BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Association of Health Care Journalists - ECPv6.17.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Association of Health Care Journalists X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://healthjournalism.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Association of Health Care Journalists REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20090308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20091101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20100314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20101107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20110313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20111106T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100707T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100707T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160957Z CREATED:20231030T213124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160957Z UID:25450-1278464400-1278464400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:AHCJ members: Opportunity to learn about just-released outpatient outcome data DESCRIPTION:In a conference call with AHCJ members\, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced new data that will allow you to track the outpatient outcomes at your hospitals. The data release comes is the latest addition to the agency's Hospital Compare database. The data will help you determine: \n\nHow efficiently facilities use imaging equipment and keep patients safe from exposure to potentially harmful\, unnecessary radiation.\n Rates of outpatient MRIs for lower back pain\nRates of outpatient re-tests after a screening mammogram\nHow frequently outpatient departments gave patients "double" computed tomography (CT) scans when a single scan may be all that is needed\nHow well outpatients are treated for suspected heart attacks\nHow well outpatient surgical patients are protected from infection\n\nCMS experts Marilyn Tavenner\, acting administrator\, and Dr. Barry Straube\, chief medical officer\, discussed the data. \n   Download a recording of the conference call.    [MP3\, 10MB]\nNews stories about the data\n\nSurvey compares inpatient\, outpatient care at Kansas City-area hospitals\, Kansas City Business Journal\, Aly Van Dyke\nCMS Releases Data on Hospital Outpatient Care\, MedPage Today\, John Gever\nConnecticut Hospitals Beat National Average On Quality\, Hartford Courant\, Arielle Levin Becker\nWebsite beefed up to help compare care at hospitals\, The Palm Beach Post\, Stacey Singer\n Some area hospitals faulted for CT scans\, St. Louis Post Dispatch\, Blythe Bernhard\n S.A. hospitals do well\, but no straight A's\, San Antonio Express News\, Don Finley \n Website expands its comparison of hospitals\, Tammie Smith\, Richmond Times Dispatch \nFollow-up mammogram data open to interpretation\, Jason Roberson\, The Dallas Morning News \nFeds: Hospitals may give too many imaging tests\, Bob LaMendola\, South Florida Sun Sentinel\nMammogram data show trouble\, Dave Gulliver\, Health News Florida\nDoes Minnesota need all those back MRIs?\, Christopher Snowbeck\, St. Paul Pioneer Press URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ahcj-members-opportunity-to-learn-about-just-released-outpatient-outcome-data/ LOCATION:Florida CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100716T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100716T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160955Z CREATED:20231030T213121Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160955Z UID:25446-1279242000-1279242000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Conference: What a difference an X makes – The state of women's health DESCRIPTION:The nonprofit advocacy group Society for Women's Health research is hosting a one-day conference they're calling "What a difference an X makes – The state of women's health." According to the release\, it will "highlight advances in sex differences research and its implications on health and disease." Topics will include obesity\, pain and vascular disease. \nFor more information\, e-mail eileen@swhr.org. To register\, visit this site. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/conference-what-a-difference-an-x-makes-ae-the-state-of-womens-health/ LOCATION:Florida CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100722T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100722T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160954Z CREATED:20231030T213121Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160954Z UID:25445-1279760400-1279760400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Briefing: Child survival in the poorest nations and America’s cities DESCRIPTION:When it comes to timely child immunizations\, Baltimore has been one of the most rapidly improving cities in the country. At the briefing\, the GAVI Alliance and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health will praise the city's program and explore what lessons it holds for international vaccination efforts. \n  \nFrom the release: \nWHERE: \nJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health\, Room W1214\, First Floor\, Sheldon Hall\, 615 N. Wolfe Street\, Baltimore\, MD \nWHEN: \nThursday\, July 22nd\, 2010 at 10:00 AM \nFor more information and to RSVP\, please contact Katy Lenard at klenard@burnesscommunications.com or 1-301-652-1558. \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/briefing-child-survival-in-the-poorest-nations-and-americaaes-cities/ LOCATION:Florida CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100723T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100723T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160953Z CREATED:20231030T213124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160953Z UID:25451-1279846800-1279846800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:AHRQ National Advisory Council meeting DESCRIPTION:The AHRQ's National Advisory Council is made up of 21 representatives from the private sector as well as seven ex-officio members from federal health agencies. It gets updated on the agency's progress and advises AHRQ brass as well as the HHS secretary. \nThis particular meeting will focus on quality improvement priorities\, among other things.  \nDetails from the release: \nLOCATION:                                                 \nAHRQ's Eisenberg Conference Center \n540 Gaither Road \nRockville\, MD  20850 \nTIME: \n8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. \nREGISTRATION:  \n No prior registration is required \nIf you require reasonable accommodation to attend this meeting\, please contact Regina Shumate at 301-427-1220 or by e-mail at regina.shumate@ahrq.hhs.gov by July 19. \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ahrq-national-advisory-council-meeting/ LOCATION:Florida CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR