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Updated hospital data allows reporters to identify ongoing problems
The release this month of federal data on hospital quality is a good reminder for reporters to give their local…
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TV producer makes case for longer embargoes
Bob Ray, a medical producer at WMAQ-Chicago, makes the argument that television journalists need more advanced notice on embargoed stories.…
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Fla. system forces ventilator patients to stay in hospitals, incur multimillion-dollar bills
Richard Martin of the St. Petersburg Times reports that, because Florida has few nursing homes that can care for patients…
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Health Policy comes with new rules for nonprofit hospitals
When I first started covering health care, I thought that a nonprofit hospital was one that didn’t make any money.…
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Health officials clashed over alerting public to fungal infection in wake of Joplin tornado
Following the devastating tornado in Joplin, Mo., county public health officials found themselves in conflict with state officials about alerting…
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Regulatory board fails to collect on fines
When a California regulatory board fines dentists for things like unsanitary conditions or failure to provide patient records during an…
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Updated hospital data allows reporters to identify ongoing problems
After several years, a surprising number of hospitals can't seem to improve – and an elite group has been able…
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AHCJ members honored with recent awards
AHCJ members Daniel M. Keller, Ph.D., and Eric T. Rosenthal won the 2011 APEX News Series Writing Award for Publication…
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Meet AHCJ’s newest members
Please welcome AHCJ’s newest group of members. All new AHCJ members are welcome to stop by this post’s comment section…
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‘Designer’ drugs easily available, unpredictable
The Minneapolis Star Tribune has launched an investigation into synthetic “designer” drugs, finding that they are easy to buy, their…
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