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Spotlighting sepsis: How one journalist reported on ‘dirty little hospital horror’
As senior quality editor for HealthLeaders Media, Cheryl Clark wrote more than 1,300 stories about hospitals’ efforts to improve quality…
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Acronyms, health care and the poor: Understanding hospital safety net payments
The months-long controversy between Florida and the federal Medicaid program over funding for hospitals and clinics that serve uninsured low-income…
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Reporters’ digging reveals one of the largest scandals in Texas Medicaid program
Byron Harris The tip about troubles in Texas’ Medicaid dental system was part of a routine conversation. But it was…
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Get a jump on covering 50th anniversary of Medicare, Medicaid
The 50th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid is July 30. Over the years, these programs have evolved from basic safety…
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Angles, resources to consider when covering insurance discrimination
Health insurers focus so closely on the cost of care that they sometimes face charges that they discriminate against members…
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Health Journalism 2015 speaker presentations
List of panels for which there are tip sheets or presentations available from Health Journalism 2015.
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Finding solid steps to prevent disease in central California
Barbara Anderson When longtime health reporter Barbara Anderson’s editors presented her with a month-long, front-page opportunity, she knew she had…
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Dental hygienists working to expand their role in oral health
Millions of Americans are going without dental care. Some lack insurance or money to pay for services. Others are too…
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How Pittsburgh reporter localized the price variation story
When the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association published a report in January 2015 about the wide variation in the cost…
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How a fellowship helped one journalist cover the business of oncology
Lola Butcher I cover health policy and the business of health care for Oncology Times, a twice-monthly news magazine, and…