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Right to know
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Illnesses, injuries linked to medical devices a ripe area for investigation #ahcj15
Most medical devices marketed in the United States do not need formal approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.…
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Journalists get guidance on navigating HIPAA rules #ahcj15
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was enacted nearly 20 years ago to make reporters gnash their teeth. Not quite,…
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Investigation reveals dental board’s lack of transparency
How transparent is your state dental board when it comes to helping patients find out more about their dentists? In…
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How AHCJ engages in sustained push for transparency year round
In early February, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services advertised a telephone question-and-answer session intended for “non-press associated individuals.”…
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Health Journalism 2015 agenda covers gamut of health care
We have posted descriptions of nearly all of the panels planned for Health Journalism 2015 and it’s an agenda packed…
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For AHCJ members: Access data about medical education, training
In its ongoing effort to shed light on physician residency programs, AHCJ is announcing a new benefit for members: Access…
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Report reveals the challenges behind covering patient safety
Patient safety is a critically important topic for health care journalists. Yet collecting the data needed to report on it…
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How a secretive committee recommends how much physicians should be paid
Journalists Dan Keating and Peter Whoriskey of The Washington Post explain how a secretive committee of doctors makes decisions about…
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Figuring out the politics of patient harm
Michael L. Millenson Patient safety is a critically important topic for health care journalists. Yet collecting the data needed to…
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Covering the potential effects of hospital consolidation in Yakima, Wash.
Molly Rosbach When my editor and I first discussed the idea of a hospital consolidation project, I felt my eyes…