Mapping Healthcare
Mapping Healthcare
Podcast Description
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. The host is a UC Davis pediatrician, medical educator, and researcher who leads healthcare improvement efforts to help people access high-quality healthcare and stay healthy. Episodes wrap up with us learning a little bit about the place our guest lives or works in. Intro and outro music is by an artist from the city or region featured on the episode. All past episodes are archived below. Find Mapping Healthcare on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on enhancing healthcare quality through various lenses, with topics including patient experience metrics, the role of artificial intelligence in clinical settings, healthcare disparities related to demographic factors, and innovative communication strategies to ensure patient safety. For instance, episodes explore specific case studies like the use of AI in Boston to improve clinical efficiency or understanding patient experience in Argentina.
Mapping Healthcare is a radio show and podcast where a medic with a map explores ways in which people around the globe improve the world of healthcare and what we can learn from them. The host is a physician, medical educator, and researcher who leads programs that help health systems deliver high-quality healthcare. All past episodes are archived below. Find Mapping Healthcare on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Mapping Healthcare was awarded the 2025 Peter and Marion London Global Learning Expansion Grant. The grant aims to foster a robust global learning environment by supporting innovative, globally engaged teaching that aligns with the University of California Davis Global Learning Outcomes.
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 health and Universal Health Coverage has lessons for policymakers, healthcare leaders, and the public.
References:
- Lang’at E, Mwanri L, Temmerman M. Effects of implementing free maternity service policy in Kenya: an interrupted time series analysis. BMC Health Serv Res. 2019;19:645. doi:10.1186/s12913-019-4462-x
- Musee CM, Mweu JM, Okutoyi L. Perceptions of Healthcare Providers on Quality of Services and Their Satisfaction During Implementation of Free Maternity Services Policy in a National Referral Hospital, Kenya. East Afr J Health Sci. 2025;8(2):134-148. doi:10.37284/eajhs.8.2.3306
- Orangi S, Kairu A, Malla L, et al. Impact of free maternity policies in Kenya: an interrupted time-series analysis. BMJ Glob Health. 2021;6(6):e003649. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003649
- Oyugi B, Audi-Poquillon Z, Kendall S, Peckham S. Examining the quality of care across the continuum of maternal care (antenatal, perinatal and postnatal care) under the expanded free maternity policy (Linda Mama Policy) in Kenya: a mixed-methods study. BMJ Open. 2024;14(5):e082011. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082011
- Oyugi B, Audi-Poquillon Z, Kendall S, Peckham S, Barasa E. Policy formulation and actor roles in the expanded Kenyan free maternity policy (Linda Mama): A policy analysis. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2024;4(11):e0002796. doi:10.1371/journal.pgph.0002796
- Pyone T, Smith H, van den Broek N. Implementation of the free maternity services policy and its implications for health system governance in Kenya. BMJ Glob Health. 2017;2(4):e000249. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2016-000249
- Tama E, Molyneux S, Waweru E, et al. Examining the implementation of the free maternity services policy in Kenya: a mixed methods process evaluation. Int J Health Policy Manag. 2018;7(7):603-613. doi:10.15171/ijhpm.2017.135
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