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  • Guardian journalists show the harm of hospital’s high prices

    Last fall, three reporters for the Guardian US showed how Parkview Health, the largest hospital system in Indiana, consolidated aggressively over more than 10 years and then steered patients into expensive care settings, secured high prices from health insurers and became the region’s largest employer. The two-part series called “Too big to care” featured some…

  • How to uncover immediate jeopardy citations — and how AHCJ can help 

    Every year dozens of hospitals violate federal safety regulations so severely that patients are in imminent danger of serious injury or death. Yet often these major infractions — which are referred to as immediate jeopardy — go unreported to the public.  Regulators and hospitals are not obliged to announce immediate jeopardy citations, which means journalists…

  • Emergency department boarding: Covering the hidden horror story

    Emergency department boarding is a horror story that’s largely hidden from public view. Very sick patients are held for hours or even days in the emergency department, often on a gurney in a hallway, waiting for an inpatient bed or transfer to another facility. As appropriate care is delayed, they experience avoidable pain and complications. …

  • Body cameras in health care can protect staff and refute false allegations

    Police departments have commonly used body cameras to help hold officers accountable. Recently, some hospital systems have employed them among security personnel in emergency departments, personnel at mental health units and more.  A recent study by the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS) Foundation surveyed 53 hospitals/health care systems employing the cameras (and…

  • Calvary nurses and midwives enterprise agreement approved

    Calvary’s largely female workforce in Tasmania has extra reasons to celebrate this International Women’s Day following approval of a new enterprise agreement awarding nurses and midwives pay increases and a range of enhanced conditions. Nurses and midwives working in Calvary’s private hospitals in both Hobart and Launceston will receive a 3 per cent pay increase…

  • Commonly Asked Questions | Cleft Lip and Palate

    WITH CNAH’S DR BEN GRAVE   Between the 8th and 14th of November, Craniofacial Foundation and other associated Australian charities are raising awareness of cleft lip and palate treatment. Calvary North Adelaide Hospital’s Dr Ben Grave is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon who answers some commonly asked questions about the condition and where to find…

  • Commonly Asked Questions | Dementia

    WITH CALVARY’S DR MARY ANN KULH   The 2023 theme for Dementia Action Week is Act Now for a Dementia-Friendly Future. It’s a sentiment close to the heart for Calvary Health Care Geriatrician and General Physician, Dr Mary Ann Kulh, who is a firm believer in the power of a supportive environment for a person…

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