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Brokers place seniors in homes without screening
The Seattle Times‘ Michael Berens takes a deep look at the industry of “free” elder placement services that began in…
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New stats: 1 in 6 get foodborne illnesses each year
More precise estimates than previously available find that one in six Americans suffer foodborne illnesses annually and that 3,000 die…
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Court ruling opens door for reporting on new law
Melissa Preddy of the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism followed up on Monday’s court ruling that part…
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N.Y. reporter finds local doctors in ProPublica database
Writing for Gannett’s Binghamton, N.Y., Press & Sun-Bulletin, Julia Hunter localized ProPublica’s investigation of pharmaceutical companies and disciplined doctors by starting…
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Montreal reporter finds that envelopes of cash improve access to care
The Montreal Gazette‘s Charlie Fidelman has uncovered a shadowy pay-for-care system in that city’s public hospitals which promises patients quicker…
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Prolific antipsychotic prescribers have industry ties
California Watch’s Christina Jewett compares a list of that state’s top antipsychotic prescribers reimbursed by state Medicaid (obtained through Sen.…
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New Census data can show way to stories, sources
The Census Bureau will release its American Community Survey five-year estimates on Tuesday, Dec. 14. You can find useful information…
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Hospitals to start reporting infection data Jan. 1
Hospitals are set to begin reporting information about hospital-acquired bloodstream infections to the federal government on Jan. 1, with the…
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Ind. station runs ‘canned’ story about Fla. boy
Jeremy Cox, medical reporter for the Jacksonville (Fla.) Times-Union, calls our attention to a television report about a boy who…
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How will aging doctors affect your community?
AHCJ member Ryan Sabalow, a reporter at the Redding (Calif.) Record Searchlight, recently looked at the age of doctors in…
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