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When covering variation in health care, keep in mind what patients want
Two recent reports on the cost of health care services point out the need for more transparency on what consumers…
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Understanding the COVID-19 plasma treatment debate
By forcing the Food and Drug Administration on Aug. 23, 2020, to approve blood plasma as a COVID-19 treatment under…
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Journalist describes role in helping compile, publicize national data on COVID-19
Betsy Ladyzhets Among the many challenges in covering COVID-19 has been the federal government’s lack of public standardized data on…
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Andrew Smiley named AHCJ executive director
Andrew Smiley The Association of Health Care Journalists has hired broadcasting veteran Andrew Smiley as its next executive director, the…
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2020 hurricane season: An opportunity to look into disaster preparedness
As Hurricane Laura makes landfall in the southern United States, we’ve updated our list of resources to help reporters connect…
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Some tips for reporting from a foreign country
Taylor Knopf In 2018 Taylor Knopf, an award-winning reporter for North Carolin Health News, embarked on reporting on successful harm…
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Award-winning journalist shows what European countries can teach the U.S. about containing opioid crisis
Taylor Knopf In 2018, Taylor Knopf used time while she was on a personal vacation to report on successful harm reduction…
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AHCJ plans Health Journalism 2021 in Austin; still time to submit ideas
Health Journalism 2021 in Austin, Texas, will be AHCJ’s first annual conference after the COVID-19 outbreak, but the need for…
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Pulitzer finalists outline tips for covering abusive hospital billing and collection practices
Many hospitals, including for-profit and nonprofits, have turned their collections offices into lawsuit machines that harm their patients and don’t…
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President’s corner: Reflecting on Len Bruzzese’s 15 years as executive director
In 2005, the AHCJ and Center for Excellence in Health Journalism had no financial reserves, which meant no safety net.…