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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

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…

Posted May 21, 2015
Categories:In the News

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…

Posted May 15, 2015
Categories:In the News

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…

Posted May 12, 2015
Categories:In the News

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…

Posted April 17, 2015
Categories:In the News

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…

Posted April 17, 2015
Categories:In the News

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…

Posted April 14, 2015
Categories:In the News

In NJ, Mayors Make it Happen

Originally posted on America’s Health Rankings Some 63% of New Jersey’s mayors—358 of 565—are doing heavy lifting to make The Garden State a healthier place to live. They’re part of the Mayors Wellness Campaign (MWC) that provides a constantly-refreshed “tool kit” (including the popular Walk With the Mayor program), strategies, and ongoing support to mayors…Read More…

Posted April 8, 2015
Categories:In the News

How Safe is U.S. Maternity Care? New Report Shows Considerable Variation in Quality, Outcomes

Analysis by The Leapfrog Group and Castlight Health Details Maternity Care Trends in Early Elective Deliveries, Episiotomies and High-Risk Births WASHINGTON – February 23, 2015 – Nonprofit watchdog The Leapfrog Group today released its Maternity Care Report, an in-depth examination of hospital quality and safety for early elective deliveries, episiotomies and high-risk deliveries, with data analysis…Read More…

Posted February 25, 2015
Categories:In the News

N.J. hospitals’ maternity care improves, but more can be done, according to Leapfrog report

Published in NJBIZ By Beth Fitzgerald New Jersey hospitals that provide maternity care are making progress implementing clinical best practices for the care of mothers and newborns, but more work needs to be done, according to the Leapfrog Group, the national nonprofit hospital safety watchdog which on Monday released its 2014 Maternity Care Report. Most…Read More…

Posted February 24, 2015
Categories:In the News

“Survey paints bleak picture for physicians amid health care changes”

NJBIZ – January 07, 2015 By Beth Fitzgerald New Jersey physicians are under stress from the rapidly changing health care environment, and the majority are considering changes to their practice structure, such as merging with a hospital or another practice, according to a new survey. The third annual New Jersey Health Care Monitor survey by…Read More…

Posted January 9, 2015
Categories:In the News
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