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Here, you will find:

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

Death Panel myth dead, but end-of-life planning needs respiration

Published on NJ.com Roughly 3 in 10 Americans still believe that the Affordable Care Act established Death Panels, or a junta of bureaucratic savages that determines whether sick people get to live. That was from the dizzy imagination of Sarah Palin, and after she squawked enough to get end-of-life planning scrubbed from the legislation –…Read More…

Posted May 23, 2016
Categories:In the News

Alternative payment models are making a difference in health care costs, CMS official says

Published on NJBIZ Is the Affordable Care Act a success? The answer can depend on one’s political affiliation, but the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is already seeing a bend in the cost curve from alternative payment models. It is important to follow the ideas being generated from CMS, which is the largest spender…Read More…

Posted May 5, 2016
Categories:In the News

End-of-Life Care in New Jersey: Majority Has Considered and Discussed Plans, But Far Fewer Have Written Living Wills

Limited awareness of advance care planning documents, palliative care; more widespread knowledge of hospice. Published by Ashley Koning on Rutgers Today NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – In advance of National Health Care Decisions Day on April 16, more than six in 10 New Jerseyans say they are mostly comfortable with getting older and have even thought…Read More…

Posted April 13, 2016
Categories:In the News

Most N.J. Residents Avoid End-of-Life Planning, Poll Says

Published by Susan K. Livio on NJ.com TRENTON – Nearly two-thirds of New Jersey residents say they have thought about the kind of medical treatment they want at the end of their lives and discussed their wishes with a loved one or doctor, according to a Rutgers-Eagleton poll released on Thursday. But just as many New…Read More…

Posted April 13, 2016
Categories:In the News

6 Smart Ways to Cut Health Care Costs

Published by Michael L. Diamond of the Asbury Park Press New Jersey (March 16, 2016) -You’re on the hook to pay for more of your health care. You are being begged when you feel lousy to call a doctor instead of visiting an emergency room. Your doctor asks if you feel depressed, even if you made…Read More…

Posted March 16, 2016
Categories:In the News

Which Is The Shore’s Healthiest Town?

Published in The Asbury Park Press By Michael Diamond BEACHWOOD – Its residents have access to free yoga classes on the beach each Saturday during the summer. They can attend healthy cooking classes at their local ShopRite. And they can take self-defense classes hosted by local police officers. Sleepy Beachwood, population 11,000 give or take, is one…Read More…

Posted March 3, 2016
Categories:In the News

Municipalities Recognized As New Jersey Healthy Towns

Published in Bergen Dispatch The New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute today announced that two municipalities, Beachwood and Jersey City, are designated as this year’s New Jersey Healthy Towns by the Mayors Wellness Campaign, a program of the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute in partnership with the New Jersey State League of Municipalities. Two other towns, Belmar…Read More…

Posted March 2, 2016
Categories:In the News

Using Travel As A Teaching Tool, And A Lever For Change

Published in Health Affairs Blog By Jan Nicholson Foundations seeking to drive systems change in health care have a powerful method they can use to educate health system leaders. The Nicholson Foundation has found that sponsoring out-of-state, or even out-of-country, learning trips is an especially effective way to spread knowledge and inspire new ways of thinking. The…Read More…

Posted January 21, 2016
Categories:In the News

New Jersey Considers Physician Discipline Changes

Published in NorthJersey.com By Jean Rimbach A state review of how regulators handle allegations of sexual abuse by doctors is continuing, and more recommendations and policy changes are possible. So far, initiatives detailed by Steve C. Lee, acting director of the state Division of Consumer Affairs, have included a tough approach to discipline, improving transparency, and…Read More…

Posted October 24, 2015
Categories:In the News

Before I Die: Why Everyone’s Talking

Published in Courier Post By Kim Mulford Christine Corti knows how hard it can be to talk openly about death and dying. The 39-year-old graphic designer for Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice spends her workday surrounded by the discussion. Her own mother scolds her when Corti says someone has “died.” Her parents are more conservative than she…Read More…

Posted October 18, 2015
Categories:In the News
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