 2020
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, attention is starting to shift toward reopening and recovery. Looking to healthcare professionals as models for doing so can help. A five-part strategy, te...
21 March 2020
Hong Kong
Text
1500-3000 Words
Hong Kong and Singapore are being looked to as potential models of how to contain the coronavirus pandemic, but they also offer lessons about how to keep the frontline health care providers safe during an outbreak as ...
11 May 2015
McAllen, Texas, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
An investigation reveals a startling percentage of medical procedures provided in the United States are unnecessary or inappropriate - harming patients physically as well as financially. This "profit-maximizing medica...
3 August 2012
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
Restaurant chains like the Cheesecake Factory combine quality control, affordability, and innovation in a way that the healthcare industry may be able to replicate. In Boston, John Wright began streamlining knee repla...
3 August 2011
Camden, New Jersey, United States
Broadcast TV Programs
5-15 Minutes
The highest hospital costs come from preventable emergency room visits. A doctor in Camden developed a home visit program which gives better and cheaper care.
24 January 2011
Camden, New Jersey, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
Dr. Atul Gawande finds that the highest hospital debt bills are from chronically ill patients who only receive emergency room care instead of the primary care appointments they need. By targeting these hot spots, doct...
1 June 2009
McAllen, Texas, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
Studies show that spending more money on healthcare, past a certain level of care, worsens patient outcomes. Mayo Clinic has one of the highest-quality for the lowest cost healthcare systems in the nation. They achiev...
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