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Health data
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Data can help reporters investigate staffing levels in area nursing homes
PBJ stands for Payroll-Based Journal, a new data set for nursing home staffing from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…
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Now available: Updated data on what Medicare paid to health care providers
AHCJ just processed almost 10 million records of Medicare payments to providers for 2016, turning it into easy-to-use spreadsheets broken…
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AHCJ releases audio of CMS announcement about new Scorecard
Today the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid announced a “Scorecard” intended to increase public transparency about the performance of the…
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New data section highlights common large datasets used in studies
We are well into the age of Big Data, in which researchers may use databases or another dataset with data…
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Be wary of studies using big data: Follow these suggestions
Looking for p-hacking or other statistical red flags is challenging, particularly for journalists who don’t have training in statistics or…
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New tip sheet offers detailed guidance for analyzing studies using big data
We’ve covered in another blog post what to be cautious about in scrutinizing an observational study that uses data from…
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Report updates profile of older Americans
More than 15 percent of the U.S. population – one in every seven people – is now age 65 or…
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New site gives access to nonprofit hospital financial data
The Association of Health Care Journalists today unveiled hospitalfinances.org, a website that offers free, searchable financial information on nonprofit hospitals…
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Hospital inspection records added to searchable site
Hospital inspection records from this year have been added to the searchable HospitalInspections.org website. The site, created and run by…
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Free health data for journalists: How to make the most of it
Health care data are increasingly being collected by nonprofits and private companies as part of their work and business –…