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Hospitals
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Globe photographer finds medical records in landfill
The Boston Globe‘s Liz Kowalczyk tells the story of how one of the paper’s staff photographers stumbled upon a massive…
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Hospital infections on rise in Nev., reporters find
Part two of Marshall Allen and Alex Richards’ Las Vegas Sun hospital investigation series “Do No Harm” takes on hospital-acquired…
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Reporters encounter hospital’s lack of transparency
Blythe Bernhard and Jeremy Kohler of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch investigated a string of serious mistakes at a local hospital…
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HIPAA’s role in transplant story, correction
The Village Voice says things are rather tense at the New York Post after it incorrectly reported on Monday that…
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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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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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AAMC gives recommendations for clinical COI
After taking on continuing medical education and medical research, the Association of American Medical Colleges is now tackling conflicts of…
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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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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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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…