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LA Times op-ed explains need for guidelines on information in a public health emergency
In an op-ed in today’s Los Angeles Times, Felice J. Freyer and Charles Ornstein, members of AHCJ’s board of directors,…
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Report: Calif. hospital chain profited from ER admissions
After months of investigation and updates, California Watch reporters Christina Jewett and Stephen K. Doig have unleashed their full report…
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Health officials, journalists agree on standards for releasing information
New guidance addresses public health emergencies Public health officials and journalists now have guidance on what information should be made…
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Investigations spotlight workplace safety
Workplace safety got plenty of attention last week, from a public radio investigation in Seattle to a series by the…
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POGO fears disclosure rule is in jeopardy
A database that would document the financial ties between researchers who are funded by the The National Institutes of Health…
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Reporter digs into nonprofit hospital CEO pay
At The Atlanta Journal-Constitution‘s M.B. Pell has assembled a look at CEO pay at local nonprofit hospitals. Pell hits hard…
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Pushback against Medtronic’s Infuse hits boiling point
Medtronic’s ongoing woes with its blockbuster spine fusion product Infuse have been a staple of Covering Health for as long…
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Beat reporter uncovers FDA’s failure to take action on contaminated products
What happens when health care products that are supposed to protect against infection and illness turn out to be contaminated…
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Bill blocks funding of consumer safety database
The 2012 spending bill approved today by the House Financial Services and General Government appropriations subcommittee would prohibit the Consumer…
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ProPublica’s Allen opens window into screening business
In an investigation co-published with his old friends at the Las Vegas Sun, ProPublica’s Marshall Allen offers a revealing investigation…