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Deadly Dentistry: How Safe is Your State?

AHCJ webcastThis webcast features the team responsible for the recent seven-part Deadly Dentistry series featured in The Dallas Morning News. Reporter Brooks Egerton will talk about the deaths he investigated and the national pattern he described “in which state dental enforcers ignore many malpractice cases and leave the public in the dark.”

Collaborator and data journalist Daniel Lathrop will talk about state-by-state findings that were part of the series.

This event is exclusively for AHCJ members so you will need your website login and password.

Media briefing: The Zika Virus – What’s Next in the U.S. and Abroad?

What have scientists and researchers discovered about the health consequences of the virus? How are Zika-affected countries responding to its spread and what more can be done? What challenge does Zika present for women in countries that have limited contraceptive and reproductive health care access? What impact could Zika have in the United States? How can the U.S. contribute to the global response?

To address these and other questions, the Kaiser Family Foundation will hold an interactive web briefing exclusively for journalists.

Briefing: Our Parents, Ourselves: Health Care for an Aging Population

The Dartmouth Atlas will release its latest report, “Our Parents, Ourselves: Health Care for an Aging Population,” a “report card” for an aging population provides a comprehensive look at the quality of care older people are receiving, noting variations in the 306 Medicare hospital regions in the US.  Data and associated maps include statistical looks at the number of days Medicare beneficiaries spend in contact with the health care system, rates of mammogram and PSA tests, feeding tube placements for those with advanced dementia, as well as rates of high risk medication prescription rates, 30-day readmissions, annual wellness visits, and many others.

National Value-Based Payment and Pay for Performance Summit

The Eleventh National Value-Based Payment and Pay for Performance Summit will be offered both onsite and live and archived for six months over the Internet.

The summit will include discussion of alternative payment models, value-based payments, payment delivery system reform, best practices in value-based payment innovation and implementation, innovative approaches to involving specialists, managing pharmaceutical costs, clinical data sharing and more.

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