Health JournalismPatient Safety Health IT May Be Cause Of Patient Errors Adopting information technology into health care is one of the most promising solutions for reducing…Bara VaidaNovember 16, 2011
Budget DeficitHealth Journalism Expert Advice On Finding Medicare Savings As the Nov. 23 deadline looms for Congress's Budge Deficit "Super Committee" to release a…Bara VaidaNovember 16, 2011
Health JournalismPatient Safety Hospitals Respond to Joint Commission Report As I mentioned in a previous post, only one DC-area hospital, Holy Cross, was ranked…Bara VaidaSeptember 26, 2011
Patient Safety A Surgery Error That Should Never Happen "Med Student has wrong site surgery that has impacted her ability to conceive" was the…Bara VaidaSeptember 23, 2011
Health JournalismPatient Safety How To Compare Hospitals For Safety As I noted in an earlier post, I'm currently working on a story about patient…Bara VaidaSeptember 21, 2011
Washington Life Love: Wonk-Style Who knew the auditorium inside think tank Brookings Institute was a hot spot for meeting…Bara VaidaSeptember 20, 2011
CostsHealth Journalism Getting Ahold of Health Care Costs Health care costs are out of control. The U.S. is expected to spend $4.6 trillion…Bara VaidaSeptember 20, 2011
Journalism Obama Blocks Journalists’ Access to Doctor, Hospital Data Don't you want to know if your doctor or local hospital has ever faced disciplinary…Bara VaidaSeptember 19, 2011
Consumers Help in Getting Health Coverage If you are uninsured and want to know how to get health coverage under the…Bara VaidaSeptember 19, 2011
Health JournalismPatient Safety DC-Area Hospitals Lag in Quality I am working on a story for Washingtonian magazine about DC area hospitals and patient…Bara VaidaSeptember 16, 2011