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Hands-on experiences highlight AHCJ field trip
Her eyes blink, her pupils dilate and, yes, doctors, she has a pulse. She also can have a seizure and…
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Boulton explains comparative effectiveness
Next time somebody asks why the stimulus plan included $1.1 billion for comparative effectiveness research (and where all that money’s…
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24,000 Memphis patients rated their doctors
The Healthy Memphis Common Table is an effort to help patients and providers take charge of improving the city’s health.…
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Tracking health-related stimulus money
ProPublica's Michael Grabell offers tips and tools for tracking exactly where stimulus/ARRA money is going, both locally and nationally.
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Newly released data reveals inappropriate use of antipsychotics in nursing homes
Kay Lazar and Matt Carroll of The Boston Globe have written about nursing homes that use “antipsychotic drugs to control…
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Board adjusts scope of exhibit hall
A limited number of trade associations and partisan foundations will be allowed to exhibit at next year's AHCJ conference under…
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State NAMI chapters got pharma money too
Wall Street Journal health blogger Katherine Hobson writes that, according to an investigation by Sen. Chuck Grassley, state chapters of…
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Hensley explores HIT-related privacy breaches
NPR health blogger Scott Hensley writes that the HHS’ running list of “breaches of unsecured protected health information affecting 500…
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Members provide more coverage of #ahcj2010
A number of AHCJ members volunteered to write about Health Journalism 2010 for AHCJ. Many others used information they learned…
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PR pro describes pitching health stories to reporters
Jessica Levco, of Ragan Communications, provides some insight into how at least one public relations professional is pitching health stories…
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