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Public records
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Failing Fla. transplant program misled media, employees, patients
Writing in the The Florida Times-Union, reporter Jeremy Cox used public records requests to find that a kidney transplant program…
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Troubled Mont. nursing home illustrates special federal status
Reporters looking to implement the tricks they picked up at AHCJ 2011 or one of our workshops can look to…
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Duluth duo investigates disciplined doctor
The latest crop of disciplined doctors stories, spearheaded by the work of ProPublica’s Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber, has focused…
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Hot pipes lead reporter to radioactive aquifer
Mark Greenblatt, reporter for KHOU-Houston, reports that officials in Central Texas have been alarmed to discover high levels of radiation…
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Medical device investigation unearths conflicts, regulatory issues
The latest investigation from the Chicago Tribune’s Jason Grotto and Deborah L. Shelton focuses on a single medical device, yet…
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Emails show Texas council’s disregard for EPA regs
Thanks to an order from the Texas Attorney General, Mark Greenblatt, of KHOU-Houston, obtained emails (2-page PDF) which demonstrate the…
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DEA disciplines Fla. physicians; state allows them to continue practicing
Writing for Health News Florida, Brittany Davis shows the importance of following up on a disciplined caregivers story. In February,…
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Effort to make Medicare data public advances
The Dow Jones Company’s efforts to make Medicare data public took a step forward yesterday with a U.S. magistrate recommending…
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Reporter checks records, hits facility with news of looming closure
After picking up new tools and techniques at Health Journalism 2011, reporter Sarah Bruyn Jones returned to The Roanoke Times…
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Spreadsheet lists malpractice claims against VA
In its “FOIA Friday” feature, the Project On Government Oversight reveals a spreadsheet (XLS format) of claims against the Department…