William R. Brody, M.D., Ph.D.
President, The Johns Hopkins University
Crossroads Volume I: Essays on Health Care in Modern America (PDF)
Crossroads Volume II: Essays on Health Care in Modern America (PDF)
Crossroads Volume III: Essays on Health Care in Modern America (PDF)
Archive of Columns
These essays first appeared in Change: A Biweekly Forum for Johns Hopkins Medicine Faculty and Senior Staff.
| April 2007 - The Bleeding Always Stops (Redux) |
| March 2007 - Safety and Mortality |
| December 2006 - Duelling Scientists |
| September 2006 - Getting "Out There" (Guest Columnist, Ron Peterson, President, JHHS) |
| August 8, 2006 - East Meets West |
| June 30, 2006 - Another Near Miss |
| June 13, 2006 - Health Care: Three Big Issues (and three little ideas) |
| May 18, 2006 - The Growth Conundrum |
| April 23, 2006 - Use of the Name |
| March 29, 2006 - More Is Not Better |
| March 13, 2006 - I've Been Fired |
| February 28, 2006 - Sex, Drugs, and Money |
| February 14, 2006 - Changing the Equation |
| January 26, 2006 - Not as Good as We Think |
| December 2, 2005 - In the Blink of an Eye |
| November 11, 2005 - Institutional Conflict of Interest |
| October 27, 2005 - Our Plea to Congress (Guest Columnist, Dean/CEO Edward D. Miller) |
| October 7, 2005 - Whose Interest? |
| September 20, 2005 - Doctor Beware: A New Conflict of Interest |
| July 7, 2005 - The Uncensored Idea |
| June 22, 2005 - You Gotta Have Connections |
| May 24, 2005 - Open-Source Software |
| May 4, 2005 - This Revolution Should Not Be Televised |
April 18, 2005 - Laughter Is the Best Medicine |
March 31, 2005 - The Dynamic Hockey Stick |
March 16, 2005 - Yinned if You Do, Yanged if You Don't |
March 4, 2005 - No Conflict, No Interest |
February 16, 2005 - Medicare: A Looming Disaster |
January 28, 2005 - Fooled by Randomness III |
January 12, 2005 - Fooled by Randomness II |
December 21, 2004 - Fooled by Randomness I |
November 24, 2004 - Garbage In—Garbage Out |
November 9, 2004 - Training for 21st Century Medicine |
October 28, 2004 - Medical Education, Post Flexner |
September 29, 2004 - The One Percent Solution |
September 9, 2004 - Nighthawks: Global Outsourcing Comes to Radiology |
July 21, 2004 - The Impossible Dream |
| July 6, 2004 - Drug Addiction |
| June 18, 2004 - Sex, Drugs and Money |
June 1, 2004 - Don't Shoot the Messenger |
May 18, 2004 - Physicians in Absentia |
May 5, 2004 - Lack of Teamwork Sinks Ships (and Hospitals) |
April 26, 2004 - Who's on First? |
| April 9, 2004 - Buttonholing Safety (Guest Columnist, Peter Provonost, Director Johns Hopkins Quality & Safety Research Group |
March 9, 2004 - Tuition Caps |
| February 17, 2004 - Demographics 102 |
| January 27, 2004 - Contrarians Diverge! |
December 12, 2003 - Cost of Medical Education |
November 11, 2003 - NIH Roadmap |
October 28, 2003 - All Aboard! |
October 7, 2003 - Where's the Checklist? |
September 18, 2003 - The End of Medical Malpractice |
July 21, 2003 - The Bleeding Always Stops |
June 24, 2003 - Lost in the Translation |
June 13, 2003 - Is Medicare Cost Effective? |
May 27, 2003 - Perfect Is the Enemy of the Good |
May 16, 2003 - Hip! HIPAA! Hooray! |
April 30, 2003 - HMO-Hopping |
April 18, 2003 - Paper or Plastic? |
April 1, 2003 - Saving Lives in War |
March 18, 2003 - The Unfairness of It All |
March 3, 2003 - No Cards Please |
| February 14, 2003 - You Deserve a Break Today |
| January 29, 2003 - Advertising's Black Eye |
| January 17, 2003 - Pyramid Power |
| December 18, 2002 - Bombs versus Bandaids |
| November 27, 2002 - Stop the World! I Want to Get Off... |
| November 13, 2002 - Physician, Heal Thyself |
| October 23, 2002 - Time to Redo the HSCRC |
