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Hospitals
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Financial documents help explain independent, not-for-profit hospital’s challenges
In the Tampa Bay Times, Letitia Stein writes about a local independent not-for-profit hospital that’s struggling financially and may be…
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Hospitals learning not to fear public data
In HealthLeaders magazine, a publication that targets “healthcare executives and senior decision-makers,” Cheryl Clark writes that the recent explosion of…
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As consumers see more hospital ‘report cards,’ reporters can explain their limitations
At Health Journalism 2012, Harvard’s Ashish K. Jha, M.D., M.P.H., told attendees to watch for new hospital report cards from…
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Cash discounts can make it cheaper to not file insurance claims
After covering health care for so many years, I don’t often come across a story that makes me say, “Wow,…
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American dentistry, a parallel medical universe
NationalJournal’s Margot Sanger-Katz reports on the sometimes woeful state of American dental care, especially for low-income children. And yes, her…
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Comprehensive series on N.C. hospitals includes national context, effects of reform
The (Raleigh, N.C.) News & Observer and The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer just combined forces to do a terrific five-part series…
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Disclosure of hospital infections still in its infancy
On Forbes.com, Gergana Koleva evaluated the woeful state of national hospital-associated infection reporting, with the help of recently published research.…
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Ranking may lead to sources for reporting on aging
Health reporters covering the aging beat might be interested in which hospitals offer the best geriatric services, according to recent…
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AHCJ urges Joint Commission to release inspection results
The Association of Health Care Journalists has called upon The Joint Commission to make public its hospital accreditation surveys and…
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How health care price fixing works in Maryland
As part of her series in National Journal, Margot Sanger-Katz explains how four decades of health care price controls have…