How the latest rules from CMS may be sending mixed signals
Published on by Dan Goldberg and Katie Jennings on Politico New Jersey In the waning days of the Obama administration, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced two groundbreaking rules intended to push Medicare providers toward value-based payments and reduce costs to one of the nation’s most expensive entitlement programs. But one little discussed…Read More…
Expert: No Pain, No Gain Applies to Healthcare Innovation, Too
Published by Mary Caffrey on AJMC.com Healthcare is going through a period of innovation—and while some experiments will work, some will fail, and that’s normal, according to a health economist and antitrust expert who appeared in New Jersey last week. Cory S. Capps, PhD, of the Washington, DC-based consulting firm Bates White, was the keynote…Read More…
Garden State Hospitals Earn Better Grades in Latest Survey
Critics claim Leapfrog Group’s grades are based on outdated information, penalize teaching hospitals Published by Lilo H. Stainton in NJ Spotlight Hospitals in New Jersey continue to report lower infection rates, fewer errors and accidents, and improved methods to keep patients safe and appropriately informed, according to the latest report from a national watchdog organization….Read More…
Aunt Bertha’ Search Tool Begins Helping New Jersey Communities Easily Access Social Services to Promote Wellness
Quality Institute’s Mayors Wellness Campaign, supported by United Health Foundation, working to list all services in one place online Published by Campbell Health Media A community’s resources — from food banks to job training to low-cost housing — have little value if people don’t know about them. That’s why the New Jersey Health Care Quality…Read More…
Huge deal with hospitals could put Rutgers in ‘big 10’ for medical research
Published by Susan K. Livio on NJ.com WEST ORANGE — New Jersey’s largest hospital chain intends to invest hundreds of millions of dollars to help catapult Rutgers University’s medical schools into the “big 10” of research and educational institutions in the nation, NJ Advance Media has learned. The “unique partnership” between RWJ Barnabas Health, the Rutgers Robert…Read More…
NJ Businesses Sustain Widespread Health Coverage, Despite Rising Costs
Workers are paying for larger share of medical expenses, through higher contributions and deductibles, reduced benefits. Published in NJ Spotlight by Lilo H. Stainton The vast majority of New Jersey businesses continue to provide health insurance for their workforce, but as the cost of care continues to rise by double digits, employees are paying a…Read More…
As insurance companies bolt from Obamacare, lawmaker prescribes a fix for N.J.
Published on NJ.com by Susan K. Livio TRENTON — With insurance companies in New Jersey fleeing the health exchange created by the Affordable Care Act, a state lawmaker has introduced a bill to create a government-operated plan that he said will stabilize the volatile market. The “New Jersey Public Option Health Care Act” would require the…Read More…
Conversation of a Lifetime campaign spreads in NJ
Published in The Courier-Post by Kim Mulford David Mayer didn’t talk about death or funerals or end-of-life decisions with his mother. Didn’t want to. “Because it’s difficult — you don’t talk about it, ” the Gloucester Township mayor said. “People don’t talk about it. That’s not abnormal.” Instead of having that difficult conversation, the family faced difficult decisions. In her final days,…Read More…
Population Health Summit Keeps NJ Residents and Communities Well
NJSpotlight Health Commissioner Cathleen D. Bennett Nutrition, lead poisoning, and fitness were key targets at meeting that brought together state agencies and advocacy groups. A diverse range of programs — promoting breakfast in the classroom, screening for lead poisoning, maintaining state parks and safe streets — are all part of New Jersey’s increasingly broad strategy…Read More…
Linda Schwimmer Explains NJ Health Care Quality Institute’s Role
AJMC.com Since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, more and more individuals are gaining access to insurance. Therefore, part of the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute’s responsibility is to make the complexities of the healthcare industry more easily understandable for members, according to Linda Schwimmer, JD, president and CEO of the New Jersey…Read More…