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Woodbridge Bike Share: What You Need To Know
20 white bikes have been installed at three Woodbridge parks: Ferry Street Park in Sewaren, Tanzman Park and E. William Street in Fords. Carly Baldwin, Patch Staff Posted Wed, Jun 30, 2021 at 9:17 pm ET|Updated Thu, Jul 1, 2021 at 10:23 am ETThe bikes at E. William Street. (Provided by Woodbridge Twp.) The bikes at Tanzman. (Provided by Woodbridge…Read More…
Reports Highlight Strengthening Primary Care After the Pandemic
Linda Schwimmer, JD, president and CEO of the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute, discusses 2 reports on strengthening primary care after the COVID-19 pandemic: one from her own organization and the other from the National Academy of Medicine. The COVID-19 pandemic shined a light on the shortcomings of the US health care system, but…Read More…
Supreme Court upholds Obamacare, sparing nearly 1M N.J. residents from losing coverage
By Susan K. Livio | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com and Jonathan D. Salant | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com The U.S. Supreme Court, siding with New Jersey and 15 other states, on Thursday rejected a third Republican attempt to overturn the Affordable Care Act. Seven of the nine justices said 18 Republican-controlled states, led by Texas, did not suffer the…Read More…
The Leapfrog Group Calls for Nominations to Its New Ambulatory Surgery Center Advisory Committee
NEWS PROVIDED BY The Leapfrog Group May 20, 2021, 06:00 ET WASHINGTON, May 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization of employers and other purchasers focused on health care safety and quality, today announced a national call for nominations to the new Leapfrog Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Advisory Committee. Leapfrog seeks ASC leaders committed to Leapfrog’s…Read More…
An employer-driven hospital rating system gains ground
https://www.inquirer.com/business/health/hospital-safety-quality-leapfrog-philadelphia-gm-20210516.html by Harold Brubaker Published May 16, 2021 Unlike other hospital-rankings, the Leapfrog Group focuses mainly on safety. Temple University Hospital, shown in 2019, is one of 15 hospitals in the Philadelphia region that received an “A” in the latest Leapfrog Group hospital safety grades. The latest Leapfrog hospital safety grades for 47 Philadelphia-area hospitals…Read More…
How Safe is Your Hospital? New Grades Released by The Leapfrog Group
No hospital in New Jersey received a failing grade in the latest round of safety scoring released by The Leapfrog Group. But more than a dozen facilities fell short of an A or B grade. In the spring 2021 report released Thursday, 26 of New Jersey’s 68 acute-care hospitals (38%) received an A for their…Read More…
Leapfrog Announces Spring 2021 Hospital Safety Grades for New Jersey
PRINCETON — April 29, 2021 — The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit representing the nation’s largest and most influential employers and purchasers of health care, today announced the spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades. The independent grading system assigns A, B, C, D, and F letter grades to 2,700 general acute-care hospitals in the U.S….Read More…
Eight NJ municipalities make ‘Healthy Towns’ list. Is yours on it?
Eric Obernauer New Jersey Herald From the Skylands to the seashore, 22 New Jersey municipalities spanning 14 counties have been selected for going above and beyond to address community health needs this past year. They range from one of the state’s tiniest boroughs to its second and third-largest cities. Eight were named “2020 Healthy Towns,” the top…Read More…
THE 8 HIGHEST RANKED NJ ‘HEALTHY TOWNS’ FOR 2020
BILL DOYLE The Mayor Wellness Campaign, a program of the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute, in partnership with the New Jersey State League of Municipalities, has named eight New Jersey locations “2020 New Jersey Healthy Towns.” According the MWC, these towns were picked for their innovative responses to local needs created by the COVID-19 pandemic, including…Read More…
Report Lays Out 24 Moves to Create a Readier Health System in NJ
New Jersey has learned a lot during the coronavirus pandemic. So will its health care system be better prepared for a crisis in the future? In the wake of the pandemic, two organizations have released a report that lays out an “action plan,” offering 24 recommendations focused on four key areas: Creating and supporting a resilient and diverse…Read More…