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Health data
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Hearing on public access to research will be online
Representatives of a number of medical- and publishing-related organizations will testify today at a hearing on “Public access to federally…
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Frugal Minnesota splurges on lower backs
For physicians and patients, treating lower back pain is an exercise in restraint and patience. According to federal guidelines, such…
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AHRQ releases ’09 state data on health care quality
The AHRQ has released the 2009 version of its state snapshots, which are particularly accessible versions of the National Healthcare…
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151 hospitals use Tasers to control unruly patients
In the wake of allegations that the nephew of a supreme court justice was Tased in a Louisiana hospital, The…
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California’s doctors: Aging, white and specialized
In California Watch’s blog, Joanna Lin breaks down the California HealthCare Foundation’s latest report on the state’s physician supply. Nationwide,…
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Reform may worsen ER crowding
Associated Press medical reporter Carla K. Johnson has found that, contrary to common assumptions, emergency rooms could become even more…
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Agreement lets disciplined nurses work in 24 states
ProPublica’s Tracy Weber and Charles Ornstein are back on the disciplined caregivers beat, this time cooperating with USA Today to…
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Outpatient inspections show serious lapses
AP medical reporter and AHCJ board member Carla K. Johnson used FOIA requests to uncover a wealth of infection-control violations…
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State snapshots make it easy to spot disparities in children’s health care
The Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health has broken the 2007 NSCH Child Health and System Performance Profile…
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Tax documents show CEO pay exceeds charity care at some Calif. nonprofit hospitals
Ron Shinkman, editor of the trade newsletter Payers & Providers, spent four months reviewing tax documents filed by 120 nonprofit…