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data
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Helpful info for journalists available about Society of Thoracic Surgeons database
CNN has found itself caught up in a complicated libel case after an investigative story it ran in 2015 about the…
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Amazon Berkshire’s health care initiative hires expert in contracting for quality
Last spring, Atul Gawande, M.D., became chief executive officer of an unnamed initiative that will cover the health costs of…
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The fate of Medicare: Politico’s special report on the safety net for senior citizens
Politico’s “The Agenda” section has published a special report on Medicare, now and in the future, and how it might…
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Journalist, students dive deep into local elder abuse investigation
Tracy Breton, a Pulitzer prize-winning investigative and legal affairs reporter at the Providence Journal for 40 years, and now professor…
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October workshop will explore how urban life affects health
The first lady of New York will keynote AHCJ’s Urban Health Journalism Workshop in October. Chirlane McCray, the founder of…
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New hospital inspection reports released: Database has more than 30,000 records
For more than five years, the Association of Health Care Journalists has been updating quarterly the website HospitalInspections.org, where the…
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Data can help reporters investigate staffing levels in area nursing homes
PBJ stands for Payroll-Based Journal, a new data set for nursing home staffing from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…
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AHCJ releases audio of CMS announcement about new Scorecard
Today the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid announced a “Scorecard” intended to increase public transparency about the performance of the…
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New tip sheet offers detailed guidance for analyzing studies using big data
We’ve covered in another blog post what to be cautious about in scrutinizing an observational study that uses data from…
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In right-to-know victory, appeals court rules that USDA must release food stamp sales data
A South Dakota newspaper on Tuesday won a seven-year legal battle to obtain information about retailers who participate in the…
