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quality
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Debunking myths designed to hinder price, quality transparency efforts
When writing about transparency in health care prices and quality, journalists should expose the myths that health care providers promote.…
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Study: Little evidence that integrating hospital, physician care improves quality or reduces costs
When health system executives tout the benefits of acquiring hospitals or physician groups, they often say the combined entity will…
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Searchable hospital data now includes June inspections
AHCJ just added 3,522 detailed records of hospital deficiencies on its HospitalInspections.org website. The latest addition includes inspections into June.…
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Experts warn against ‘one-size-fits-all’ health care, benefits
So many health care strategies are aimed at controlling costs that we may be missing the point about value. The…
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Covering hospital ratings? Here’s one aspect consumers need you to report #ahcj14
If you were at Health Journalism 2014, you might have heard that things got interesting on Saturday when journalists questioned…
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As new year begins, consumers lack data to make informed health care decisions
One of the biggest health care news stories of 2013 was the lack of price transparency. But consumers need much…
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Updated hospital inspection data includes psychiatric facilities
AHCJ has updated its HospitalInspections.org website and the downloadable version of the data to include reports from most of 2013.…
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More hospitals penalized in value-based payment program
Here’s a sign that paying more for better care and paying less for inadequate care is taking hold in a…
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Health care quality study: Good news, bad news and in between
Health plans had poor results last year on reducing the use of antibiotics and on ensuring that chemically dependent patients…
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Hospital inspections website, data updated
AHCJ has updated its hospitalInspections.org website and the downloadable version of the data to include reports through June. Obtained from…