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data
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A world of vaccine requirements in one database
The country that requires its citizens to be vaccinated with the highest number of distinct antigens (Italy, 26) just happens…
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ProPublica investigates pharma payments to doctors
ProPublica’s massive investigation into the hefty fees pharmaceutical companies have paid doctors with dubious track records stamps an exclamation point…
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EPA changes would improve public access to data
A recent OMB Watch story covers the EPA’s latest attempt to leverage the Toxic Substances Control Act to make it…
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AHCJ members hear about latest health care data
Dozens of AHCJ members participated in a conference call today announcing data designed to track outpatient outcomes in hospitals. The…
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Newly released data reveals inappropriate use of antipsychotics in nursing homes
Kay Lazar and Matt Carroll of The Boston Globe have written about nursing homes that use “antipsychotic drugs to control…
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Looking up campaign contributions gets easier
The Sunlight Foundation has launched TransparencyData.com, a tool that allows users to filter and download state and federal campaign finance…
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Data Mine reports on access to practitioner data
The Center for Public Integrity’s Data Mine focuses on the National Practitioner Databank and the lack of public access to…
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New CDC data pinpoint heart disease hot spots
Data from Medicare records of more than 28 million people each year between 2000 and 2006 in the 50 states,…
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Drug data could inform stories about elder care
The 2007 National Home and Hospice Care Survey (NHHCS ) Medication Public-Use File and Documentation are now available for downloading.…
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HHS releases FOIA report in less-than-ideal format
Bob Garfield of WNYC’s “On the Media” talked to John Wonderlich, policy director at the Sunlight Foundation, about last week’s…