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…
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…
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…
New President Schwimmer Describes Next Steps for Health Care Quality Institute
Published in NJBIZ By Anjalee Khemlani Linda Schwimmer has taken the helm of the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute in Pennington. As the new president of the institute, Schwimmer said she intends to continue the legacy left behind by David Knowlton, and carry out the mission to take on initiatives to further transparency and accountability…Read More…
Senator Vitale Honors Founders of Quality Institute
At the beginning of the Quality Institute’s 2015 spring conference, State Senator Joseph F. Vitale, Chairman of the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee, stepped to the podium to unveil a Joint Legislative Resolution honoring David Knowlton, President & CEO, and all the founders of the of the New Jersey Health Care Quality…Read More…
Radio Feature: A NJ mayor tries to kickstart end-of-life conversations
Listen to the radio feature on WHYY’s The Pulse here. By Elana Gordon Everyone benefits when people have plans for the ends of their lives, but many would rather not talk about it. When the Mayor’s Wellness Campaign of New Jersey approached Gloucester Township’s mayor, David Mayer, about leading a rather unusual wellness initiative in…Read More…
Assessing Value in Healthcare: The Quest of the Health Care Quality Institute
Published in New Jersey Business Magazine May 11, 2015 The cost of health insurance continues to be the biggest issue facing New Jersey employers. Businesses remain committed to providing health benefits to their employees, but rising costs seem to make it harder to do every year. For Linda Schwimmer of the Health Care Quality Institute,…Read More…
Encouraging Discussions about End-of-life Care
Originally on NJTVNews By Brenda Flanagan On a lovely spring day — people enjoying sunshine and flowers — we sit with Shelly Hawk and talk about death. She says families rarely discuss end-of-life decisions, even when her mom was dying of cancer. “At that point, it’s very hard to bring it up. You feel you’re pushing…Read More…
Towns Join Effort to Get People to Start Talking about End-of-Life Issues
Originally on NJSpotlight By Andrew Kitchenman ‘Conversation of a Lifetime’ initiative aims to address difficult topic at grassroots level While Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert supports public-health initiatives, she admits she was a little hesitant when she first heard about a proposal to have mayors promote community conversations about planning for end-of-life healthcare decisions. But while…Read More…
Promoting end-of-life planning: Mayors of three towns launch unusual wellness initiative
Originally posted in Newsworks; Aired on Newsworks 4/13 By Elana Gordon Cooking classes, community gardens, walking groups … these are typical activities associated with city wellness campaigns. But mayors of three New Jersey towns are kickstarting a rather unusual initiativethis week. Partially inspired by La Crosse, Wisconsin, the campaign is called “conversation of a lifetime”…Read More…