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Data can help reporters investigate staffing levels in area nursing homes
PBJ stands for Payroll-Based Journal, a new data set for nursing home staffing from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…
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Save the date: Baltimore to host Health Journalism 2019
The Association of Health Care Journalists will convene in Baltimore for Health Journalism 2019. The organization’s annual conference, which draws…
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New data set helps reporter pinpoint critical staffing concerns in skilled nursing facilities
Jordan Rau In April, Medicare began using data to rate staffing for more than 14,000 skilled nursing facilities. Data from…
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Save the date: Baltimore to host Health Journalism 2019
The Association of Health Care Journalists will convene in Baltimore for Health Journalism 2019. The organization’s annual conference is slated…
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Delirium tip sheet looks at this problem in hospitalized older adults
Delirium is a more common occurrence than many may realize, especially among hospital patients. Proper diagnosis and treatment are crucial…
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Here’s what you’ll need to know when covering prior authorization
Every month or so, it seems there’s a horror story about prior authorization. Last month, for example, CNN’s Jen Christensen…
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What you should know about delirium in older adults
Delirium is among the most common mental disorders seen in older adults, with more than 7 million hospitalized Americans suffering…
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Tracking the Trump administration’s steps to undermine the ACA
Can’t keep track of all the ways the Trump administration has weakened (many Democrats would say “sabotaged”) the Affordable Care…
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The hits keep coming to ACA’s navigator service
The Trump administration earlier this month slashed funding for ACA navigators – a form of enrollment assistance – for the…
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Cut in Kentucky’s Medicaid dental benefits creates chaos for patients, providers
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin’s decision this month to cut dental and vision benefits for about 460,000 state Medicaid beneficiaries is…
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