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Agriculture secretary will headline Rural Health Journalism Workshop
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will be a featured speaker for AHCJ’s Rural Health Journalism Workshop June 21-23. Journalists attending…
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AMIA conference offers glimpse into innovative clinical informatics
Journalists looking to stay on top of what’s happening in health information technology or get ideas for health IT stories…
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New AHCJ core topic leader will provide help covering health IT
Karen Blum is the new AHCJ core topic leader for health information technology. A health care and science journalist in…
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How do you make the most of journalism fellowship programs?
Journalism fellowships tend to be either reporting or residential. The intent is to make you a better journalist either by…
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Journalist explains the importance of covering the financial toxicity Medicare members face
To the uninitiated, Medicare, Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare supplement plans can seem simple enough: Medicare covers 80% of hospital…
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IHI’s Patient Safety Congress examines virtual care, racism and workplace violence
Leaders in efforts to prevent accidental harm to patients will meet this week to consider challenges presented by the expansion…
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How to report on the ‘financial toxicity’ even Medicare cancer patients can face
Kate Yandell By Kate Yandell A recent Cancer Today magazine feature I wrote on the financial difficulties faced by many…
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AHCJ’s new patient safety core topic leader to bring resources to colleagues
Kerry Dooley Young, an independent journalist based in Washington, D.C., will lead AHCJ’s core topic on patient safety. She will…
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COVID-19: Background and sources for your reporting
(Updated May 31, 2021) On March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization declared COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2…
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AHCJ’s new Freelance Center leader to expand services, resources
Barbara Mantel, an independent, award-winning journalist based in New York, will lead AHCJ’s efforts to expand its resources and services…
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