ABOUT REMAKING AMERICAN MEDICINE
Remaking American Medicine is a four-part primetime television series intended for broadcast on PBS in October 2006. The series is being produced by the award-winning media company, Crosskeys Media. KQED in San Francisco is the presenting PBS station.
The series will tell stories of change, focus on the breathtaking advances being made in improving the quality of patient care and feature compelling profiles of providers and patients who are working together to change fundamentally the way health care is delivered in this country. The goal of Remaking American Medicine is to inspire and empower viewers, both members of the general public and health care professionals, to join in efforts to transform American health care.The series and accompanying national outreach campaign are made possible thanks to the following:
Funders and Supporters
Amgen Foundation, lead sponsor
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, major underwriter
Nathan Cummings Foundation
Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Fiscal Agents
American Health Quality Foundation
Film Arts Foundation
Crosskeys MediaWorks
Champions of Change
To learn more about the pioneering work of these innovative individuals and institutions click on Champions of Change.View and download pictures related to the Champions of Change stories.
Series
Remaking American Medicine, a four part television series to be broadcast on PBS in October 2006 will tell stories of change. The goal is to inspire and empower viewers, both members of the general public and health care professionals, to join in efforts to transform American health care.
Learn more about the programs in the television series.
Outreach Campaign
A national public outreach campaign is underway to help spread the word about the pioneering work being accomplished in improving health care, and to generate the widest possible audience for the public television series. As of July 2006, 48 national organizations have signed on as National Partners, including health care providers, purchasers, consumers and patient advocates, health care experts and government and regulatory groups. These organizations are alerting their members and encouraging them to participate in community-based activities designed to draw public attention to improving the quality of health care. In many regions of the country, such efforts are being led by the nation's Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) that are forming coalitions comprised of other groups that are equally committed to improving health care. Collectively, National Partners can reach more than 100 million Americans with information about improving health care quality.
