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Hospitals
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Body cameras in health care can protect staff and refute false allegations
A recent study found that body camera usage among hospital security personnel can lead to enhanced safety, better training and…
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Maryland hospital payment model cuts costs and improves quality of care
Unlike most states, Maryland pays for hospital services using annual budgets set in advance, fundamentally changing how hospitals are paid.
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What to know about a new diabetes care accolade for hospitals
For journalists, the new designation offers a pathway to examine what local hospitals are doing to improve diabetes care.
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State databases pose challenges but can yield powerful insights
Learn how to obtain and use state-collected hospital discharge data to report stories about health care quality.
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How to use hospital patient satisfaction scores in your reporting
These publicly reported, easily accessible scores dating back to 2008 are a treasure trove for health journalists.
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Start digging: AHCJ’s hospitalfinances.org website is back online
Hospitalfinances.org, a site AHCJ launched in 2018 to provide free, searchable financial information on nonprofit hospitals across the United States,…
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Series focuses on stressed rural hospitals that may need to close
Given all the concern about the failure of rural hospitals, it may seem counterintuitive that some hospitals in rural America…
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Inspection data could prompt stories about COVID-19 problems in hospitals
AHCJ has updated its public HospitalInspections.org website to give people a better glimpse of potential COVID-19 problems at some hospitals…
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Ransomware attacks on U.S. hospitals spike
You’ve probably heard (or even written about) recent ransomware attacks on hospitals. The FBI warned hospitals several days ago of…
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Employers and insurers paid hospitals 247% more than Medicare rates, new study shows
Research released today shows that from 2016 through 2018, self-insured employers and commercial health insurers in 49 states and the…