Mapping Healthcare
Mapping Healthcare is a radio show and podcast where a medic with a map explores ways in which people around the globe make the world of healthcare better and what we can learn from them.
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- Sep 19, 2026
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41. Less is More: Preventing Medical Overuse from Salt Lake City (opens the original)
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Healthcare bills in the United States contribute to over half of all personal bankruptcies, and unneeded care is a major driver. In low- and middle-income countries, the impact is even more severe. More healthcare isn’t always better medicine. In this episode, we look at the diagnostic cascade and the problem of medical overuse. Brent James helps us explore how overtesting and overdiagnosis compromise patient safety and drive healthcare waste, and how innovative systems pioneer clinical stewards
40. Narrative Medicine and the Power of Story from Northern California (opens the original)
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Science tells us what the disease is, but the story tells us what the illness means to the person living it. We explore the field of narrative medicine, where healthcare meets humanity. This episode reveals how storytelling isn’t just an art. It’s a biological necessity that releases oxytocin and fosters deep empathy. Rebecca George and I discuss how narrative medicine evolved and provide practical tools to build resilience and combat burnout. Whether you're a clinician or a patient, learn how e
39. A Labor of Love: Delivering Free Maternity Care in Kenya (opens the original)
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Explore the transformative journey of Kenya’s free maternity care policy. We trace the policy’s evolution from the historic 2013 presidential directive to the modern Linda Jamii program. Why did hospital deliveries surge by nearly 100% while frontline clinicians and healthcare staff faced near collapse conditions? From delays in hospital reimbursements to the hard reality of bed-sharing, Lydia Okutoyi and I discuss the implementation gaps behind the well-meaning promise. Our look at maternal hea
38. The Words We Wear: Clarifying Professional Identity in Healthcare from Vermont (opens the original)
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Is your job title just a label or a signal of trust? In this episode, we go beyond the word "provider" to explore the ethics of naming in modern medicine. From the 1965 Medicare origins of the "P-word" to the complex journey of Professional Identity Formation, we discuss how titles like Physician, Nurse Practitioner, and Physician Assistant shape team-based care and the therapeutic relationship. Jan Carney tells us how the ethics of names and labels can change healthcare from a commercial transa
37. Minding the Leadership Communication Gap in Healthcare from São Paulo (opens the original)
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We invest millions in health technology, redesign workflows, and publish protocols grounded in the best available evidence. Yet many healthcare improvement efforts stall or never fully take hold. Not because the idea was wrong, but because the message didn’t land. Camilla Covello shares how somewhere between the boardroom and the bedside, communication breaks down and frontline teams are left to interpret change on their own. We explore communication gaps in healthcare leadership, what the evide
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