Categories: CHC Radio

Dr. Robert Wachter, Author of the “The Digital Doctor”

This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Robert Wachter, Associate Chair of the Department of Medicine at U.C. San Francisco. He is considered the founder of the “hospitalist” movement and is author of The Digital Doctor: Hope, Hype and Harm at the Dawn of Medicine’s Computer Age which examines the challenges being experienced in the rapid transition to digital medicine.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Marianne OHare

Next HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS PROGRAM TO HOLD MEMORIAL SERVICE AND CANDLELIGHT VIGIL FOR NATIONAL HOMELESS PERSONS’ MEMORIAL DAY »

Previous « Stuart Altman, Ph.D, Heller School of Public Policy, Brandeis University

Published by

Marianne OHare

Tags: "The Digital Doctor: Hope Hype and Harm at the Dawn of Medicine's Computer Agebig dataConversations on Health CAreDr Robert Wachtere-prescribinghospitalist movementimproved outcomesMargaret FlinterMark MasselliUCSF Medical School

10 years ago

Intimate Partner Violence: Health Care Providers’ Role
Originally broadcast November 6, 2025 Intimate partner violence affects more women in the United States…
Shutdown Threatens Food Benefits: Family Physicians Leader Urges Resolution
Food insecurity could soon worsen for millions of families and result in devastating health outcomes.…
New Research Bolsters Model for Preventing Infant Mortality
Originally broadcast June 5, 2024. A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and…