Health Beat
Monitoring the Pulse of Health Care Journalism
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Access – or lack of access – to health information is making news
Several stories about access to public information have caught my eye in the past week. Whether it involves public health…
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State budget cuts had adverse effects on patient care, leading to hospital’s decertification
Last December, Megan Hart was reading the local newspaper before heading to her first day of work at KHI News…
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Adding context to studies on sex and aging adults
Sex. Now that I have your attention, let’s talk about it. There’s good news and bad news on the older…
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A look at the landscape in health care price transparency
High deductibles and out of pocket costs – which are increasing in both Affordable Care Act exchange plans and employer-sponsored coverage…
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Some advice when interviewing victims of mental or other trauma
Susan Heavey Mental trauma, like many health subjects, can require a special sensitivity to report about, especially when dealing with…
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Tips on covering how health care providers use ‘cloud computing’
Maybe you’ve seen the meme “There is no cloud… it’s just someone else’s computer.” It’s been circulating on the Internet…
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System-wide changes urged to meet family caregiver needs
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) is calling on the next presidential administration to take immediate steps…
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Covering how health care organizations are using ‘cloud computing’
In an age when health care organizations are managing massive amounts of (often sensitive) data, cloud computing can help with…
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Tip sheet, series provide template for investigating Medicaid dental care for children
In recent months, Maggie Clark’s Two Million Kids series for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune has explored many facets of the state’s…
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Comparing the party platforms on health care: Democrats
This is part two of our look at what the Republican and Democratic party platforms say about health care issues…
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