When Patient Advocacy Becomes Risky

In the quiet corridors where healing was once holy, something cold now slithers. In today's pod, two ER physicians step forward, voices steady, to reveal how the laws meant to protect truth have become tools of silence. Dr. Patricia Robitaille & Dr. Coleen Rickabaugh speak of hospitals that trade compassion for control, of doctors punished for refusing to look away. It’s a reckoning - part confession, part hymn - for a system that’s forgotten its soul. The two are now working in DC to rewrite the law that broke healthcare's back in the first place.

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00:00 Go!

00:02:01 Historical Context of Healthcare Corruption

00:06:44 Erosion of Physician Advocacy

00:10:01 Inversion of the Peer Review System

00:14:08 Case Study: Dr. Christopher Dunch

00:19:20 Proposed Legislative Changes

00:22:40 Profit Motive vs. Patient Care

00:25:00 Impact of the Databank on Practitioners

00:30:34 Disruption Labels and Patient Safety

00:34:28 Case Study of Dr. Ryan

00:40:25 Flaws in Peer Review Legislation

00:43:36 Physician Rights and Hospital Contracts

00:46:04 The Impact of Credentialing Practices

00:50:35 Case Study: Jacob Newfeld's Plight

00:55:00 Evaluations and Their Consequences

01:04:25 The Dehumanizing Experience of Psychiatric Evaluation

01:08:21 Tragic Outcomes of Mismanaged Care

01:10:24 The Flaws in Administrative Accountability

01:12:50 The Corruption Within Healthcare Administration

01:18:06 Systemic Issues in Patient Safety and Care

01:23:40 The Need for Legal Protections in Healthcare

01:25:29 Fraudulent Practices in Hospitals

01:28:15 The Dystopian Shift in Patient Care

01:31:44 Organ Harvesting Concerns in Healthcare

01:39:43 Legal Actions and Institutional Corruption

01:44:17 Consequences of Whistleblowing in Medicine

01:47:40 History and Context of Sham Peer Review

01:48:34 Advocacy and Legislative Action

01:52:02 Patient Vulnerability and Reform Potential

01:53:40 Education and Awareness Campaign

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