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Hospitals
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Tips for telling the stories of rural hospital closures
Bram Sable-Smith, who spent a year doing in-depth reporting on an endangered rural hospital in Pemiscot County, Mo., as part…
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Surprising conclusions in a study of racial, socioeconomic disparities in U.S. hospitals
Racial and socioeconomic disparities in outcomes among hospitalized patients? Don’t blame the hospitals, say the authors of this JAMA Network…
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Report shows how hospital rating reports can meet patients’ needs more effectively
The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launched the Hospital Compare website to let consumers evaluate hospital performance based…
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Mississippi journalist’s reporting leads medical center to change billing practices
In April, Anna Wolfe, who covers health care for the Mississippi Clarion Ledger, started reporting on what appeared to be…
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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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What to ask hospitals about medical device hacking preparedness
It’s only a matter of time before a patient is harmed through medical device hacking, and journalists have many resources…
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Have a plan before tragic news breaks, Las Vegas reporter says
Reporters everywhere increasingly must cover mass violence and other chaotic situations, and should make a plan before any news erupts,…
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In race between bugs and drugs, the bugs are pulling ahead
PHOENIX – To picture a future in which antibiotics no longer work, all we have to do is look at…
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Pittsburgh reporter uncovers how for-profit hospitals differ from nonprofits in how they provide charity care
When reviewing just about any hospital bill today, it’s difficult to imagine that hospitals were founded to provide care for…
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Nonprofits, tax breaks and getting hospitals to keep people out
Kaiser Health News and Capital News Service have been publishing a series called “Baltimore’s Other Divide” – the state of…