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The Supreme Court has ruled. Now what?
Now that the Supreme Court has issued a decision on health care reform, how do you localize and cover it…
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Otto to lead AHCJ’s resources on oral health
Journalist Mary Otto will be AHCJ’s oral health topic leader, helping members stay on top of the news as it…
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Investigation finds hospital’s leader spent public money on personal interests
Reese Dunklin and Sue Goetinck Ambrose of The Dallas Morning News document how Kern Wildenthal, the former UT Southwestern Medical…
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HHS responds to questions about enforcement of NPDB restrictions
Journalists who name troubled physicians in their stories after downloading a public version of the National Practitioner Data Bank do…
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AHCJ urges Joint Commission to release inspection results
The Association of Health Care Journalists has called upon The Joint Commission to make public its hospital accreditation surveys and…
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After AHCJ protest, HHS stipulates public meetings are open to media
Can you imagine holding public meetings open to everyone – except reporters who want to cover them? That’s exactly what…
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Done right, humor can blunt the indignities of aging
Can making older adults the butt of jokes be a blessing – in disguise? Read this New York Times article…
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AHCJ opens dialog to improve journalists’ access to medical society meetings
The Association of Health Care Journalists has launched an effort to improve reporters’ access to the data and information released…
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HHS adjusts news media guidelines in response to AHCJ member concerns
The Department of Health and Human Services has revised its media guidelines, in response to some of the issues raised…
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Reporters: Federal public affairs staffers block access to information
Reporters who cover federal government agencies say they face impediments to getting information to the public because of interference from…