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Health data
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45 nursing homes added to CMS program to improve care
On Jan. 20, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the most recent list of nursing homes in its…
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Reporter looks at black infant mortality in Wis.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel‘s Crocker Stephenson took a look at disparities in infant mortality in that area and explored both…
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Critics point out issues in patient satisfaction ratings
On the heels of a government proposal to tie hospital incentive payments to patient satisfaction ratings, a few outlets have…
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Joint Commission makes more accreditation details available on website
Angie C. Marek, a member of AHCJ’s Right to Know Committee, contributed this update. The Joint Commission, the largest nonprofit…
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Nonprofit hospital CEO earns $5 mil in severance
Writing for The (Bergen County) Record and NorthJersey.com, Lindy Washburn used recent tax filings to discover millions in severance pay…
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International cooperative to share health data
Writing that “the importance of data sharing in advancing health is becoming increasingly widely recognised,” 17 major public health players…
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Data: Hospital performs ‘combination’ CT scans at 10 times national rate
Lisa Chedekel, of the Connecticut Health Investigative Team, used Hospital Compare data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services…
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WSJ exposes flaws of Medicare’s pay now, investigate later culture
In the latest story to take advantage of their paper’s Medicare data trove, The Wall Street Journal‘s Mark Schoofs and…
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ProPublica releases ratings of 5,000 dialysis providers
On the heels of a successful FOIA request related to Robin Fields’ dialysis investigation, ProPublica has published a database evaluating…
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Doctors tied to manufacturer report better outcomes, may influence spinal surgery
After using a FOIA request to obtain documents the Food and Drug Administration had labeled “confidential,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter…