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AHCJ offers update of hospital inspection data
AHCJ just added 899 hospital deficiencies listed in the searchable data on its HospitalInspections.org website. The latest addition includes inspections into June.…
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Add context to your reporting by recalling who Medicaid actually serves
Here is an article that stood out amid the tidal wave of media coverage of Medicare and Medicaid’s 50th anniversary…
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How nursing facilities use telemedicine to reduce hospital readmissions
Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations (PAH) among nursing home residents are costly, expose residents to additional health risks and exact a toll…
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Among 23 health insurance co-ops, Maine stands out for its success
When drafting the Affordable Care Act in 2010, Congress wanted to foster competition among health insurers. So it offered loans…
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Plans progress to accredit dental therapist training
The agency responsible for overseeing dental education in the United States is moving forward with plans to establish a national…
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Podcast series launches with discussion of potential harms of screening tests
If you want to get a better grasp on the intricacies of screenings and assessing their risk-benefit analysis, there’s now…
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How to wrap your arms around a topic as broad as poverty and aging
Suzanne Travers This series in City Limits on aging in New York City began with a musing from my editor,…
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CDC survey shows uninsured rate dropping to historic 9.2 percent
The uninsured rate among all Americans in the first quarter of this year dropped to 9.2 percent, according to the…
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A cautionary tale about relying on white papers as research
White papers can be useful tools for journalists. Ideally, they provide authoritative, in-depth information from government or nonprofits about specific…
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Journalists must succeed where politicians fail in risk communication
With no new cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) in South Korea since July 2, the outbreak appears to…
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