Winning Contest Entries
Explore a diverse array of entries that have participated in our contests over the years. These entries represent the incredible talent, creativity, and dedication of journalists and storytellers from various backgrounds and media platforms.
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- Beat Reporting
Death of the device salesman?
The story reveals how some hospitals are changing the way they work with sales representatives employed by medical device manufacturers…
- 2014
No Award
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- Beat Reporting
Students Under Pressure
Despite a pressing need, an increasing number of students are struggling with getting treatment for their mental health issues in…
- 2014
No Award
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- Beat Reporting
After the Spill
This article reports on the efforts of a consortium of university researchers studying the ongoing mental-health impacts of the 2010…
- 2014
No Award
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- Beat Reporting
The Lasting Impact of Neglect
This article reports on research that explores how early childhood neglect harms children, and how best to help those who…
- 2014
No Award
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- Beat Reporting
Ebola’s Lost Ward
When the worst Ebola outbreak in history hit Sierra Leone last year, most foreigners who could leave, did leave. But…
- 2014
First Place
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- Beat Reporting
Savior or Sinner: Prem Reddy’s Turnaround Strategy
This story was a profile of a controversial healthcare CEO, Dr. Prem Reddy, and the company he founded, Prime Healthcare…
- 2014
No Award
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- Beat Reporting
Even Surgeons’s Get Starstruck
VIP syndrome occurs when a famous person is given special or different treatment because they are famous. Many top cosmetic…
- 2014
No Award
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- Beat Reporting
All of a sudden, there was fire
Virtually all surgical fires are preventable, yet every year about 240 patients are set on fire in operating rooms across…
- 2014
No Award
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- Beat Reporting
Surgical-robot costs put small hospitals in a bind
The story looks at a downstream trend of rural and community hospitals buying robotic surgery systems and the impact of…
- 2014
No Award
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- Beat Reporting
A Changing Job Market for Fellows Requires New Perspective, Resources From Trainers
“This story examined one of the biggest challenges faced by current interventional cardiology fellows–finding a job. In a field rapidly…
- 2014
No Award
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- Beat Reporting
Healthcare: The Next Generation
Pointing to the national shortage of primary care physicians at a time of overwhelming need, David N. Gans explores the…
- 2014
No Award
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- Beat Reporting
Investing in Caregiver Support Staff Yields Results
“At a time when many healthcare providers are being rewarded for patient outcomes (value) vs. transactions (volume), a growing number…
- 2014
No Award
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- Beat Reporting
Population Health Management Efforts Lead to Better Outcomes, Lower Costs
The article presents concrete results related to how MGMA members are using population health management tools to improve patient health.…
- 2014
No Award
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- Beat Reporting
No harm, no foul
This is a feature story exploring the benefits of high-fidelity simulation in education for medical lab technologists. The story opens…
- 2014
No Award
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- Beat Reporting
Lighting a Fire Under Tobacco-related Cancers
As researchers unravel the extent and scientific underpinnings of tobacco-related cancers and addiction, patients can seek support to quit tobacco…
- 2014
No Award
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