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Right to know
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Officials, journalists agree information key in public health crisis
When the H1N1 pandemic first hit in the fall or 2009, every sickness and every death was of great interest…
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New EHR error-reporting system to keep data confidential
EHRevent.org, a service that will allow health workers to report and track errors associated with electronic health records, has launched…
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WSJ explains why Medicare data is hidden
In The Wall Street Journal, reporters Mark Schoofs and Maurice Tamman have pulled off an impressive feat, weaving a tale…
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Journalists to provide input in talks on information released in public health emergencies
Local, state and federal health officials from around the country will gather Friday with journalists to start developing guidelines on…
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Canadian government obstructs journalists’ access
Writing in Nature News, Kathryn O’Hara celebrates Right to Know Week by declaring that “the information policies of Conservative Prime…
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AP lawyer: Be aggressive in using FOIA
Karen Kaiser, an attorney who leads the FOIA legal work for The Associated Press, spoke about the importance of the…
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Reporters urged to insist on response from federal agencies
When the FDA would offer only “no comment” on a notorious incident last summer, Felice J. Freyer, a medical writer…
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VA pays for Agent Orange-related illnesses despite lack of evidence
Hundreds of thousands of Vietnam veterans are being compensated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for illnesses the agency says…
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Ethics audits of health-related agencies available
Every year, the federal Office of Government Ethics audits ethics programs at a few federal agencies and departments. The targeted…
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Mass. won’t post hospitals’ death rates
The Boston Globe‘s Liz Kowalczyk reports that, two years after it was first proposed by a consumer group, the Massachusetts…