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Right to know
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For AHCJ members: Access data about medical education, training
In its ongoing effort to shed light on physician residency programs, AHCJ is announcing a new benefit for members: Access…
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AHCJ disappointed with ACGME’s response on transparency
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education has rejected a request from AHCJ to publicly release additional information about the…
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AHCJ pushes for more data on residency programs
The Association of Health Care Journalists has called upon the accreditor of physician residency programs to be more transparent with…
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AHCJ, HHS officials address appeal process for inadequate responses by PIOs
Reporters facing unreasonable delays or inadequate responses from media officials at an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and…
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Sunshine Week: Committee advocates for access to information
This is Sunshine Week, a yearly celebration of open government. It’s held every year in the week that includes the…
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Attorney argues confidentiality provision in SNAP case was misinterpreted
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals held hearings yesterday on a 2011 lawsuit brought by the Argus Leader of Sioux…
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Barring access to information, officials poses threat to public health
Alice Dreger, a professor of clinical medical humanities and bioethics at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, writes for Pacific Standard…
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AHCJ urges government to release Medicare payment data
AHCJ’s board of directors called on the federal government to release data on physician payments and utilization of services in…
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CDC reduces number of media contacts
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently removed its list of media representatives by beat, replacing it with…
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LA Times op-ed calls for releasing information about food stamp program
The Los Angeles Times today published an op-ed by the co-chairs of the Association of Health Care Journalists’ Right to…