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When quality matters to boards, hospitals do better
In Health Affairs, Ashish K. Jha and Arnold M. Epstein have released a study in which they found a link…
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Covering Health: First year’s most popular posts
With a year of posts behind us, we thought it would be a good time to look back and see…
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Grassley compares ghostwriting, plagiarism
Sen/ Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) continues his investigation of “medical ghostwriting” with a letter to 10 medical schools asking “what they…
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Advocacy group: OSHA falls down on the job
Kirsten Stade, advocacy director for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, writes on The Hill‘s Congress Blog that the U.S. Occupational…
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Elderly prison population booming
CNN’s Stephanie Chen considers the issues that surround elderly prisoners, a fast-growing group that has generally flown under the radar.…
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Childhood obesity: Experts discuss strategies, solutions journalists should cover
Changing behavior and educating people about food is key to helping children become fit and avoid obesity, according to the…
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Public broadcasters have H1N1 site for journalists
Public Radio Exchange’s FluPortal.org, funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and done in collaboration with NPR, aims to provide…
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Members: Millman moves, Hirschman gets award
AHCJ member Christian Millman has been named executive editor of Taste of Home. He had been deputy editor, health and…
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NYT Mag takes deep look at data-driven medicine
David Leonhardt, writing for New York Times Magazine, profiles Brent James and Intermountain Healthcare, the hospital network he helps oversee.…
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AHCJ welcomes more than a dozen new members
AHCJ welcomes these new members: Jennifer Anderson, independent journalist, Falls Church, Va. Michelle Booth, reporter, El Tiempo, Las Vegas Renita…
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