Archive for July, 2016
Take Five with Jack Sullivan
Jack Sullivan, Health Benefits Manager of the Northeast Carpenters Funds, sat down for a Take Five with Symptoms & Cures. Jack is the Quality Institute’s newest board member. You have been managing the health benefits of the Carpenters Funds for more than two decades and have a unique perspective into long-term trends in health care…Read More…
Time to Stop the Surprises
When an issue slips off the front pages and legislation drops off the radar, people may think the problem has been solved. Not so with surprise medical bills from out-of-network providers. If you’ve gotten one of these surprise bills, you know. At the Quality Institute, we have not stopped advocating for a solution while hearing…Read More…
Quality Institute Press Release: Cumberland County Health Department Kicks-Off “Live Healthy Cumberland County” A Community Program to Help 27 Local Corner Store Owners Stock Healthier Foods
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Grant money kicks off ‘Live Healthy Cumberland County’
Published on NJ.com BRIDGETON — Community leaders and public officials kicked off “Live Healthy Cumberland County” with support from the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute (NJHCQI) and a $550,000 partnership grant from United Health Foundation. The effort aims to reduce chronic disease by increasing the number of healthy food items available at 27 local corner…Read More…
Live Healthy Cumberland County set to launch
Published by Daniel J. Kov in The Daily Journal BRIDGETON – A government-community partnership designed to tackle local health issues will be officially unveiled Friday. Residents will get the chance to learn more about the Live Healthy Cumberland County initiative, a program that ultimately seeks to improve the county’s poor health statistics and promote healthier…Read More…
Report Finds 38 of 62 New Jersey Hospitals Have Recommended Intensivist Coverage in Place
CONTACT: Carol Ann Campbell New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute 973-567-1901 Cacampbell@njhcqi.org Report Finds 38 of 62 New Jersey Hospitals Have Recommended Intensivist Coverage in Place Appropriate Staffing Can Mean the Difference Between Life and Death PRINCETON, NJ — July 14, 2016 — A new report released today by health care…Read More…
Take Five with Mary Ann Christopher
Mary Ann Christopher is Chief of Clinical Operations and Transformation at Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey. She joined us for a Take Five. How do you describe Value-Based Care? The tenets of Value-Based Care create the underpinnings of the Triple Aim. We heard the call by the Institute for Healthcare (IHI) Improvement…Read More…
Don’t Let Turf Battles Destroy The Potential of Telemedicine
The other day I was clicking around a new health website by a company called Lemonaid Health. The site allows consumers to connect remotely with a health care provider for very specific reasons, such as obtaining birth control or treating seven ailments, including urinary tract infections, sinus infections, flu and acid reflux. The fee is…Read More…
MASSIVE MEDICAL NETWORK SHOULD HELP EASE MEDICARE TRANSITION
MASSIVE MEDICAL NETWORK SHOULD HELP EASE MEDICARE TRANSITION LILO H. STAINTON | MAY 18, 2016 A practice transformation network with some 11,000 physicians is being set up to deal with changes in how Medicare pays doctors for services Doctors and other healthcare providers across the nation have been bracing for enormous changes to the way…Read More…