Saturday, January 11, 2014

Journalism mission marches forward

New Year's Eve fireworks in Market Square, Portsmouth, N.H. /Seacoastonline.com photo by Ioanna Raptis

Nearly 18 years ago, I looked into a computer screen for the first time as a professional journalist and wrote:
By Christopher Cheney
Staff Writer

Later this month, I return to fast-paced writing as a journalist at HealthLeaders Media. Given the pressures in the journalism industry, it is humbling to continue working as a journalist. It also is a great honor to report on the U.S. health care industry at a key time in its evolution.

The change sweeping through U.S. health care is hard to underestimate and the stakes are astronomical. Innovation at the institutional and market level are in full swing, or rearing back to swing, across the country.

A hospital CEO recently told me: "We need to keep people out of the hospital." Clearly change is here.

I look forward to reporting on the reform efforts in the health care industry: working with professionals in the medical field to understand both fundamentals and emerging trends, then sharing stories with valuable information for those inside and outside the boardroom.

As Bullwork of Democracy closes in on 15,000 page views, I also look forward to producing more valuable journalism with this blog.

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