Press Releases
LEAPFROG ANNOUNCES FALL 2020 HOSPITAL SAFETY GRADES Most New Jersey Hospitals Receive A or B Grades; Some Are Lagging.
Contact: Carol Ann Campbell cacampbell@njhcqi.org (973-567-1901) PRINCETON — December 14, 2020 — The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit representing the nation’s employers, purchasers, and consumers of health care, today announced the Fall Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades. Grades for New Jersey hospitals changed slightly from previous years with four fewer hospitals receiving A grades and two more…Read More…
Quality Institute Makes Recommendations to Prevent Dangerous Downward Spiral in Small Business Health Insurance Market
Contact: Carol Ann Campbell cacampbell@njhcqi.org (973-567-1901) PRINCETON — The New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute today issued a comprehensive package of policy recommendations to save the state’s health insurance market for small businesses, an already distressed market hit further by the economic repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses with fewer than 50 full time employees are…Read More…
New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute Releases New Jersey Reproductive Health Access Project: Provider Access Commitment Toolkit
For Immediate Release: June 1, 2020 Contact: Maggie Leuzarder, mleuzarder@mercuryllc.com Contact: Carol Ann Campbell, cacampbell@njhcqi.org New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute Releases New Jersey Reproductive Health Access Project: Provider Access Commitment Toolkit Comprehensive toolkit aimed at increasing access to reproductive health care in New Jersey through provider education. PRINCETON, New Jersey – The New Jersey…Read More…
Perinatal Care During Covid-19: Recommendations Issued to Guide Pregnant Individuals and Caregivers
For Immediate Release Contact: Carol Ann Campbell cacampbell@njhcqi.org (973-567-1901) Perinatal Care During Covid-19: Recommendations Issued to Guide Pregnant Individuals and Caregivers Quality Institute, Supported by State and Foundations, Convenes Work Group and Drafts Recommendations PRINCETON — May 6, 2020 — A Work Group comprised of maternal and child health experts in New Jersey today issued far-reaching recommendations…Read More…
Quality Institute Releases Mayors Wellness Campaign New Jersey “Healthy Town” Designations for 2019
For media requests: Carol Ann Campbell 973-567-1901 or cacampbell@njhcqi.org Quality Institute Releases Mayors Wellness Campaign New Jersey “Healthy Town” Designations for 2019 PRINCETON, New Jersey — Mobile fresh food markets. Community walks. Weight-loss challenges. Healthy corner stores. Outdoor yoga. Bike trails. Health fairs. These and other innovative programs helped New Jersey communities win recognition through…Read More…
Health Matters Poll – Health Information Seeking and Trust
View or download the Quality Institute Health Information Seeking and Trust Report here.Read More…
Health Matters Poll: By Wide Margins, New Jerseyans Turn To and Trust Physicians and Nurses Most for Health-Related Information
Some seek information and trust family, friends, and websites; fewer trust traditional and social media. New Brunswick, N.J. – Though they’re able to seek healthcare information from more places than ever before, New Jersey residents still turn to — and trust —doctors and nurses more than any other source. Nine in ten report being likely to ask…Read More…
52% of Commercial Payments to Doctors and Hospitals in the Garden State Now Tied to Value
New scorecard finds overwhelming majority of payments are still based on fee-for-service PRINCETON, NJ – September 25, 2018 – Over half of the health care payments (52%) paid to doctors and hospitals in New Jersey by the private sector contain incentives to improve the cost and quality of care patients receive. However, a closer examination of these value-oriented…Read More…