FHC #67: Dr. Zeke Emanuel on the virtues of rule breaking
Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel has spent a lifetime challenging the establishment. He says that tendency is very much a part of his family’s heritage. “My mother, not infrequently, would have to …
FHC #66: Right brain vs. left brain in medicine
Galileo, Darwin and Einstein: three historical figures who changed the way we view the world. Galileo broke the myth that we’re the center of the universe. Darwin proved that humans …
FHC #65: Diving deep into Amazon and Apple’s healthcare ambitions
This Fixing Healthcare podcast series, “Diving Deep,” probes some of healthcare’s most complex topics and deep-seated problems. On today’s episode, Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr talk about two of …
FHC #64: The hero’s journey in healthcare
American writer Joseph Campbell famously studied and diagramed the hero’s journey in folklore and literature. That journey begins with a call to adventure, prompting the hero’s reluctance—often due to a …
FHC #63: One Medical founder Tom Lee on Amazon, primary care, the future
Dr. Tom Lee founded Epocrates, one of the earliest tech-enabled healthcare applications for doctors, and One Medical, the primary care-first organization recently acquired by Amazon for $3.9 billion. He is …
FHC #62: Diving deep into 3 urgent threats facing U.S. healthcare
This Fixing Healthcare podcast series, “Diving Deep,” probes into some of healthcare’s most complex topics and deep-seated problems. On today’s episode, hosts Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr discuss the …
FHC #61: An unfiltered look at Rx triplicates & Amazon’s healthcare expansion
Did you catch the episode of Malcolm Gladwell’s Revisionist History about triplicates—those state-issued prescription pads that produced three copies of every painkiller script written? Many in medicine remember triplicates as …
FHC #60: Don Berwick on ‘breaking the rules for better patient care’
Returning to the podcast this week is a household name in medicine, Dr. Don Berwick, who made his first appearance on the show in season one. Back then, Don said …
FHC #59: Diving deep into SCOTUS rulings & drug-industry rules
This Fixing Healthcare podcast series, “Diving Deep,” probes into some of healthcare’s most complex topics and deep-seated problems. On today’s episode, hosts Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr dive deep …
FHC #58: An unfiltered look at inauthenticity in medicine
“I wish I was more authentic, more transparent, more myself from the very beginning (rather) than trying to create a character or a persona,” said Dr. Zubin Damania (aka ZDoggMD) …