Fixing Healthcare Podcast

Fixing Healthcare Podcast episodes:

• 04.24.2024

  FHC #131: ChatGPT interviews Dr. Pearl about their new book, ‘ChatGPT, MD’

  Today’s episode of Fixing Healthcare is a true sign of the times in medicine. Not only is generative AI the topic of today’s podcast, it’s also an active participant. Co-host Jeremy ...

  
• 04.17.2024

  FHC #130: An unfiltered look at AI’s current, future uses in medicine

  In this “Unfiltered” episode of Fixing Healthcare, the conversation dives deep into the role of AI in medicine with Dr. Jonathan Fisher, a respected cardiologist and advocate for physician well-being; ...

  
• 04.10.2024

  FHC #129: A reading from Dr. Pearl’s newest book, ‘ChatGPT, MD’

  In a special episode of the Fixing Healthcare podcast, co-host Dr. Robert Pearl, former CEO of The Permanente Medical Group and a respected voice in healthcare, shares two chapters from ...

  
• 04.02.2024

  MTT #82: How do childhood traumas shape our health as adults?

  Today’s episode of Medicine: The Truth delves into the lasting impact of adverse childhood events (ACEs) on mental and physical health in adulthood. A groundbreaking study involving over 25,000 Swedish ...

  
• 03.27.2024

  FHC #128: ‘I Promised My Sister I Would Write About How She Chose to Die’

  Late last year, Fixing Healthcare cohost Dr. Robert Pearl read a remarkable essay in the New York Times titled, “I Promised My Sister I Would Write About How She Chose ...

  
• 03.20.2024

  FHC #127: Diving deep into the state of American healthcare

  Fixing Healthcare co-host Dr. Robert Pearl recently returned from a surgical mission in the Philippines. The trip not only reignited his passion for global surgery, but it also provided three ...

  
• 03.13.2024

  FHC #126: On finding peace with who you are

  As Dr. Robert Pearl puts the finisihing touches on his upcoming book “ChatGPT, MD,” the cohost thought it would be a fitting time to read a chapter from his previous ...

  
• 03.06.2024

  MTT #81: Are the kids alright, medically?

  Today’s episode of Medicine: The Truth takes a look at the mental and physical health of America’s youth. More than ever before, kids 17 and under are getting their medical ...

  
• 02.27.2024

  FHC #125: Beyond medicine—a Rabbi’s insights on end-of-life issues

  This ninth season of Fixing Healthcare continues its focus on complex end-of-life issues. In this episode, hosts Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr venture outside the traditional walls of medicine ...

  
• 02.21.2024

  FHC #124: An unfiltered look at the science & skill of love

  This “Unfiltered” episode of Fixing Healthcare welcomes back Dr. Jonathan Fisher, a respected cardiologist and renowned advocate for physician well-being. This February, what more appropriate topic to discuss with a heart ...

  
• 02.14.2024

  FHC #123: Diving deep into healthcare’s biggest battles of 2024

  Healthcare used to be a “country club competition,” in the words of past Fixing Healthcare guest Dr. Robert Burgelman. By this, he meant that doctors, insurers, drug makers and others ...

  
• 02.06.2024

  FHC #122: Navigating life’s final chapter with Atul Gawande

  Fixing Healthcare welcomes Dr. Atul Gawande, a renowned surgeon, writer and public health researcher who currently serves as the Assistant Administrator for Global Health at USAID. He has a rich ...

  
• 01.30.2024

  MTT #80: What’s new in drug discovery and pricing?

  Today’s episode of Medicine: The Truth looks at the latest in new drug approvals and new drug pricing, topics that have become inseparable in our nation’s healthcare conversation. One study ...

  
• 01.24.2024

  FHC #121: An unfiltered look at resolutions, kept and unkept

  This “Unfiltered” episode of Fixing Healthcare welcomes back Dr. Jonathan Fisher, a respected cardiologist and renowned advocate for physician well-being. Last Wednesday, January 17, was “Quit Day,” when most people ...

  
• 01.17.2024

  FHC #120: Revisiting the hero’s journey with Dr. Zubin Damania (ZDoggMD)

  This week, cohost Dr. Robert Pearl is on a plastic surgery mission trip to the Philippines where he will be repairing the cleft lips and palates of children. While he’s ...

  
• 01.09.2024

  FHC #119: Diving deep into clinician burnout and ChatGPT as a solution

  Clinician burnout is a major problem in the United States. But as cohosts Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr discuss in today’s episode of Diving Deep, burnout is not a ...

  
• 01.03.2024

  FHC #118: 2023 in review plus 2024 preview and predictions

  What a year it was for American healthcare. Generative AI exploded onto the scene and scored in the top echelon of test takers on the U.S. medical licensing exam. America’s ...

  
• 12.27.2023

  FHC #117: The Young and the Breathless

  Bubbly and precocious, Hunter was every parent’s dream child and every teacher’s ideal student. By age 14, she had already enrolled in classes at a local college to augment her ...

  
• 12.20.2023

  FHC #116: Death of a Surgeon

  Welcome to season nine of Fixing Healthcare with cohosts Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr. This season tackles the difficult topic of death, examining end-of-life issues from multiple angles. Today’s ...

  
• 12.13.2023

  MTT #79: Why do viruses love the holidays?

  As it was this time last year, ‘tis the season for sneezing once again. While carolers are coughing and shoppers are sniffling, podcast cohosts Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr ...

  
• 12.06.2023

  FHC #115: The bioethical dilemma of saving life ‘at any cost’

  The 21st century has granted humanity incredible access to medications and procedures that can extend life almost indefinitely. Ventilators can breathe for us, intravenous tubes and pumps can nourish us, ...

  
• 11.28.2023

  FHC #114: An unfiltered look at empathy in medicine

  This “Unfiltered” episode of Fixing Healthcare welcomes back Dr. Jonathan Fisher, a respected cardiologist and renowned advocate for physician well-being. Today’s show leads with an up-close look at a subject ...

  
• 11.21.2023

  FHC #113: Diving deep into Dr. ChatGPT and healthcare ‘skimping’

  Listeners of Fixing Healthcare keep writing in and reaching out with questions about two hot-button healthcare topics: the high price of healthcare and the impact generative AI (like ChatGPT) will ...

  
• 11.15.2023

  FHC #112: How the culture of medicine can change

  Season eight of the Fixing Healthcare podcast continues its focus on the role of leadership in driving change. Our guest today is an expert in this area. Jenny Chatman is ...

  
• 11.07.2023

  MTT #78: How high will premiums rise? How low will patient satisfaction go?

  This year, the cost of health insurance for a working family of four exceeded $24,000 for the first time ever. That’s up 7% from last year (the largest rate increase ...

  
• 11.01.2023

  FHC #111: Among wealthy nations, U.S. docs rank average for burnout

  This “Unfiltered” episode of Fixing Healthcare welcomes back Dr. Jonathan Fisher, a respected cardiologist and renowned advocate for physician well-being. Today’s show leads with an in-depth look at bias. In ...

  
• 10.25.2023

  FHC #110: Diving deep into drug-pricing wizardry and deep learning (AI)

  Like magicians, the U.S. biopharmaceutical industry has used diversion to distract the public’s attention away from where the real action is really happening. This Fixing Healthcare episode of Diving Deep begins ...

  
• 10.18.2023

  FHC #109: Dan Ariely on irrationality and misbelief in medicine

  Dan Ariely is an expert in irrational behavior. He has extensively researched it, mulled it over and, more often than not, produced brilliant insights into what it means to be ...

  
• 10.11.2023

  MTT #77: Is the ‘tripledemic’ returning? Will new vaccines help?

  Last year, around this time, the CDC alerted physicians about the triple threat of Covid-19, seasonal influenza and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus). The result was one of the worst flu ...

  
• 10.03.2023

  FHC #108: An unfiltered look at distrust between patients and doctors

  This “Unfiltered” episode of Fixing Healthcare welcomes back Dr. Jonathan Fisher, a respected cardiologist and renowned advocate for physician well-being. On today’s show, Dr. Fisher serves up a question for ...

  
• 09.27.2023

  FHC #107: Amy C. Edmonson on ‘failing well’ in medicine

  It’s no secret that doctors hold themselves to incredibly high standards, driven by a dedication to patients and a desire to save lives. It’s also understood that, in medicine, self-imposed ...

  
• 09.20.2023

  FHC #106: ZDoggMD on patient anxiety, medical bias & the Barbie movie

  He’s back! Dr. Zubin Damania (aka ZDoggMD), one of the show’s most popular returning guests, rejoins Fixing Healthcare hosts Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr for a heartfelt look at ...

  
• 09.12.2023

  FHC #105: Diving deep into the good, bad and ugly of U.S. healthcare

  Albert Einstein pointed out that time is relative. And when it comes to healthcare, five years can feel like a long and short amount of time. That’s certainly true of ...

  
• 09.06.2023

  MTT #76: Can Rx weight-loss drugs help prevent heart attacks, too?

  The weight-loss drug Wegovy reduces serious heart disease, the nation’s No. 1 cause of death, according to a new clinical trial. Proponents of the drug describe this finding as an ...

  
• 08.30.2023

  FHC #104: Robert Burgelman on strategic leadership in healthcare

  Dr. Robert Burgelman is the Edmund W. Littlefield Professor of Management and the Director of the Executive Program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. As a worldwide expert on ...

  
• 08.23.2023

  FHC #103: Too much or not enough in American healthcare?

  This “Unfiltered” episode of Fixing Healthcare welcomes back Dr. Jonathan Fisher, a respected cardiologist and renowned advocate for physician well-being, for a fascinating debate about American healthcare. Alongside cohost Jeremy ...

  
• 08.16.2023

  FHC #102: Diving deep into value-based care and the need for ‘system-ness’

  Time and again, researchers have confirmed that the American healthcare system is ineffective, too expensive and falling further behind its international peers in critical measures of performance. In this episode ...

  
• 08.08.2023

  FHC #101: Sachin Jain on the leadership crisis in American healthcare

  Dr. Sachin Jain joins the podcast for the first time to talk about leadership in American healthcare. And his diagnosis is grim. “In American healthcare, we’ve lost our ethical and ...

  
• 08.01.2023

  MTT #75: Original Medicare or Medicare Advantage?

  More Americans over the age of 65 are now selecting Medicare Advantage over traditional Medicare for their health insurance coverage, according to the U.S. Congressional Budget Office (CBO). What’s more, ...

  
• 07.25.2023

  FHC #100: Diving deep into weight-loss drugs + toxic leadership

  Welcome to the 100th episode of Fixing Healthcare. To kick things off, hosts Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr are taking the opportunity to examine what has improved (and, notably, hasn’t ...

  
• 07.18.2023

  FHC #99: Why is healthcare so expensive and who will fix it?

  This “Unfiltered” episode of Fixing Healthcare welcomes back Dr. Jonathan Fisher, a respected cardiologist and renowned advocate for physician well-being. Alongside cohost Jeremy Corr, Dr. Robert Pearl kicks off the ...

  
• 07.10.2023

  FHC #98: Don Berwick on leadership, greed + a promising youth movement

  Returning to the Fixing Healthcare podcast for a third time is Dr. Don Berwick, here to talk about the dire need for leadership to address our nation’s many healthcare crises. ...

  
• 07.04.2023

  FHC #97: Fixing Healthcare flashback with Malcolm Gladwell

  As Americans everywhere gather around their BBQ grills and gaze up at fireworks, Fixing Healthcare hosts Jeremy Corr and Dr. Robert Pearl revisit an important episode from the show’s current ...

  
• 06.27.2023

  MTT #74: A change in the Covid-19 booster? A new Alzheimer’s drug?

  The FDA moved forward this month with a recommendation to change the composition of Covid-19 boosters in time for fall. Whereas the current vaxx, a cocktail designed to target the ...

  
• 06.20.2023

  FHC #96: Diving deep into the financial crisis of U.S. healthcare

  U.S. healthcare is in financial crisis. Patients are feeling the pain, acutely. Nearly 90 million Americans are enrolled in Medicaid at a time when medical bills have become the leading ...

  
• 06.12.2023

  FHC #95: This cardiologist took care of 20,000 hearts before taking care of his own

  This Unfiltered episode of Fixing Healthcare welcomes back Dr. Jonathan Fisher, a respected cardiologist and renowned advocate for physician well-being. He joins cohosts Jeremy Corr and Dr. Robert Pearl to ...

  
• 06.06.2023

  FHC #94: Abraham Verghese on ‘The Covenant of Water’ and the practice of medicine

  Abraham Verghese is an American physician and Professor of the Theory and Practice of Medicine and Vice Chair of Education at Stanford University Medical School. He is also the author ...

  
• 05.31.2023

  FHC #93: Zeev Neuwirth on the future of healthcare

  Dr. Zeev Neuwirth, Clinical Chief of Care Transformation for Atrium Health, returns to the Fixing Healthcare podcast for a tell-all talk about leadership in healthcare: the good, the bad and ...

  
• 05.23.2023

  MTT #73: #CovidIsNotOver or is it?

  Today’s episode of “Medicine: The Truth” (formerly “Coronavirus: The Truth”) looks at the end of the Covid-19 pandemic on the same day that the Twitter hashtag #CovidIsNotOver is trending. This ...

  
• 05.16.2023

  FHC #92: Diving deep into the future of AI in medicine

  Since ChatGPT burst onto the tech scene in November 2022, the generative AI application has become one of the hottest topics in the world—and in the world of medicine, especially. ...