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How I did itLearn from these journalists how they have covered various aspects of health information technology. They provide valuable tips and sources and explain how they got past the challenges to explain the complex world of HIT to their audiences. STAT health tech reporter says speed in the sector is a double-edged sword
July 2021 Writing about wearable technology turns out to be a winning experience
June 2021 I jumped at the chance. The story was due in November to run in January. On AHCJ fellowship to Denmark, a Politico reporter finds parallels to U.S. implementation of EHRs
September 2019 Allen's first article to come out of the fellowship is “Lost in Translation: Epic goes to Denmark." The story is a comprehensive and often critical look at what happened when some Danish hospitals adopted Epic, the leading U.S. electronic health record system, which is headquartered in Wisconsin. Science background helped student journalist’s reporting on predicting infectious disease outbreaks
May 2019 Scientist and journalism student Prajakta Dhapte became fascinated with this predictive process and decided to delve into the modeling arena for a story published in Georgia Health News. See what she learned in this Q&A with Bara Vaida. Uncovering the safety flaws in IBM's Watson supercomputer![]() Casey Ross ![]() Ike Swetlitz September 2018 Casey Ross and Ike Swetlitz describe that they initially got interested in IBM Watson because there were “a few chinks in the narrative“ the computing giant had been telling. Notably, one big cancer center had scrapped its project with IBM. Ross and Swetlitz describe their reporting process, and how initial stories on Watson for Oncology generated more leads and additional sources coming forward. 'Don't believe the hype:' Carreyrou talks about reporting the Theranos story
May 2018 In October 2015, Carreyrou began breaking stories on the Palo Alto, Calif.-based start up, which raised questions on its claim to have revolutionized the blood testing industry. Carreyrou was a keynote speaker at Health Journalism 2018. In his talk to fellow journalists, he explained how he got the Theranos story. His remarks have been condensed here. Turning an insider beat into a feature on ‘frequent fliers’
March 2018 Recently, that resulted in "The ‘Frequent Flier’ Program That Grounded a Hospital’s Soaring Costs," a 5,000-word feature that ran in Politico’s magazine about how technology-related health programs were impacting the lives of patients and providers. Get beyond the hype to cover health IT at conferences
Companies employ telemedicine kiosks to improve worker wellness
But he was intrigued when heard some employers were setting them up for their workers to use without having to leave the office. Find out what he learned; it might be a jumping-off point for you to find employers in your area who are doing the same thing. Drilling down into numbers uncovers Marketplace glitch
April 2014 In theory, almost anyone going on the site got slightly incorrect information for 35 days. Most seriously affected, however, were people just above the poverty line in states that have not expanded Medicaid. When they put their information into the tool, it responded: “Not eligible for help paying for coverage.” Many of them may have given up right there and not submitted the actual applications (which were using the correct poverty stats and were assessed correctly). It’s impossible to tell from the notification letter whether errors were made. Finding wide variations in health reform implementation between states
February 2014 Tennessee was a stark contrast. The state had defaulted to the federal exchange, which meant that even if consumers – and especially younger, healthier individuals who help dilute the risk pool for insurers – had considered buying a plan, there was a good chance they’d log off HealthCare.gov in frustration and not return. She began to think about what it meant for the hospitals in the two states – and she decided to find out. Here’s how she got her story. Race to electronic health records may come with a price
December 2012 The fallout from those early decisions could be coming back to haunt taxpayers, according to a three-part investigative series from the Center for Public Integrity. The series documented that thousands of medical professionals steadily billed Medicare for more complex and costly health care over the past decade — adding $11 billion or more to their fees — despite little evidence elderly patients required more treatment. Reporter Fred Schulte explains how the project came about, how the Center did its reporting and provides plenty of background on medical coding, Medicare billing and the potential fallout as health care providers install and use electronic systems. Experts discuss benefits, dangers of telemedicine
August 2010 At a meeting of AHCJ's San Francisco Bay Area chapter, three experts on the highly subsidized practice of telemedicine and telehealth painted a much different picture about the sustainability of programs directed mainly at poor and underserved patients. This article summarizes the meeting and includes audio of the complete discussion, but also includes the speakers' presentations and a number of relevant resources. |
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