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Hospitals
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Dallas hospital CEO claims reporters have a vendetta
The chief executive officer of Dallas’ Parkland Hospital claims a “vendetta” held by the Dallas Morning News‘ investigative team is…
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Updated hospital data allows reporters to identify ongoing problems
The release this month of federal data on hospital quality is a good reminder for reporters to give their local…
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Fla. system forces ventilator patients to stay in hospitals, incur multimillion-dollar bills
Richard Martin of the St. Petersburg Times reports that, because Florida has few nursing homes that can care for patients…
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Health Policy comes with new rules for nonprofit hospitals
When I first started covering health care, I thought that a nonprofit hospital was one that didn’t make any money.…
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Series reveals gaps in communication of hospital inspection results
Jodie Jackson Jr. of the Columbia (Mo.) Daily Tribune took an in-depth look at patient safety at University Hospital, part…
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Navigators work to keep patients from falling through cracks
Patient navigators – “like the air traffic controllers in health care” – captured the attention of Pamela Fayerman of the…
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Alarm fatigue hurts patient care, overwhelms nurses
In the wake of several high-profile incidents, The Boston Globe‘s Liz Kowalczyk has assembled a thorough investigation of alarm fatigue…
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Las Vegas Sun’s Allen a finalist for Goldsmith Prize
AHCJ member Marshall Allen, with Alex Richards, is a finalist for the 2011 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting for their…
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ER scribes handle EMRs, free up doctors
St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Michele Munz has found that some emergency rooms are easing the transition to electronic medical records…
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Joint Commission makes more accreditation details available on website
Angie C. Marek, a member of AHCJ’s Right to Know Committee, contributed this update. The Joint Commission, the largest nonprofit…