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Express-News investigates Texas nursing homes
San Antonio Express-News reporters Karisa King, John Tedesco and Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje took advantage of a number of tools to…
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Some Mass. hospital quality measures online
Elizabeth Cooney, writing on White Coat Notes, alerts us to a change in data provided by the Massachusetts Hospital Association…
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Google charts health data from CDC, World Bank
Google has removed another step between people and information with the release of its new Public Data Explorer. It’s a…
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Schneider: FDA lacks resources to keep food safe
Writing for AOL News (and his blog, Cold Truth) Andrew Schneider writes that the hydrolyzed vegetable protein recall reminds us…
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Reporter finds conflict in N.Y. reform effort
A Syracuse University professor charged with reforming health insurance reimbursements gave up her position on an insurance company’s board on…
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Patient data errors force VA to close EMR system
Nextgov’s Bob Brewin reports that errors in patient data have forced the Department of Veterans Affairs to close access to…
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Schwitzer resigns to focus on site, blog, training
Gary Schwitzer, publisher of HealthNewsReview.org, announced that he has resigned from his position as an associate professor in the University…
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Kidney swap connects six in small Mo. town
Joy Robertson of KOLR-Springfield, Mo., tells the story of the coincidences and generosity that led to six residents of Licking,…
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ProPublica guides reporters to check local boards
For those of you who have followed the ongoing investigation ProPublica’s Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber have done into nurses…
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Nurses face dangers of workplace violence
Marlene A. Prost, writing for Human Resource Executive Online, reports that workplace violence is a growing problem for nurses. She…
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