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Understanding the administrative side of implementation
Coverage of health care reform implementation has generally focused on the issues and effects of the roll-out, rather than the…
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Trade group says conflicts negate GPOs’ leverage
A recent GAO report looked at group purchasing organizations and established that they were pervasive, and that they’d adopted some…
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Innovative approaches to malpractice, errors
American Medical News reporter Kevin O’Reilly writes about a presentation by David Mayer, M.D., University of Illinois at Chicago Institute…
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Stories focus on suicides of doctors, soldiers
New York Times columnist Pauline Chen, M.D., serves up a reminder that suicide prevention isn’t just a matter of access…
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Medicare competitive bidding ramps up
The California HealthCare Foundation Center for Health Reporting and the San Bernardino County (Calif.) Sun teamed up for a package…
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Catch up with the latest AHCJ member news
KMSP-Minneapolis investigative reporter Jeff Baillon earned two Upper Midwest Regional Emmy awards. “Where’s the Money,” a series looking at the…
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Lawsuit reveals failures in hospital hiring practices
St. Petersburg Times reporter Curtis Krueger’s story about a successful whistleblower suit against a Florida hospital provides a powerful storyline…
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Rise, fall of two St. Louis pharma companies
Midwest Health Journalism Program fellow Jim Doyle, a reporter at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, tells the story of Forest Pharmaceuticals…
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Is America’s high health spending linked to short lifespans?
The United States lags behind other developed nations in life expectancy, yet spends far more on health care than any…
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Journalists, officials discuss information released in public health emergencies
Local, state and federal health officials from around the country will gather Friday with journalists to start developing guidelines on…
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