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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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Will price transparency drive up health care costs?
Will increased price transparency in health care drive up costs? That’s what a health plan association executive suggested last week…
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Colo. advocates predict newly insured patients will overwhelm dentists
Hundreds of thousands of adults and children in Colorado will soon get dental coverage thanks to health care reform efforts…
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Reporting on how Catholic hospital mergers affect patient care
Nina Martin Nina Martin of ProPublica recently wrote about the growing number of health care mergers involving Catholic hospitals – and…
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Delving into cost reports reveals financial health of hospitals, amount of charity care they provide
Clifton Adcock Oklahoma Watch, a nonprofit investigative journalism team, recently published a two-part series on hospitals based on financial data obtained…
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New resources explain role of dental therapists
Dental therapists have the potential to expand access to oral health care, though opponents (such as the American Dental Association)…
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How I did it: Reporting on delays in newborn testing
Ellen Gabler The investigative team of Ellen Gabler, John Fauber and Mark Johnson at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel used data to uncover…
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