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Soda taxes making headlines again
The debate on soda taxes is back, this time in Philadelphia. City leaders there want to charge 1.5 cents for…
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Online reporter discusses her coverage of challenges at California’s Medicaid dental program
Ana Ibarra Denti-Cal, California’s Medicaid dental program faces ongoing challenges in getting care to its roughly 13 million beneficiaries. Only…
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HIPAA experts: No need to request a waiver after Orlando shooting
Since Sunday’s horrific shooting in Orlando that killed 49 people and injured 53 patrons at the Pulse night club, journalists…
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Upcoming webcast: How oncologists are involving cancer patients in discussions about treatment, costs
In 2013, Nick Mulcahy reported for Medscape that oncologists at the Duke Cancer Center used the term “financial toxicity” to…
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In nursing home investigations, a small tip can lead to an iceberg of problems
Serious problems at nursing homes are often easy to conceal. That is, unless you specifically dig for patterns of fraud,…
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Study: Caregivers want tech support, but adoption rates low
Family caregivers want and need technology that allows them to better support their loved ones, but only about seven percent…
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Firearm data resources for reporting on the Orlando mass shooting
In light of the mass shooting in Orlando, many journalists covering the event will need access to statistics on firearms,…
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AHCJ, National Cancer Institute to partner for new National Cancer Reporting Fellowships
The Association of Health Care Journalists and the National Cancer Institute announced they will collaborate this year to present the…
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There’s more to surprise medical bills than patients’ horror stories
Surprise medical bills are not new but they certainly have become a big story nationwide. In most of these stories,…
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What you need to know about health information exchange
Health information exchange is the action of sharing relevant health information electronically among trusted clinical partners regardless of physical location.…
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