Delivering on the Promise to Improve Maternal Health
Five years ago, the Quality Institute, in partnership with many of our members, increased our focus on Maternal Infant Health. We were driven by our concern over New Jersey’s high rate of Caesarean section deliveries, high rate of maternal morbidity and mortality, and the disparities based on race. Since then, much has changed, and I…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Nicole McGrath-Barnes
Nicole McGrath-Barnes, DDS, FACD, is Founder and CEO of the KinderSmile Foundation, a member of the Quality Institute’s Consumer Council. Dr. McGrath-Barnes serves on the Advisory Council of the Quality Institute’s Medicaid Policy Center. You were a dentist in private practice and the Program Dentist for Montclair Child Development Center, a Head Start program,…Read More…
It’s Time to Elevate Oral Health in New Jersey and Nationally
Oral health is a window into overall health. Poor oral health is associated with higher rates of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and pulmonary infections. Oral health also is linked to pregnancy complications such as low-birth weight and premature birth. Moreover, studies have shown that regular dental treatments for those with chronic conditions such as diabetes lowers…Read More…
NJ looks to grow telehealth, a boon to patients in pandemic
LILO H. STAINTON, HEALTH CARE WRITER | AUGUST 11, 2021 | HEALTH CARE Lawmakers said insurers should pay doctors the same for remote visits as for in-person visits Credit: (AP Photo/LM Otero)File photo: A doctor prepares to conduct an online visit with a patient from his work station at home. For Pamela Dyer, a 48-year-old Farmingdale resident,…Read More…
Reporting to the Leapfrog ASC Survey: 4 competitive advantages
In collaboration with The Leapfrog Group The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the nation’s shift to outpatient settings for surgical care, and demand is increasing. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently added 267 surgical procedures that can be performed in ASCs and are eligible to receive Medicare reimbursement.The growth of the ASC…Read More…
Home visitation program for new moms will save lives. Bravo, Jersey
By Star-Ledger Editorial Board Almost daily, Dr. Damali Campbell Oparaji, an OB-GYN at University Hospital in Newark, delivers a baby, comforts the mother, and after issuing some perfunctory post-natal instructions, wonders whether she will ever see the new mom again. “In the traditional model of care, women are discharged after giving birth and they return for…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Judy Aschner, M.D.
Judy Aschner, M.D., is Physician-in-Chief at Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health, which is made up of two hospitals — the Joseph M Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center and the K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital at Jersey Shore University Hospital. HealthySteps is a member of the Quality Institute’s Provider Council. Tell us about the HealthySteps program. HealthySteps is an…Read More…
Must-Read Report Finds Racial Disparities in Patient Safety and Outlines Strategies to Address
A new research report conducted by the Urban Institute and funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has found that Black adult patients experience significantly higher rates of hospital acquired infections and injuries than white adult patients of the same age group, gender, with similar insurance coverage — within the same hospital. The report is an…Read More…