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Podcast: The Heart of Healthcare | A Digital Health Podcast
Episode: Car Crashes Are No Accident | Former Chief Safety Officer to Waymo Deborah Hersman
Description: Each year motor vehicle crashes take the lives of more than 40,000 people in the United States, and result in 2.7 million emergency department visits. Car crashes are the third leading cause of death for people under 55 and cost us $463 billion in wage and productivity losses, medical expenses, admin expenses, and property damage.The thing about car accidents is that they are not accidents. They are completely preventable events, but reducing them requires collaboration between car manufacturers, policymakers, the justice system, and the healthcare system which deals with the aftermath. There are people working at this intersection who have...