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More antipsychotics prescribed to foster children
Need To Know, the PBS newsmagazine, recently took a look at the use of antipsychotics in foster children. Shoshana Guy’s…
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Critics point out issues in patient satisfaction ratings
On the heels of a government proposal to tie hospital incentive payments to patient satisfaction ratings, a few outlets have…
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WSJ sues for release of Medicare provider data
If successful, a legal move by The Wall Street Journal could open a flood of now-confidential Medicare data about providers…
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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust awards $1.1 million grant to support health journalists
The Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism, the educational arm of the Association of Health Care Journalists, has been…
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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust supports health journalists with $1.1 million
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust made the three-year grant of $1,097,000 to the Missouri-based Center for…
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Exploring ethics, standards in science blogging
As a follow up to ScienceOnline 2011, independent journalist Maryn McKenna writes about bringing the standards of journalism to blogging.…
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Joint Commission makes more accreditation details available on website
Angie C. Marek, a member of AHCJ’s Right to Know Committee, contributed this update. The Joint Commission, the largest nonprofit…
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Guidelines for releasing information in public health crisis still in the works
When North Carolina officials recently announced the death of a teenager as a result of the flu but gave out…
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Joint Commission changes website based on AHCJ request
The Joint Commission, the largest nonprofit organization to accredit hospitals in the United States, has improved the quality of information…
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Program for disabled kids has unintended effects
Patricia Wen, of The Boston Globe, examines the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program for children and finds the program “has…
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