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Patient safety
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Hospital ratings: How journalists can help consumers have important conversations
Many of our readers, listeners and viewers are not aware of the different ratings available to help consumers evaluate hospitals.…
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Tracking the Senate confirmation process for next FDA chief
The Senate’s vetting of a proposed Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner may provide an opportunity for reporters to dig…
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FDA warns that breast implants are not “lifetime devices”: Tips for covering this story
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced last week a series of steps meant to address long-standing concerns about breast…
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Joint Commission campaign may spark new stories on discrimination in medical care
A new Joint Commission campaign encouraging people to report health care discrimination could give journalists a window into how hospitals…
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Another lobbying battle looms on surprise medical bills
The unveiling of a new federal rule last week to prevent “surprise” medical bills is worth covering on its own…
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Federal information blocking rule: What health care journalists need to know
With so much focus — and rightly so — on COVID-19, it’s understandable that even the best health care journalists…
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Biden’s bid for a nursing home vaccine mandate faces obstacles
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second in a series about the Biden Administration’s efforts to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates among…
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Federal funds at stake as Biden Administration seeks to require vaccines for nursing home workers
Is a new push by the Biden Administration to increase COVID-19 vaccinations among nursing home workers the right approach? While…
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Use of term ‘low value’ may leave Black, Latinx patients with questions about access to care
Editor’s note: This is the second of two articles on reframing the debate about low-benefit treatments. Part one published on…
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Study estimates how often people on Medicare may be harmed by ‘low-value’ care
It’s easy to understand the economic arguments against exposing people to medical treatments and tests that many experts say are…