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The Patients Come First Podcast is presented by the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association. Each episode will feature people in the health care community whose work is focused on enhancing patient experience, whether through direct care, medical research, or other efforts. Send questions, comments, or feedback to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact us Twitter @VirginiaHHA using the hashtag #PatientsComeFirst.

Wo Ärzte sich vor Managern und Aktionären verantworten müssen, sind Behandlungsfehler ebenso wenig Zufall wie der jüngste Transplantationsskandal. Sie sind Folgen eines Systems, in dem die Nöte der Patienten als Störung des reibungslosen Betriebsablaufs gesehen werden. Der Chirurg Michael Imhof sieht als gefragter Gutachter täglich, wie Patienten abgefertigt und alleingelassen werden.

The FDA's origins as a federal consumer protection agency began with the passage of the 1906 Pure Food and Drugs Act. For over 115 years, the agency has been responsible for regulating health and human safety for all Americans, including but not limited to the passage of the latest cancer therapeutics and diagnostics.Testing Our Patients is a limited discussion series about how the sausage is made when bringing life-saving diagnostic tests and breakthrough medicines to cancer patients in desperate need of hope. Diverse schools of thought often collide between the risk/reward of rushing ...