Resources
Reporter resources on covering hospital quality
Using 2567 reports
How to use 2567 forms in your reporting
Having discussions with hospitals
“Covering Health” blog posts
Series reveals gaps in communication of hospital inspection results, March 14, 2011
Hospital infections on rise in Nev., reporters find, Aug. 10, 2010
Reports detail Dallas hospital on brink of losing federal funds, Aug. 22, 2011
Outpatient inspections show serious lapses, July 16, 2010
CMS reverses decision on access to Idaho inspection reports, May. 28, 2009
Sunshine Week: Online health data varies by state, March 16, 2009
“Covering Health” blog posts about hospital inspections other than CMS
Joint Commission finds improved hospital quality, Jan. 19, 2010
VA hospitals faulted for lax infection control, June 17, 2009
Sunshine Week: Some hospital quality measures online but more could be done, March 15, 2009
Conference presentations
Making Sense of Hospital Data, Ashish Jha, April 2012
Articles about conference panels
Explosion of hospital quality data creates opportunities for journalists, May 15, 2012
Reporter tip sheets
Handling the explosion of hospital quality data, April 30, 2012
Reporting on the business of health care, Feb. 18, 2010
Reporter “how-I-did-it” stories
Public handicapped by lack of information on medical errors, Sept. 9, 2010