It’s Time for ASCs To Publicly Report on Patient Safety
The 2024 Leapfrog Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Survey opens April 1. This free, annual survey assesses the safety and quality of ASCs based on national, evidence-based measures that are aligned with other organizations (including CMS and national accreditation agencies). Leapfrog Survey Results are publicly reported on a free website. The Survey’s national standards are aimed…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Jaffer Traish
Jaffer Traish, Chief Operating Officer of Findhelp, a social care network. Findhelp is a member of the Quality Institute. Your organization previously was called Aunt Bertha. Why don’t we start with a question of why you decided to change the name? The Aunt Bertha name served us well, and we’re still very fond of…Read More…
Leapfrog ASC Survey Opens, Allowing New Jersey’s Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) to Show Their Commitment to Patient Safety
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Murphy, lawmakers plan task force to act on recent COVID-19 report
LILO H. STAINTON, HEALTH CARE WRITER | MARCH 18, 2024 | CORONAVIRUS IN NJ, HEALTH CARE Those involved stress the goal will be action plan rather than talking points Credit: (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Building a better response to COVID-19 An independent team of lawyers and policy experts spent 15 months conducting often emotional interviews: analyzing thousands of pages…Read More…
Spring Events Provide Valuable, Actionable Information
We are honored that Acting Commissioner of Health, Kaitlan Baston, M.D., sat down with us for a Take Five to share her priorities and thoughts on the pressing health issues facing our state. I urge you all to read Dr. Baston’s Take Five below. I also want to share the upcoming events we have planned…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Kaitlan Baston, MD, MSc, DFASAM
Prior to becoming New Jersey’s Acting Health Commissioner, you created and led the Cooper Center for Healing, an integrated pain, addiction, and behavioral health center that is part of Cooper University Health Care. How will that experience inform your leadership of the Department of Health? First and foremost, the experience as a leader working…Read More…
NEW JERSEY PRIMARY CARE REPORT HAS NATIONAL IMPLICATIONS
BY CHRISTOPHER CHENEY | FEBRUARY 21, 2024 The report, which was published by the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute, was authored by more than a dozen experts. KEY TAKEAWAYS New Jersey has a shortage of primary care physicians. According to the American Board of Family Medicine, New Jersey and Connecticut have the lowest concentration of…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Andrea Martinez-Mejia
Andrea Martinez-Mejia is the new executive director of the Greater Newark Health Care Coalition, one of the original Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations and now a Regional Health Hub. The Coalition has worked closely with the Quality Institute for many years. What is your vision for the future of the organization? Being the Coalition’s new Executive…Read More…