Patients Encouraged to Take Control of Their Own Healthcare

KPBS | By KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published October 5, 2006 at 8:53 AM PDT

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A new documentary series on KPBS-TV explores the quality crisis in American healthcare. The series producer talks about what people should be doing to avoid getting ill from systemic problems.

Patients Encouraged to Take Control of Their Own Healthcare

More and more, patients are faced with a huge and bureaucratic health care system. They get health care from lots of different people in many different locations. And to an extent, they are left to fend for themselves in this highly complex environment.

Tonight, KPBS-TV and other public television stations will begin airing a series called Remaking American Medicine. Series producer Matthew Eisen says the point of the series to show patients that they can have a lot of influence on the system. The Remaking American Medicine series begins this Thursday at 10 p.m. on KPBS-TV and continues each Thursday this month.

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Guest

Matthew Eisen, co-executive producer and series producer of Remaking American Medicine.

(Photo: Daniel Moretz being prepared for a catherization procedure / 2006 Crosskeys Media ®)