Advocacy
AHCJ advocates for transparency and accuracy in health reporting, ensuring access to credible information and equipping journalists to assess the trustworthiness of health news.
Right to Know
The right to know: It’s a concept that underpins all journalism, and nowhere is it more important than in health care and medicine. Patients have a right to know what will keep them healthy and what will make them sick. The public have a right to know how effectively their government protects and serves those who depend on it. For health care journalists that means heavy responsibilities – and sometimes daunting challenges. Through its advocacy arm, the Right to Know Committee, it works to open doors to health and medical knowledge and serves as a resource for members having difficulty accessing information.
Latest Efforts
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Use caution with new data on doctor payments from drug, device companies
This article originally appeared on ProPublica’s website. The government’s new website on drug and device company ties to doctors will be…
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Calif. reporter finds dearth of public records on assisted-living homes
I knew next to nothing about the fast-growing assisted-living industry when I started reporting in early 2013 on problem homes…
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AHCJ disappointed with ACGME’s response on transparency
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education has rejected a request from AHCJ to publicly release additional information about the…
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AHCJ pushes for more data on residency programs
The Association of Health Care Journalists has called upon the accreditor of physician residency programs to be more transparent with…
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