A national ranking system financially punishes hospitals for high rates of hospital-acquired conditions, such as infections. But large, big-city hospitals say their poor scores can be misleading because they deal with patients more susceptible to complications.
Nancy Derringer
Nancy Nall Derringer is a former reporter at Bridge
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Citizens Research Council marks 100 years of putting government under its microscope
It’s one of the most influential groups you’ve never heard of. Born a century ago, its independent research still drives much of state policymaking.
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Candidates are gone, but economic woes remain for Trump, Sanders supporters
What happens when opposites attract? Many supporters of outsider candidates Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders find themselves agreeing on issues, but from very different directions.
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How Lansing can reduce crowding at state’s lone women’s prison
An epidemic of drug addiction has swollen the state’s sole women’s prison to near-capacity, leading to overcrowding complaints. Is there a better way?
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Sticking with your own kind: tribalism in politics
We all tend to vote for one party over another. But we also are more likely to live, love and troll among fellow travelers.
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After decades of failure, will metro Detroit pass mass transit this year?
Southeast Michigan has tried, and failed, to craft a functional public-transit system that works – many times. Leaders hope the RTA’s master plan, to be revealed this spring, will turn the tide
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In Cleveland, they built it, and riders came, along with a whole lot more
The lessons of Cleveland’s HealthLine bus rapid transit are many, including the need for wide community support for the project to succeed. But officials say the return on investment has been worth it
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No more pie fights, or how news organizations can elevate online discussion
News organizations that leave reader comment sections alone risk losing them to trolls. Or, as this expert puts it, “If people walk into a pie fight, they’ll pick up a pie.
Posted inTalent & Education
Settled into U-M’s top job, Mark Schlissel strategizes its future
After 18 months on the job, U-M’s 14th president is seeking ways to make Michigan’s elite institution more diverse, welcoming and valuable to the state
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U-M President defends Harbaugh’s football recruiting ethics
A disappointed high-school football player was counting on being a Michigan Wolverine in the fall. But U-M’s president says recruits should not consider themselves accepted until they are actually admitted.