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Right to know
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More hospitals reporting quality data from EHRs but these data are not available by facility
The number of hospitals voluntarily submitting data on quality generated by electronic health records (EHRs) increased significantly over the past…
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New hospital inspection reports added to website
AHCJ has just updated the HospitalInspections.org website. The updated version adds 1,024 records of hospital inspection results, as recent as…
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HHS officials pledge availability to reporters
Media officers for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have promised to make top HHS officials available to…
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AHCJ calls for improved media access to top federal health officials
The Association of Health Care Journalists has called on the nation’s top health officials to face questions about the Trump…
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CMS withdraws proposal that would have increased access to hospital inspection reports
The federal agency that provides data for AHCJ’s HospitalInspections.org has stopped an effort to increase the number of hospital inspection…
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AHCJ continues to advocate for release of hospital inspection reports
AHCJ has submitted a statement to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services supporting the agency’s proposal to open hospital…
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Senate plans quicker action than House on its health care reform bill
If Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has his way, the Senate’s Obamacare repeal-and-replace process will be a disciplined and at-times…
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Reporter’s work pushes regulators, legislators to act on opioids
Lack of work, educational gaps, despair, overprescribing – there’s a host of reasons behind the nation’s opioid crisis. It may…
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Journalists to learn about security, privacy tools and practices
Imagine you’re researching a story about a new medical device undergoing federal review. You send an email to a source…
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Research: Finesse, transparency key when reporting foodborne illness outbreaks
A mainstay of health reporting is covering outbreaks of foodborne illness, whether it’s salmonella in peanut butter (and its criminal…
