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Government
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How does the budget deal affect the Affordable Care Act?
So how does this mammoth budget-cutting deal, with its congressional “supercommittee” affect Health Policy? Good question, because lots of people…
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Fla. hospitals make little progress on error reduction
South Florida Sun Sentinel reporters Sally Kestin and Bob LaMendola report that, despite the myriad initiatives and protocols launched in…
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Reporters can explore states’ options for creating exchanges
Give me an f… … for Flexibility, that is. Flexibility is the buzzword these days, as federal health officials coax…
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In China, pharma hires thousands of doctors to sell drugs
Bloomberg News reports that pharmaceutical companies in China are poaching thousands of trained physicians, many of them recent grads, to…
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Report explains doctors’ reluctance to adopt EMRs
Writing for the Center for Public Integrity’s iWatch News, Susan Jaffe spent time in the trenches to better understand how…
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Health officials, journalists agree on standards for releasing information
New guidance addresses public health emergencies Public health officials and journalists now have guidance on what information should be made…
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Investigations spotlight workplace safety
Workplace safety got plenty of attention last week, from a public radio investigation in Seattle to a series by the…
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Inspired by NHS, Lieberman calls for reporters to spotlight patient safety improvements
Fresh off a trip to powwow with health journalists, academics and officials in England as a Fulbright Senior Specialist, AHCJ…
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Reporters find heart devices skipped FDA’s more rigorous approval process
Deborah L. Shelton and Jason Grotto of the Chicago Tribune couldn’t help but wonder: How does a medical device get…
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Author sees need for more drug safety info for elderly
Writing a guest blog item for Scientific American, AHCJ member Laura Newman profiled the case of her mother to argue…