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Shared Decision Making a Hot Topic at Health Journalism 2012 Conference
Last week the Association of Health Care Journalists held their Health Journalism 2012 conference in Atlanta, GA. Each year the conference seeks to provide context and clarity around health care issues that have taken center stage thanks to advances in medicine, political activity and public interest. So it's no surprise that shared decision making was a hot topic at this year’s conference. Dr. Michael J. Barry, president of the Informed Medical Decisions Foundation, was a member of the panel A reporter’s guide to medical decision making. Continue reading
3,500 Story Reviews and Blog Posts Later: Lessons from HealthNewsReview.org
I’ve been fortunate to be the Publisher of HealthNewsReview.org, leading a team of physicians, researchers, journalists and others trained in the evaluation of evidence as we try to improve the public dialogue about health care in the US. The team has evaluated more than 1,800 stories, applying 10 criteria that we think address issues that consumers need addressed whenever they hear claims about health care interventions. Nearly 70% of the 1,800+ stories we’ve reviewed get unsatisfactory grades for covering costs, and for quantifying harms and benefits. Continue reading
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View all results of this resource type.[Health Beat Blog] The Future of Health Care Reform: Health Wonk Review Raises Some Provocative Questions
"In a post titled 'The Doctor Decided I'd Have a PSA Test without Consulting Me,' Gary Schwitzer takes a look at PSA Testing from the patient's perspective on his invaluable Health News Review Blog. There, Schwitzer posts a compelling video of a man who describes his regrets about his PSA test, and the treatment that followed. The video comes courtesy of the Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making."Read the full blog post.
