Bill of Health - Reports 2007
Blue Cross Blue Shield CEO
December 13, 2007
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Jeff Yastine asks Blue Cross Blue Shield's Scott Serota about initiatives for clients with Health Savings Accounts.
Magnetic Heart Surgery
November 8, 2007
NBR's Jeff Yastine explains how two magnets and a control stick are changing heart surgery.
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Aviation and Hospital Safety
October 11, 2007
NBR's Jeff Yastine learns why flight crews are being used as models for hospital workers.
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Blood Shortages
September 27, 2007
NBR's Jeff Yastine finds out why a lack of blood is driving up the cost of healthcare.
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Pain Centers
August 23, 2007
NBR's Jeff Yastine reports on the business of treating and managing pain.
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Comptroller General David Walker
July 26, 2007
NBR's Jeff Yastine asks Walker why he sees problems with the Medicare Drug Benefit.
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Electronic ICUs
July 12, 2007
NBR's Jeff Yastine explains how technology is changing the way vital signs are monitored.
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Hospitalists
June 14, 2007
NBR's Jeff Yastine meets a special type of physician hospitals hire to help patients.
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Nursing Home Costs
May 31, 2007
NBR's Jeff Yastine explains why the cost of nursing home care is rising in America.
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Hospital Errors
April 4, 2007
NBR's Jeff Yastine looks at efforts hospitals are making to track and reduce mistakes.
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Geriatric Doctor Shortage
February 22, 2007
NBR's Jeff Yastine reports on the growing shortage of doctors who treat the elderly.
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Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs)
January 25, 2007
NBR's Jeff Yastine reports on one woman's efforts to get devices that can restart hearts into America's schools.
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