Take Five Interview with Mariekarl Vilceus-Talty, MA, BSN, NE-BC, LNC,
Mariekarl Vilceus-Talty, MA, BSN, NE-BC, LNC, President and CEO of the Partnership for Maternal & Child Health of Northern New Jersey. The Partnership is a member of the Quality Institute, and the designated maternal health consortium for Northern New Jersey. You have decades of direct labor and delivery patient care and managing hundreds of…Read More…
Happy National Botox Day, From Your Trusted Physician
Just recently, while waiting in my ob-gyn’s exam room, I noticed heartfelt, pink posters which said, “Are you concerned about your thinning lips? Fine lines around your eyes?” Honesty, I was there for health care, but when it was mentioned, should I be concerned? At home, the marketing continued. I received not just one,…Read More…
Is your hospital one of the 30 best in NJ? Fall 2021 grades are out
How safe is the hospital that’s in your area? A new study that assigns letter grades to every hospital in New Jersey finds a majority of them get an “A” or “B” when it comes to safety, but there are some that get a “C” or a “D”. Thirty hospitals received an A — four…Read More…
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…
Leapfrog Announces Spring 2021 Hospital Safety Grades
For Immediate Release, Contact: Carol Ann Campbell, cacampbell@njhcqi.org (973-567-1901) Embargoed until 12:01 a.m. EST on November 10, 2021 PRINCETON – November 10, 2021 – The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit representing hundreds of the nation’s most influential employers and purchasers of health care, driven in New Jersey by the New Jersey Health Care Quality…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Sarah Adelman
Sarah Adelman serves as Acting Commissioner for the New Jersey Department of Human Services. Most people want to remain in their home and community as they age. How is your department supporting the move toward home and community-based care for the older adults? At Human Services, we’ve been focused on building a strong and person-centered…Read More…
We Need Better Data to Address Health Care Inequities
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades come out next week. Those grades are based, in part, on information from the Leapfrog Hospital Survey. Once again, we have a 100 percent participation rate on the Survey by New Jersey hospitals. Our state’s hospitals show their commitment to quality, safety, and transparency every time they complete the Survey….Read More…
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…
Take Five Interview with Roberto Muñiz
Roberto Muñiz, President and CEO of Parker Life, the newest member of the Quality Institute’s Leadership Council. Parker Life has been a leader in high-quality, person-centered care for older adults in Central Jersey. Can you share some details about the unique aspects of your skilled nursing homes and adult day services? Mrs. Henrietta Parker founded…Read More…