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Nothing to Hide: Transparency in Healthcare
Thomas R. Russell, MD, FACS, Executive Director of the American College of Surgeons, gives the surgeons' approach to transparency in healthcare. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - September 22, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Thomas R. Russell, MD, FACS Source Type: podcasts

Ten Guidelines for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Care
Suzanne Salimbene, PhD, President of Inter-Face International, explains how to become a more culturally and linguistically competent caregiver. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - September 22, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Suzanne Salimbene, PhD Source Type: podcasts

Health Information Technology: Is the Time Past for "Watchful Waiting?"
Carolyn Clancy, MD, Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, explains why it's time to work together to improve health information technology. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - September 18, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Carolyn Clancy, MD Source Type: podcasts

Pursuing Ponce's Dream: Enabling the "Square-Wave Life Curve"
M.E. Johns, MD, Executive VP for Health Affairs at Emory University, explains why applying molecular biology to predicting life and health enables detection and prevention of disease. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - September 15, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Michael M.E. Johns, MD Source Type: podcasts

Shouldn't We Be Making Better Use of the Best Available Health Measurement Technologies?
William Fisher, Jr., PhD, begins a series on how to measure quality in healthcare. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - September 11, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: William P. Fisher, Jr., PhD Source Type: podcasts

Is "First Do No Harm" a Lost Concept in Medical Education?
Learn what Dennis S. O'Leary, MD, President of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, thinks about medical schools and patient safety. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - September 8, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Dennis S. O'Leary, MD Source Type: podcasts

The Epidemic of Chronic Kidney Disease
In this WVE, learn about a very large, silent epidemic. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - September 1, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Craig B. Langman, MD Source Type: podcasts

Quality Consortia: What They Do
Learn how active efforts of groups of surgeons are promoting quality care. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - August 28, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Thomas R. Russell, MD, FACS Source Type: podcasts

We Need to Do a Better Job of Preparing for the Next Big Disaster
In this Webcast Video Editorial, learn why national preparedness needs a reality check. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - August 25, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Margaret A. Clark, RN, RRT-NPS, MS Source Type: podcasts

Boosting the Odds of Surviving Cardiac Arrest
Learn which American cities you should NOT have your cardiac arrest in and why. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - August 21, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Bryan McNally, MD, MPH; Arthur Kellermann, MD, MPH Source Type: podcasts

What Are Patients Looking for?
Doctor, learn next what REALLY pleases or displeases your patients. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - August 18, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Steven R. Feldman, MD, PhD Source Type: podcasts

Time to Reform Physician Relicensure
Michael Johns, MD, of Emory University explains why we must develop higher standards for licensure. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - August 14, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Michael M.E. Johns, MD Source Type: podcasts

The Hospitalist Movement 10 Years Later: Life as a Swiss Army Knife
Dr. Robert Wachter, one of the founders of the hospitalist movement, describes its status and future. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - August 11, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Robert M. Wachter, MD Source Type: podcasts

The Future of Emergency Care in the United States
Arthur Kellerman, MD, MPH, discusses the emergency in emergency medicine in the United States. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - August 11, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Arthur Kellermann, MD, MPH Source Type: podcasts

The Reality of "Traditional Chinese" Medicines
Dr. Wallace Sampson of the MedGenMed Editorial Board discusses traditional Chinese medicine. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - August 7, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Wallace Sampson, MD Source Type: podcasts