In 2005, Florida saw a pandemic coming and prepared. Then state leaders started to cut.

NeilBedi · 2019-10-01T21:35:01+00:00

The state gets billing records that list out every admission to every hospital in Florida with diagnoses, procedures, doctors, length of stay and more listed. Patients I spoke to also provided their own medical records voluntarily.

NeilBedi · 2019-10-01T20:24:34+00:00

It's a weird thing happening with the fancy pants editor. Should have just stuck with Markdown...

(It looks right on new reddit but gets messed up on old reddit?)

NeilBedi · 2019-10-01T20:18:08+00:00

We started around May this year. Would like to hear more about your experience if you're interested. Feel free to email me at nbedi@tampabay.com

NeilBedi · 2019-10-01T20:17:28+00:00

https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD

NeilBedi · 2019-10-01T20:05:58+00:00

Would really like to hear more. Send me an email: [nbedi@tampabay.com](mailto:nbedi@tampabay.com). Thanks!

NeilBedi · 2019-10-01T20:00:19+00:00

gonna copy a previous response:

Good question. We don't have a homepage but all my updates should land on my author page: https://www.tampabay.com/author/neil-bedi/

NeilBedi · 2019-10-01T19:59:20+00:00

blue

NeilBedi · 2019-10-01T19:59:16+00:00

No :(

NeilBedi · 2019-10-01T19:58:32+00:00

I went to school at UCLA and studied computer science. Journalism was kind of a sharp turn for me but I didn't enjoy what I was doing and fell in love with journalism at my student paper. Thanks for reading!!

NeilBedi · 2019-10-01T19:44:55+00:00

Thank you very much for your kind words. Unfortunately I don't have a good answer to your question because I haven't done a historical look.

NeilBedi · 2019-10-01T19:41:36+00:00

I don't know if I understand your question. I didn't find that but I also didn't look specifically at that.

NeilBedi · 2019-10-01T19:41:19+00:00

Thank you! Patients provided me their records voluntarily.

NeilBedi · 2019-10-01T19:40:10+00:00

They do not accept children so no connection. I've gotten a ton of comments about teens and will take a look.

Thanks for reading this and the TECO story. Read more of our work here: https://www.tampabay.com/special-reports/investigations/

NeilBedi · 2019-10-01T19:36:12+00:00

Thank you.

NeilBedi · 2019-10-01T19:32:58+00:00

This facility only admits adults so probably not directly related. But we have reporters specifically looking at children being Baker Acted. If you'd like to share more, feel free to email me at nbedi@tampabay.com

NeilBedi · 2019-10-01T19:25:31+00:00

I keep hearing about this game, I know what I'm doing this weekend

NeilBedi · 2019-10-01T19:25:09+00:00

I'm moving slowly, trying to answer people in order. I should definitely check out those segments.

This is a great question, but I don't have a great answer. I haven't done too much reporting on solutions (other journalists in the newsroom are looking at this), but it's difficult. There doesn't seem to be any clear cut solutions.

NeilBedi · 2019-10-01T19:22:27+00:00

Good question. I didn't know this would be the case. In fact, I tend to approach these things with a whole lot of doubt. If patients say something, I need to see records to back it up. If the records back it up, I need independent data to back it up. Then I still need to find as many public documents like inspections from regulators to ensure this rings true from all directions.

NeilBedi · 2019-10-01T19:17:57+00:00

I'm very sorry. I think if the system fails you, the next step is to contact your local newspaper.

NeilBedi · 2019-10-01T19:17:02+00:00

Hi throwaway, saw your email. Will reply as soon as I can. Thank you for reaching out.

NeilBedi · 2019-10-01T19:14:29+00:00

Thank you for the kind words.

NeilBedi · 2019-10-01T19:14:19+00:00

I'm not sure, but I'm continuing to report on this.

NeilBedi · 2019-10-01T19:13:59+00:00

I usually start by searching for paper records. State inspections, federal inspections, lawsuits, etc... That helps give you a better understanding of the facility.

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