Conversations on Health Care® Episodes
Every Wednesday at 4:30 we broadcast a new episode on WESU 88.1 FM. If you missed our latest airing or want to hear past shows please scroll through the list below to hear audio, read the show summary or get links to outside information referenced in each program. If you are interested in an older episode, please visit our Archive page.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012
Former Senator Tom Daschle, Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Policy Center
FEATURED GUEST:
Sen. Tom Daschle
Sen. Tom Daschle
This week hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with former Senate Majority Leader, Tom Daschle, now co-chair of the Bipartisan Policy Center. Senator Daschle discusses the Center's recent report, "Transforming Healthcare: The Role of Health IT". He outlines the steps that need to be taken to speed up the transition to universal use of electronic health records and digitized health information as a fundamental preface to real health care reform.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
Dr. John Moore, Director, MIT Media Lab Health and Wellness Innovation 2012
FEATURED GUEST:
Dr. John Moore
Dr. John Moore
This week on Conversations on Health Care, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. John Moore, innovator of health care technology at the MIT Media Lab. Dr. Moore discusses his award-winning patient/care provider interface known as “CollaboRythm” as well as his “Health and Wellness Innovation 2012” competition in which teams of researchers, physicians and designers gathered at MIT for two weeks to invent new tech solutions to common health care problems.
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012
Jonathan Linkous, CEO, American Telemedicine Association
FEATURED GUEST:
Jonathan Linkous
Jonathan Linkous
This week on Conversations on Health Care, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Jonathan Linkous, CEO of the American Telemedicine Association. They discuss the rapid growth of tech applications in health care and the "gold rush" of opportunities being generated in telemedicine for both caregivers and patient engagement.
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012
Dr. Jonathan Gruber, MIT Economist and Health Reform Architect
FEATURED GUEST:
Dr. Jonathan Gruber
Dr. Jonathan Gruber
This week on Conversations on Health Care, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter discuss health care reform with MIT Health Economist Dr. Jonathan Gruber, one of the chief architects of health care reform in Massachusetts, and a significant contributor to the development of the Affordable Care Act health reform legislation. Dr. Gruber discusses the economics underlying health reform, and his recent “graphic novel,” Health Care Reform: What it is, Why it’s Necessary, How it Works, which translates complex legislation into simple terms for consumers.
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012
Dr. Bill Crounse, Sr. Director of Worldwide Health for Microsoft
FEATURED GUEST:
Dr. Bill Crounse
Dr. Bill Crounse
On this week’s Conversations on Health Care, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Bill Crounse, Sr. Director of Worldwide Health for Microsoft. Dr. Crounse is an expert on the intersection of health and information technology. He discusses ways new technological developments are helping to revolutionize the delivery of health care, both here at home and globally.
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2012
Dr. Eric Topol, Cardiologist, Geneticist and Director of the Scripps Translational Institute.
FEATURED GUEST:
Dr. Eric Topol
Dr. Eric Topol
Conversations speaks this week with Dr. Eric Topol, Director of the Scripps Translational Institute and author of The Creative Destruction of Medicine: How the Digital Revolution Will Create Better Health Care. Mark and Margaret speak with Dr. Topol about the pivotal role genomics and telemedicine is having on health care, and the potential for a health care revolution with these emerging technologies.
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2012
Dr. Don Berwick, Recent Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
FEATURED GUEST:
Dr. Don Berwick
Dr. Don Berwick
Conversations speaks with Dr. Don Berwick, recent head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and a longtime advocate of patient safety and overhaul of the health care industry. Hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Berwick about transforming health care for all Americans and his focus on the triple aim of better quality, better health, and lower costs in health care.
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