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Lieberman: Media didn’t prepare public for website meltdown, cancellations
(Full disclosure: Kenen is Politico’s health care editor.) Former AHCJ president and Columbia Journalism Review contributor Trudy Lieberman – in a…
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AHCJ fellows meet with Atlanta chapter
The Atlanta chapter of the Association of Health Care Journalists held a social gathering Dec. 10 at the Emory Conference…
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Funding of long-term care remains an unanswered question
Most policymakers and experts agree the U.S. needs to do a better job of addressing the rising demand for long-term…
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Home health care’s role in post-acute care
Depending on the source, the home health care industry is either a boon to older adults or an industry rife…
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Updated hospital inspection data includes psychiatric facilities
AHCJ has updated its HospitalInspections.org website and the downloadable version of the data to include reports from most of 2013.…
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Bleak future for the funding of long-term care
Wallace Roberts A new scientific measure was introduced at this year’s annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) that may…
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Reporter shares how to integrate effects of social determinants in health stories
It’s easy to blame disadvantaged people for engaging in behaviors that put them at risk for developing diabetes. Rhiannon Meyers,…
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Cost reports show financial health of hospitals, amount of charity care they provide
Oklahoma Watch, a nonprofit investigative journalism team, recently published a two-part series on hospitals based on financial data obtained for every…
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Mosquito-borne disease appears in West Indies
A nasty virus just landed on America’s doorstep. Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,…
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AHCJ fellows meet with Frieden during three days of CDC briefings
Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, met this morning with the AHCJ Regional…
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