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Our health care system is capable of both modern miracles and appalling failures. What should we do to make the system better and what can you do to makes sure you’re getting the best health care possible? Steve breaks it down with experts from the trenches. Join us to find out about making a healthier medical system and for a healthier you.
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Getting Better Health Care with Dr. Steve Feldman MD
Dr. Feldman cares about the quality of your health; he is the founder of www.DrScore.com, an online doctor rating website that doctors nationwide use to get feedback from patients and has authored over 400 peer reviewed medical articles. Much of Dr. Feldman’s work has been compiled for lay people in his book, Compartments: How the Brightest, Best Trained, and Most Caring People Can Make Judgments That are Completely and Utterly Wrong.
Dr. Feldman is Professor of Dermatology, Pathology and Public Health Sciences at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He directs the Center for Dermatology Research, a health services research center working to improve the care of patients with skin disease. Dr. Feldman’s chief clinical interest is psoriasis. He received a Presidential Citation from the American Academy of Dermatology in 2005 for his psoriasis education efforts and received one of the AAD’s highest awards, the Clarence S. Livingood Lecturership, at the 2006 AAD Meeting. Dr. Feldman also was awarded the Astellas Award (and its $30,000 prize) by the American Academy of Dermatology in 2008 for scientific research that improved public health in the field of dermatology.
He has studied the quality of medical, surgical, and pathologic dermatology services provided by dermatologists, reinforcing effects of UV exposure in frequent tanners, and the quality of life impact of psoriasis. His research studies into patients’ adherence to topical treatments are transforming how dermatologists understand and manipulate patients’ use of topical treatment of chronic disease.
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- Getting Better Health Care – Do it yourself ways to save money on health care June 4, 2012
- Getting Better Health Care – Three simple questions May 28, 2012
- Getting Better Health Care – 20 Tips To Help Prevent Medical Errors May 21, 2012
- Getting Better Health Care – Better ways to reform our health care system May 14, 2012
- Getting Better Health Care – Are drug coupon cards a good thing? May 7, 2012
- Getting Better Health Care – Does corporate America have solutions for our health care insurance problems? April 30, 2012
- Getting Better Health Care – Finding a top doctor April 23, 2012
- Getting Better Health Care – Practical ways to reform our health care system April 16, 2012
- Getting Better Health Care – Practical ways to reform our health care system April 9, 2012
- Getting Better Health Care – The campaign to promote better adherence to treatment April 2, 2012
- Getting Better Health Care – Can state health insurance exchanges help solve health care woes? March 26, 2012
- Getting Better Health Care – Medicare is Innovative! March 19, 2012
- Getting Better Health Care – Armageddon Medicine, How to Be Your Own Doctor March 12, 2012
- Getting Better Health Care – Online doctor rating March 5, 2012
- Getting Better Health Care – Is Obamacare a disaster? February 27, 2012
- Getting Better Health Care – Storytelling February 20, 2012
- Getting Better Health Care – Social and behavioral sciences in medicine February 13, 2012
- Getting Better Health Care – Stress, stress myths, and how to control stress (Part 2) February 6, 2012
- Getting Better Health Care – Stress, stress myths, and how to control stress (Part 1) January 30, 2012
- Getting Better Health Care – Patients may not be taking their medication (Part 2) January 23, 2012
- Getting Better Health Care – Patients may not be taking their medication (Part 1) January 16, 2012
- Getting Better Health Care – Our broken malpractice system, and how to fix it (Part 2) January 9, 2012
- Getting Better Health Care – Our broken malpractice system, and how to fix it (Part 1) January 2, 2012
- Getting Better Health Care – The People’s Pharmacy for Drug and Other Health Information (part 2) December 26, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – The People’s Pharmacy for Drug and Other Health Information (part 1) December 19, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – The fundamentals of doctor-patient communication (Part 2) December 12, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – The fundamentals of doctor-patient communication (Part 1) December 5, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – Health care quality in America is improving November 28, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – Electronic ways to improve patient education November 21, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – Working with a patient advocate (part 2) November 14, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – Working with a patient advocate (part 1) November 7, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – Patient Centered Medical Homes can help solve our health care problems (Part 2) October 31, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – Patient Centered Medical Homes can help solve our health care problems (Part 1) October 24, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – Being wary of treatments that just don’t help October 17, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – Paying for unnecessary care October 10, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – How basic economics informs solutions for the health care crisis October 3, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – Basic economics of health care September 26, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – Dealing with difficult physician-patient relationships September 19, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – Is there a better way to improve the health of all Americans? September 12, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – Have we been asking the wrong question? September 5, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – The Physicians’ Declaration of Independence August 29, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – Socialized medicine may not be the best solution August 22, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – The Heart of the U.S. Medical Care Problem August 15, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – Understanding pay-for-performance systems August 8, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – The economics of health care August 1, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – Patients only take half their prescribed medication! July 25, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – The study of how health care is delivered July 18, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – Doctors are human beings July 11, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – Vermont’s single payer plan, a way to solve our health care problems? July 4, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – The patchwork U.S. health care system June 27, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – The private practice physician’s perspective on quality health care June 20, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – The private practice physician’s perspective on quality health care June 13, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – Physician communication and the evolution of physician licensure June 6, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – State medical boards’ role in assuring good medical care May 30, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – How insurers can help achieve higher quality, more affordable health care May 23, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – How insurers can help achieve higher quality, more affordable health care May 16, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – The employers’ role in health care change May 9, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – Law and medicine: Doctor ratings May 2, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – Where can we find reliable health information? April 25, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – Is hospital safety improving? April 18, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – Can we make health insurance more rational? April 11, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – Pharmacists can help us get better medical care April 4, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – America’s small town hospitals March 28, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – Are U.S. military health care costs degrading military effectiveness? March 21, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – Reforming the U.S. health system (part 2) March 14, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – Reforming the U.S. health system (part 1) March 7, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – It’s hard to make well people better, but it’s not hard to make them worse February 28, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care - Improving health care by changing payment structures February 21, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – Small town family practice February 14, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – The Academic Medical Center February 7, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – Clinical trial myths January 31, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – How are new drugs tested (part 2)? January 24, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – How are new drugs tested? January 17, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – Certifying electronic health record systems January 10, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – How you can help your doctor give you great care. January 3, 2011
- Getting Better Health Care – What your doctor won't tell you December 27, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – Alternative medicine December 20, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – A day in the life of a medical student December 13, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – Patient privacy in the electronic era December 6, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – Protecting patients’ health information November 29, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – Controlling health care costs November 22, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – The nuts and bolts of improving health care quality November 15, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – The state of health care quality. November 8, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – Health care reform beyond the hype. November 1, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – Improving patients’ satisfaction October 25, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – Winnable disease prevention battles October 18, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – A trustworthy source of medical information October 11, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – Saving money on hospitalization October 4, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – What do doctors think? September 27, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – Can we reduce medical errors? September 20, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – Is medical school research tainted by industry? September 13, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – How will social media change medical care? September 6, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – Using technology to improve healthcare August 29, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – Can mobile clinics reach people with the greatest health care needs? August 23, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – What’s the best way to save money on health care? August 16, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – Can we fix our health care system? August 9, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – Are medications safe? August 2, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – How can we better manage complex conditions? July 26, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – Pharmaceutical companies: Good or bad? July 19, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – Will the electronic medical record revolutionize health care? July 12, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – How can we possibly control the costs of medical care? July 5, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – Does board certification mean I’m seeing a good doctor? June 28, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – Where’s the leadership for changing our health system? June 21, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – A government agency devoted to improving healthcare quality? June 14, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – How do doctors keep up with new developments? June 7, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – What does it take to be a better patient? May 31, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – Who’s watching over doctors? May 24, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – Who’s watching over hospitals and other health care organizations? May 16, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – Are insurers part of the problem or part of the solution? May 10, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – What does the health care reform legislation do? May 2, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – Be prepared to save a life. April 26, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – The limits of our perceptions. April 19, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – Dying well. April 12, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – The American Red Cross: A disaster safety net April 4, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – Complementary and integrative medicine. March 29, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – An obscene takeover of US healthcare? March 22, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – Healing a sick healthcare system. March 14, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – Angels of Mercy. March 8, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – Who is this physician assistant? March 1, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – Protecting doctors and patients from medical malpractice. February 22, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – Medical malpractice: The plaintiff’s perspective. February 15, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – The physician’s perspective on health care reform. February 8, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care – A comprehensive plan for universal health care. February 1, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care - Irrational medical decisions. January 25, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care - What are doctors really like? January 24, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care - Physician-patient relationships January 11, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care - Clearing the fog around breast cancer screening. January 4, 2010
- Getting Better Health Care - The weak against the strong. December 28, 2009
- Getting Better Health Care - Insurance coverage for medications. December 21, 2009
- Getting Better Health Care - New but expensive drugs. December 14, 2009
- Getting Better Health Care - Managing lupus. December 7, 2009
- Getting Better Health Care - Import the Canadian health system? November 30, 2009
- Getting Better Health Care - Are patients satisfied with their care? November 23, 2009
- Getting Better Health Care - Taking medication for chronic illness November 22, 2009
