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The Quality Institute Newsletter: A bi-weekly edition to keep you updated our latest activities

SchwimmerScript Blog: Insights from Quality Institute President and CEO Linda Schwimmer

Take Five Interview: Powerful and insightful interviews with health care leaders

The Mayors Wellness Campaign Newsletter: A quarterly update on the MWC activities

Press releases and the latest news about the Quality Institute, our members, and New Jersey health care

Every hospital in N.J. was just graded for safety. See how yours fared.

Updated: Nov. 10, 2021, 7:30 a.m. | Published: Nov. 10, 2021, 7:30 a.m. By Susan K. Livio | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com New Jersey ranks 9th best in the country — up from 14th in the spring — for having the safest hospitals based on how well they prevented infections, accidents and errors and communicated with their patients,…Read More…

Posted November 11, 2021
Categories:In the News

ROI Influencers: Health Care 2021

ROI-NJ  October 2o, 2o21 Linda Schwimmer CEO N.J. Health Care Quality Institute Schwimmer’s measured approach and strategies have helped the HCQI maintain an edge in the policy space. Rather than wait for laws to be enacted, the HCQI works to prove strategies, programs and methods work. That includes one of the hyperlocal strategies of engaging…Read More…

Posted October 21, 2021
Categories:In the News

NJ looks to grow telehealth, a boon to patients in pandemic

LILO H. STAINTON, HEALTH CARE WRITER | AUGUST 11, 2021 | HEALTH CARE Lawmakers said insurers should pay doctors the same for remote visits as for in-person visits Credit: (AP Photo/LM Otero)File photo: A doctor prepares to conduct an online visit with a patient from his work station at home. For Pamela Dyer, a 48-year-old Farmingdale resident,…Read More…

Posted August 11, 2021
Categories:In the News

Reporting to the Leapfrog ASC Survey: 4 competitive advantages

In collaboration with The Leapfrog Group  The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the nation’s shift to outpatient settings for surgical care, and demand is increasing. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently added 267 surgical procedures that can be performed in ASCs and are eligible to receive Medicare reimbursement.The growth of the ASC…Read More…

Posted August 5, 2021
Categories:In the News

Home visitation program for new moms will save lives. Bravo, Jersey

By Star-Ledger Editorial Board Almost daily, Dr. Damali Campbell Oparaji, an OB-GYN at University Hospital in Newark, delivers a baby, comforts the mother, and after issuing some perfunctory post-natal instructions, wonders whether she will ever see the new mom again. “In the traditional model of care, women are discharged after giving birth and they return for…Read More…

Posted August 2, 2021
Categories:In the News

NJ spending billions on health care. Is it enough to deal with the next pandemic?

Michael L. Diamond, Asbury Park Press New Jersey’s budget includes $450 million for three hospitals to strengthen emergency preparedness. It includes $20 million to expand health insurance coverage for children. There’s $5.5 million for the state’s public health response to COVID. Local health departments, however, say lawmakers missed a chance to provide a steady source of…Read More…

Posted July 1, 2021
Categories:In the News

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…

Posted July 1, 2021
Categories:In the News

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…

Posted June 30, 2021
Categories:In the News

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…

Posted June 18, 2021
Categories:In the News

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…

Posted May 20, 2021
Categories:In the News
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