Evanmbenjamin

CareTalk with Quick and Quack

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CareTalk w/ Quick and Quack is Drs Evan Benjamin and Bill Cutler talking about health and healthcare. We discuss the history, challenges and innovations in the US Healthcare System, helping everyone to understand the broken system we have, how it can be improved and how to navigate the system as it stands. Evan Benjamin MD, MS is associate professor at Harvard Medical School and at Harvard School of Public Health as well adjunct professor UMass Amherst School of public health. Bill Cutler MD is a primary care internist and pain management specialist with 30 yrs experience in clinical settings

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S2E1 Perils of Medicare Advantage with Dr Don Berwick and Elaine Fronhofer 26.04.2024 1:00:01

S2E1: A new season kicks off with a fascinating discussion about the Perils of Medicare Advantage with Dr Don Berwick and Elaine Fronhofer

S1, Ep 10: Private Equity, Holistic Care, Physician Burnout 08.02.2024 55:31

In this episode Evan and Bill have 4 rapid fire conversations on the impact of private equity in healthcare; how concepts of alternative medicine be used in western medicine; drivers of physician burnout and we discuss a fascinating email on the business of medicine.

S1E9: The Failures of healthcare and the need for patient advocacy; interview with Dr Gerda Maissel 02.01.2024 54:29

We discuss how the system fails patients everyday and the need for patient advocacy. We interview professional patient advocate Dr Gerda Maissel.

Ep 8: Home Hospital with Dr David Levine 07.12.2023 51:56

We interview Harvard Assoc Professor Dr David Levine on his work implementing and researching a novel approach to hospital care: the hospital at home model.

Ep 7: Redefining Eldercare and Dementia Care with Rachel Broudy 04.12.2023 53:30

In ep 7, we interview Dr Rachel Broady, a physician researcher who practices hospice and geriatric care about how we need to transform the way we care for care elders. We also discuss how physicians diagnose disease.

Ep 6: Recommendations for the US Healthcare System 01.12.2023 54:04

In Ep 6 we share some recommendations to begin to fix the US Healthcare System. We also take our listener's email challenges navigating the health system and thoughts on improving it.

Ep 5: AI in Healthcare with guest Jeff Levin-Scherz 20.11.2023 50:33

In this episode we interview Dr Jeff Levin Sherz from Harvard School of Public Health and Willis Towers Watson about Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare. We also discuss some emails from our listeners and introduce our first Quick and Quack Puzzler!

Ep 4: The Affordable Care Act 18.11.2023 45:32

In this episode, we go to "school" to hear one of Evan's lectures from his teaching at UMass School of Public Health on the Affordable Care act, and then Evan and Bill discuss the implications of it to improve health and healthcare

Ep 3: MD Shortage, Costa Rican Healthcare 17.11.2023 51:42

In our third show we begin to take on the meaty topics concerning the shortage of physicians and how physicians are paid in the US. We also discuss what the US can learn from the small country of Costa Rica in terms of health and healthcare.

S1E2: History Healthcare part 2, 3 16.11.2023 46:33

We continue discussion on the history of the US healthcare system and finish introducing ourselves

Ep1: Our first show! Welcome to CareTalk with Quick n Quack 02.11.2023 52:51

Welcome to Care Talk with Quick and Quack! Our first episode introduces who we are, how we think about health and healthcare and a bit of the history of the US Healthcare system (part 1)...trying to help to understand how we got in the mess we have... Meet Drs Evan Benjamin and Bill Cutler