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FRONTLINE; Dr. Solomon’s Dilemma
10/10/2000
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- Series
- FRONTLINE
- Program
- Dr. Solomon’s Dilemma
- Program Number
1814K2
- Series Description
Premiered January 1983 Since January 1983, FRONTLINE has served as American public television's - PBS - flagship public affairs series. Hailed upon its television broadcast debut as "the last best hope for broadcast documentaries," FRONTLINE's stature over 23 years is reaffirmed each week through incisive documentaries covering the scope and complexity of the human experience. Series release date: 1/1983
- Program Description
In the 1990s, cost-cutting HMOs were reviled as the enemy of doctors and patients. After fighting to regain control of the medical process, doctors are now struggling to manage tough financial decisions as well as patient care. On a daily basis, doctors find themselves faced with the often excruciating responsibility of balancing quality care against their own bottom line. FRONTLINE correspondent Hedrick Smith goes inside one of Harvard Medical School’s premier teaching hospitals and discovers Dr. Martin Solomon, a highly rated primary care physician, embroiled in the most bitter conflict of his career. He and his colleagues battle with each other over cutting costs, worry about the impact of red ink on their own income, and fear the struggle between care and costs will not only damage quality but will ultimately tear apart the trust between doctors and patients.
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Genres
- Documentary
- Topics
- Public Affairs
- News
- Citation
- Chicago: “FRONTLINE; Dr. Solomon’s Dilemma,” 10/10/2000, WGBH Media Library & Archives, accessed September 19, 2018, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_E96C138ECE97468BA557DDDBA6440706.
- MLA: “FRONTLINE; Dr. Solomon’s Dilemma.” 10/10/2000. WGBH Media Library & Archives. Web. September 19, 2018. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_E96C138ECE97468BA557DDDBA6440706>.
- APA: FRONTLINE; Dr. Solomon’s Dilemma. Boston, MA: WGBH Media Library & Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_E96C138ECE97468BA557DDDBA6440706