T.R. Reid
Group Health continues to capture the national spotlight for its innovations in health care. The most recent occurrence was last week, when a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) crew spent time filming at Group Health for a documentary about America’s best-kept health care secrets.
The documentary crew was led by T.R. Reid, well-known health care reform author and filmmaker. On one day, he spent sunrise to sunset at Factoria Medical Center, the pilot site of our medical home model. Reid and the crew shadowed clinicians, staff, and patients throughout the day to show how Group Health is providing quality care while keeping costs down.
Reid spent another day talking with Rosemary Daszkiewicz, chair of the Group Health Board of Trustees, about what it means to be a cooperative, and rounded out the visit by interviewing Michael Soman, MD, chief medical executive. Reid and Dr. Soman talked about the need to align financial incentives with quality, and the importance of managing a system of care.
Reid is one of the nation’s best-known correspondents for his coverage of global affairs for The Washington Post, his books and documentary films, and his commentaries on National Public Radio. His recent book, The Healing of America, came out in 2009 and became a national bestseller. PBS Frontline produced two documentary films, Sick Around the World and Sick Around America, which followed Reid as he reported on that book.
The documentary is still in development and there is no set date for when it will debut.
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