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The episode discusses the shortcomings of the American healthcare system and potential solutions with expert Dr. Don Berwick.

Send us Fan Mail Is American healthcare truly serving patients—or has the system lost sight of its purpose? In this powerful episode of TCNtalks / Anatomy of Leadership, host Chris Comeaux welcomes Dr. Don Berwick, former Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), President Emeritus and co-founder of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), and one of the world’s foremost experts in healthcare quality improvement. Together, they explore what’s broken in ...

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Host: Chris Comeaux

Guest: Dr. Don Berwick

Topics covered

• American healthcare
• healthcare quality improvement
• systemic issues
• patient care
• healthcare reform

Keywords

• healthcare
• quality improvement
• patient care
• reform
• CMS

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Institute for Healthcare Improvement

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