Unaccountable Docs and Hospitals: Friday November 23, 12-1 p.m.




WYPR: Midday with Dan Rodricks Podcast show

Summary: Dr. Marty Makary, surgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital, says if medical error were a disease, it would be the sixth-leading cause of death in the U.S. Dangerous doctors, unnecessary procedures, surgical slips and other medical mistakes injure or kill hundreds of thousands of Americans every year. A conversation with Makary, author of "Unaccountable: What Hospitals Won’t Tell You and How Transparency Can Revolutionize Health Care." Original air date: September 24