NJ TAKES NEXT STEP TOWARD PALLIATIVE CARE EDUCATION, OUTREACH
LILO H. STAINTON | MAY 28, 2019 Making sure nursing homes, hospitals, patients and their families understand services available for end-of-life care is one goal of legislation Credit: Creative Commons New Jersey would establish an advisory council on palliative care and require hospitals, nursing homes, and other facilities to educate patients or their family members on their…Read More…
Leapfrog Maternity Report Finds Reduction in Early Elective Deliveries and Episiotomies Nationally
For Immediate Release Contact: Carol Ann Campbell cacampbell@njhcqi.org (973-567-1901) Leapfrog Maternity Report Finds Reductions in Early Elective Deliveries and Episiotomies Nationally Cesarean Sections in New Jersey Decline, But 38 Hospitals Still Have Rates Above Leapfrog Standards PRINCETON — The 2019 Maternity Care Report by The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization focused on health care safety…Read More…
Diagnosing and Treating Racial Bias in Health Care
Originally Published on NJBiz.com Disparities in health care based on racial bias is a problem and striving toward equity remains a challenge. Dr. Tiffani Johnson. – ANTHONY VECCHIONE That was the theme of New Jersey native Dr. Tiffani Johnson’s keynote address at the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute’s Annual Meeting & Spring All Council Conference…Read More…
Looking Back, and Ahead, After Twenty Years Of Health Care Transparency
It’s been twenty years since the Institute of Medicine released To Err Is Human and shined a light on the need to improve quality and safety in health care. Both the National Quality Forum (NQF) and the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute started twenty years ago. Both organizations take a unique multi-stakeholder approach to…Read More…
No ‘F’ grades for N.J. hospitals in latest Leapfrog safety scores, but ‘A’ marks are down, too
By Anjalee Khemlani New Jersey | May 15, 2019 at 12:11 pm New Jersey fell from its top spot last fall as having the most “A”-rated hospitals in The Leapfrog Group’s report on hospital safety. This spring, the biannual report — released Wednesday — shows the state is down to sixth in the nation for the number of…Read More…
Scotch Plains named a Healthy Town to Watch
Posted on May 14, 2019 by Dan DiBella Posted in Our Publications, Scotch Plains Monthly (above) Mayor Al Smith and MWC Program Director Margaret Heisey participate in one of the 5K events in Scotch Plains that qualify for a Mayor’s Medal. Scotch Plains Designated a Healthy Town to Watch The New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute (NJHCQI), located…Read More…
LEAPFROG ANNOUNCES SPRING 2019 HOSPITAL SAFETY GRADES
For Immediate Release Contact: Carol Ann Campbell at cacampbell@njhcqi.org (973-567-1901) LEAPFROG ANNOUNCES SPRING 2019 HOSPITAL SAFETY GRADES Most New Jersey Hospitals Receive A or B Grades, But Safety Concerns Remain at Some Hospitals Princeton — May 15, 2019 – The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit representing the nation’s largest and most influential employers and purchasers of health care,…Read More…
Murphy takes action to reduce the shocking number of N.J. mothers who die during or soon after childbirth
Jaye Wilson, founder and CEO of the support group, Melinated Moms, speaks about her challenging pregnancies, as First Lady Tammy Murphy, Gov. Phil Murphy and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka listen at University Hospital in Newark. Murphy signed a package of bills Wednesday aimed at reducing the mortality rate of new mothers. By Susan K. Livio |…Read More…
ATLANTIC COUNTY PROGRAM MAKES SURE PATIENTS DO NOT DIE ALONE
ATLANTIC COUNTY PROGRAM MAKES SURE PATIENTS DO NOT DIE ALONE LILO H. STAINTON | MAY 8, 2019 Trained volunteers stand vigil with patients, providing them ‘with the dignity and respect they deserve’ Credit: CCO Public Domain A nurse in Oregon once promised a dying man who requested her company that she would return to his hospital bedside…Read More…