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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2011

Dr. Carolyn Clancy, director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

Conversations on Health Care® focuses this week on improving the quality and effectiveness of health care. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Carolyn Clancy from AHRQ, about its role in American health care, engaging people with their health care and putting clinical research into practice.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2010

Maureen Bisognano, president of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.

This week, Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Maureen Bisognano, president of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, about advancing patient safety and quality while improving value and controlling cost.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2010

Dr. Howard Koh, Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

This week, Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Howard Koh, HHS assistant secretary, physician and former commissioner of public health for the state of Massachusetts, about the power of public health in preventing disease and promoting health, and how the health reform bill supports these efforts.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2010

John O’Brien, senior adviser in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Conversations on Health Care® focuses this week on advancing the quality and availability of behavioral health and substance abuse services. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with John O’Brien from SAMHSA, an agency in the Department of Health and Human Services, that’s working to improve this area of health care in the context of health reform.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2010

Dr. David Mayer, associate dean for the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine and co-executive director for UIC’s Institute for Patient Safety Excellence.

Conversations on Health Care® focuses this week on the growing movement of transparency in health care. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. David Mayer, head of the University of Chicago’s Institute for Patient Safety Excellence, about advancing a culture of safety and transparency in medicine for the benefit of patients and providers.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Donna Shalala, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, current president of the University of Miami and chair of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing at the Institute of Medicine.

Conversations on Health Care® focuses this week on the future of nursing in advancing health. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with former Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala about the Institute of Medicine’s report in light of national health reform.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Senator Tom Daschle, former Senate Majority Leader and author of Getting it Done: How Obama and Congress Finally Broke the Stalemate to Make Way for Healthcare Reform.

This week, Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Senator Tom Daschle about the Obama administration's goals for health care, the public's response to healthcare reform and the likely path forward to implementation. Senator Daschle's new book is called Getting it Done: How Obama and Congress Finally Broke the Stalemate to Make Way for Healthcare Reform.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Dr. Andrew Morris-Singer, president and founder of Primary Care Progress.

Conversations on Health Care® focuses this week on promoting and transforming primary care. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Andrew Morris-Singer, president of Primary Care Progress, a grassroots organization founded at Harvard Medical School that’s working to engage clinicians, trainees and students in their local primary healthcare communities.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 03, 2010

Rosemary Gibson, author of The Treatment Trap: How the Overuse of Medical Care is Wrecking Your Health and What You Can Do to Prevent It.

Conversations on Health Care® focuses this week on patient safety. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Rosemary Gibson, nationally known for her work in patient safety, communications and healthcare quality. Her latest book, The Treatment Trap, focuses on the overuse of medical care and what can be done to reduce it.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2010

Dr. Mark Smith, president of the California Healthcare Foundation.

Conversations on Health Care® focuses this week on the leadership and the work of the California Healthcare Foundation. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with the Foundation’s president, Dr. Mark Smith, about how the organization has helped drive innovation and reform to improve health care for all Californians.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2010

Somerville, Massachusetts Mayor Joseph Curtatone, the leadership behind “Shape Up Somerville.”

Conversations on Health Care® focuses this week on the “Shape Up Somerville” program. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Mayor Joseph Curtatone about how this innovative, local program has transformed the town of Somerville, Massachusetts into a healthy place to live, and how it’s now serving as a national model to fight childhood obesity on all fronts.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2010

Dr. Diane Meier, director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care and the Palliative Care Institute.

Conversations on Health Care® focuses this week on palliative care. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Diane Meier, director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care and the Palliative Care Institute at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, about the benefits of palliative care and the rationale to eliminate the term “end-of-life care” from the clinical and political discussion.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2010

Dr. Regina Benjamin, Surgeon General of the United States

Conversations on Health Care® focuses this week on the Surgeon General's goals to improve America’s health. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin about her priorities and strategies to promote health and eliminate health disparities.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Tina Tchen, White House Director of the Council on Women and Girls and the Office of Public Engagement.

Conversations on Health Care® focuses this week on health care for women and families. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Tina Tchen, executive director of the White House Council on Women and Girls and White House director of the Office of Public Engagement, about health reform and the broader issues of economic and social equality for women and girls.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Dr. James Weinstein-director of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and co-founder of the new Dartmouth Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery.

Conversations on Health Care® focuses this week on the contributions Dartmouth College has made to health reform and innovation. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. James Weinstein, the leader driving the health policy and delivery research efforts at Dartmouth.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Dr. Michael McGinnis—creator of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and currently senior scholar at the Institute of Medicine.

Conversations on Health Care® focuses this week on the current issues we face in both clinical care and public health interventions. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Michael McGinnis, a health policy leader who has served through the Carter, Reagan, Bush and Clinton Administrations as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Assistant Surgeon General and Director of the Office of Disease Prevention. Dr. McGinnis is currently senior scholar at the Institute of Medicine, leading its initiative on evidence-based medicine.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Dr. Fitzhugh Mullan—physician, activist, and champion of primary care.

Conversations on Health Care® focuses this week on the changing demands for a primary care workforce. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Fitzhugh Mullan, professor of health policy and medicine at George Washington University and a practicing physician at the Upper Cardoza Community Health Center in Washington, D.C.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2010

Dr. Lisa Dulsky Watkins, associate director of the Vermont Blueprint for Health, discusses Vermont’s medical home project.

Conversations on Health Care® focuses this week on the state of health reform in Vermont—before and after federal legislation. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Lisa Dulsky Watkins, associate director of the Vermont Blueprint for Health, about the next steps for this integrated Patient-Centered Medical Home pilot project.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2010

Dr. William Kassler, chief medical officer for the New England region of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Conversations on Health Care® focuses today on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. William Kassler, chief medical officer for the New England region of CMS, about the Multi-payer Advanced Primary Care Practice Demonstration project, as well future healthcare innovations under the direction of CMS.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 2010

Lowell Weicker, former U.S. senator and governor of Connecticut and current president of the Trust for America's Heath

Conversations on Health Care® focuses today on our nation's public health system. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Lowell Weicker, president of the Trust for America's Health, a non-profit, non-partisan public health policy organization that is working to modernize the public health system in America.