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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2011

Dr. William Hanson, author of Smart Medicine: How the Changing Role of Doctors Will Revolutionize Health Care.

This week, Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. William Hanson about the changes the medical profession is undergoing in the U.S. and how tomorrow's primary care providers are being shaped by technology and a team-based approach to delivering health care. Dr. Hanson's new book is called Smart Medicine: How the Changing Role of Doctors Will Revolutionize Health Care.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2011

Dr. Garth Graham, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Conversations on Health Care® focuses today on addressing the healthcare needs of racial and ethnic populations. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Garth Graham, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health at HHS, about reducing and eliminating health disparities through health care reform, enhanced data collection and a host of community and technology innovations.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 03, 2011

Governor Peter Shumlin of Vermont.

Conversations on Health Care® focuses this week on Vermont's plan to create the first single-payer health insurance program in the nation. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin about the bill he signed into law this year and why he believes it will make Vermont a healthier, more prosperous state.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2011

Dr. Jay Parkinson, co-founder of Hello Health and The Future Well.

Conversations on Health Care® focuses this week on breaking the mold in healthcare delivery design. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Jay Parkinson, co-founder of the online healthcare service Hello Health and the innovation firm, The Future Well. Dr. Parkinson's innovations in the redesign of primary care and how we think about health earned him “The Doctor of the Future” and one of the “Top Ten Most Creative People in Healthcare” by Fast Company.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2011

Dr. Farzad Mostashari, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.

Conversations on Health Care® focuses this week on the national leadership driving the advancement of health information technology in the U.S. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Farzad Mostashari, the new National Coordinator, about the progress that's been made in the more widespread adoption of HIT, who's driving the change, and what it means for patients.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2011

Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health.

Conversations on Health Care® focuses this week on 30 years of fighting AIDS. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Anthony Fauci, a leader at the forefront of clinical, research, and advocacy efforts for HIV/AIDS both in the United States and around the world.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2011

Susan Dentzer, editor-in-chief of Health Affairs.

Conversations on Health Care® focuses this week on the critical policy issues for innovation and legislation. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Susan Dentzer, editor-in-chief of Health Affairs, the nation's leading journal focusing on the intersection of health, health care and health policy in the United States and around the world.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2011

Governor Gary R. Herbert of Utah.

Conversations on Health Care® focuses this week on Utah's innovative health insurance exchange. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Governor Gary Herbert about the creation of their exchange in 2007, why it's unique and what lessons other states might take from Utah as they begin planning their own exchanges.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2011

David Wessel, economics editor of the Wall Street Journal.

This week, Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with David Wessel, economics editor of the Wall Street Journal. He'll give us his perspective on the economy and the forces that are shaping health care and living standards around the world.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2011

Donna Thompson, chief executive officer of Access Community Health Network in Chicago.

Conversations on Health Care® focuses this week on the unique role of community health centers in integrating clinical excellence with education, training, and research. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Donna Thompson, RN, CEO of Access Community Health Network in Chicago, the country’s largest health center and developer of the first NIH funded research center devoted exclusively to studying health disparities.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2011

Barbara DiPietro, policy director for the National Health Care for the Homeless Council.

Conversations on Health Care® focuses this week on the health care needs of the homeless. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Barbara DiPietro, who directs policy and advocacy for the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, about delivering patient-centered, team-based, coordinated health care to those experiencing homelessness and how this fits into the larger healthcare system.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2011

Dr. John Wennberg, the Peggy Y. Thomson Professor for the Evaluative Clinical Sciences at Dartmouth College.

This week on Conversations on Health Care®, Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. John Wennberg whose research for the past 40 years has focused on variations in health care around the country and its implications on the individual, the community and the health care system as a whole. Dr. Wennberg is the Peggy Y. Thomson Professor for the Evaluative Clinical Sciences at Dartmouth and founder and director of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, home to the Dartmouth Atlas Project.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2011

Dr. Alan Fleischman, medical director of the March of Dimes Foundation.

Conversations on Health Care® focuses this week on strategies to improve maternal-child health, reduce premature birth and eliminate disparities in birth outcomes. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Alan Fleischman, medical director of the March of Dimes Foundation, about current efforts at the national and local levels to achieve these goals.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2011

Dr. Mary Jane Koren, vice president for the Picker-Commonwealth Fund Long-Term Quality Improvement Program.

Conversations on Health Care® focuses this week on reforming long-term care. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Mary Jane Koren, a long-term care expert, about improving the quality of life through system changes that focus on the needs of the individual versus the needs of the institution.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2011

Dr. Lucian Leape, a leading figure in the modern patient safety movement.

Conversations on Health Care® focuses this week on patient safety - how far we've come and what still needs to be covered. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Lucian Leape, one of the country's leading figures in patient safety whose body of work includes the landmark Institute of Medicine report "To Err is Human." Dr. Leape currently chairs the Lucian Leape Institute at the National Patient Safety Foundation and teaches at the Harvard School of Public Health.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2011

Dr. Paul Tang, Chief Innovation and Technology Officer for the Palo Alto Medical Foundation.

Conversations on Health Care® focuses this week on steering the country into a new era of health information technology. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Paul Tang, chief innovation and technology officer for the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, about how patients from kids to centenarians are going online to play a greater role in their health care.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2011

Cecile Richards, president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

Conversations on Health Care® focuses this week on Planned Parenthood, the largest provider of reproductive healthcare in the country. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Planned Parenthood’s President, Cecile Richards, about its role expanding access to health care for women, men and teens. The conversation moves beyond the current political debate in Washington to the underlying health care needs of Americans.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2011

Dr. Gary Kaplan, President and CEO of the Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, Washington on total transformation of the culture of health care.

Conversations on Health Care® focuses this week on transforming the culture of healthcare institutions from the ground up. Virginia Mason’s President and CEO, Dr. Gary Kaplan, speaks with Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter about the 10-year journey to create a patient-centered, safe, effective system using the Toyota “stop the line” quality approach.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2011

Chaitali Sinha, Program Officer, Governance, Equity, and Health of the International Development Research Centre.

Conversations on Health Care® focuses this week on improving health outcomes in developing countries through e-Health. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Chaitali Sinha from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) about how countries with fewer resources are driving e-Health innovations, especially in mobile health, and what lessons from IDRC supported projects can be applied to health care in the United States.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2011

Dr. Timothy Ferris, medical director of the Massachusetts General Physicians Organization at Mass General and director of its Care Management Program.

This week, Conversations on Health Care® highlights a demonstration project that’s been reducing costs for high-risk, chronically ill patients with the use of intensive primary care. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Timothy Ferris, director of the Care Management Program at Massachusetts General Hospital, about how this model of care has been effective and what the next steps are translating it nationally.