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Welcome AHCJ’s newest members
Please welcome these new professional and student members to AHCJ. All new members are welcome to stop by this post’s…
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What’s the downside to value-based purchasing and pay for performance?
Pay for performance (P4P) is often touted as one of the best ways to improve health care quality. In most…
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Oral health and Hispanics
Mary Otto Hispanics are the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population, and they face a measurable disadvantage when it…
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What’s really driving health inequalities
The U.S. and other wealthy nations have practically eliminated all of the infectious diseases that seemed to account for the…
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Will increased revenue at for-profit hospitals lead more states to expand Medicaid?
Will large hospital systems start to pressure officials in the states that have not expanded Medicaid now that their revenues…
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Cultural perceptions of aging affect health status, caregiving
A new study out of the United Kingdom reinforces the influence that culture and societal attitudes can have on the…
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Thousands face Friday deadline to document citizenship, immigration status for federal marketplace
Friday is the deadline for some 350,000 people who have yet to document their citizenship/legal residency for their health insurance…
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Covering smell and taste losses in older adults
Barbara Bein Unlike problems in vision and hearing, age-related losses to smell and taste have only recently gained attention. Like…
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Poor sleep tied to higher suicide risk in elders
The recent suicide of actor/comedian Robin Williams has put a spotlight on suicide and depression. However, older adults who suffer…
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Calif. dental board allows complaints to accumulate outside public view
Reporter Rachel Cook took a long and detailed look at the career of one Bakersfield, Calif., dentist and ended up…
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