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Health information technology
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Top health reporting of 2018 recognized in Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism
Reporting that exposed faulty, careless or crooked practices won many top honors in this year’s Awards for Excellence in Health…
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Reporters take deep dives into electronic health records and find rich stories
After a five-month hiatus as Health IT topic leader for AHCJ, I’m happy to be back. My absence was bookended…
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Researchers see potential for teledentistry to address disparities in care
Telehealth technologies are on the rise, connecting patients and providers, and expanding access to crucial health services that can be…
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Experts talk in D.C. about how to get past the A.I. buzz
Trying to write critically about a new use of artificial intelligence? Start by asking your sources three questions: How far…
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AHCJ unveils fellowships on women’s health
The Association of Health Care Journalists and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health announced…
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How machine learning and artificial intelligence might influence social determinants of health
This might not seem specific to social determinants of health, but machines that can be trained in health information may…
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Event provides perspectives on California’s health policy landscape
Health Affairs held an October event in Sacramento on California’s health policy landscape (also available as a podcast). Here are…
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Patient safety expert Wachter discusses evolution of technology in health care
Robert Wachter, M.D., chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, is considered the “father”…
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Conference among many efforts to reduce diagnostic errors
Every nine minutes, someone in a U.S. hospital dies due to a medical diagnosis that was wrong or delayed. This…
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Moore Foundation awards $500,000-plus grant to AHCJ
The Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism, the educational arm of the Association of Health Care Journalists, has been…