Invest in Hopeful Documentary on Patient Harm: Breaking the Wall of Silence

1.  Click Here!  Documentary director, Carolyn McCulley from CityGate Films talks about the project

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Kickstarter campaign ends on March 31, 2013

http://www.leanblog.org/2013/03/podcast-168-carolyn-mcculley-breaking-the-wall-of-silence/

 Notes and links:

▪                The book upon which the title of the film is based (as a homage, not a direct translation of the book into film): Wall of Silence: The Untold Story of the Medical Mistakes That Kill and Injure Millions of Americans

▪                The book by Dr. Marty Makary she mentions: Unaccountable: What Hospitals Won’t Tell You and How Transparency Can Revolutionize Health Care

▪                Statistics on patent safety and quality problems

▪                Past episode with Sorrel King

▪                Earlier podcast with Clare Crawford-Mason that includes a discussion of her film “Good News…How Hospitals Heal Themselves“

▪                Episode with Dr. Richard Shannon talking about Lean and infection reduction

▪                The “seven pillars” approach to improving patient safety

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