Report Lays Out 24 Moves to Create a Readier Health System in NJ
New Jersey has learned a lot during the coronavirus pandemic. So will its health care system be better prepared for a crisis in the future? In the wake of the pandemic, two organizations have released a report that lays out an “action plan,” offering 24 recommendations focused on four key areas: Creating and supporting a resilient and diverse…Read More…
Belleville Employees Take Part in National Walking Day
By rlsmetro on April 9, 2021 at 4:11 pm EDT BellevilleNicole Netzke was one of about 35 township employees from various departments who took part in Wednesday’s National Walking Day celebration. “It’s just great to get out and enjoy the beautiful day and get some exercise,” Netzke, who works in the construction code department in Belleville,…Read More…
Full-year birth control should be the new normal in New Jersey | Opinion
By: Brittany Lee Special to the USA TODAY Network It’s time for New Jersey to update its laws around prescribing and dispensing birth control and give people greater control in deciding when or if they grow their families. Health care providers should be able to prescribe a full year of contraceptives at one time. A…Read More…
Push on to rebuild health system after COVID-19
LILO H. STAINTON, HEALTH CARE WRITER | APRIL 8, 2021 | HEALTH CARE, CORONAVIRUS IN NJ Advocates detail widespread changes they want to correct faults exposed by pandemic Credit: (AP Photo/Wilson Ring)Medicare rule changes during the pandemic allow this patient to meet with her doctor remotely to discuss her diabetes treatment. Greater investment in New Jersey’s public health…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Kate Shamszad
Kate Shamszad, MS, MPH, Director of the Medicaid Policy Center, a program of the Quality Institute. As the new Director of the Medicaid Policy Center (MPC), what are your short and long-term priorities for the program? It’s been a really busy last year with the onset of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Maintaining high…Read More…
In the Wake of the Pandemic, Opportunities Exist
Just over 100 years ago, an especially virulent influenza ignited a cataclysmic pandemic that killed an estimated 50 million to 100 million people around the world. The pandemic of 1918 also ushered in new ways of understanding and delivering health care. Advances that followed the pandemic included a national disease reporting system, employer-based health insurance,…Read More…
BioNJ, New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute Release “Emerging From COVID-19: An Action Plan for a Healthier State”
Press Contacts: Randi Bromberg, RBromberg@BioNJ.org, 609-890-3185 Carol Ann Campbell, Cacampbell@njhcqi.org 973-567-1901 BioNJ, New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute Release “Emerging From COVID-19: An Action Plan for a Healthier State” TRENTON/PRINCETON — BioNJ, an advocate for the life sciences industry, and the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute, a nonprofit health care improvement organization, today released an…Read More…
GOCCNJ, NJAAW, and NJHCQI to Host Free Advance Care Planning Virtual Town Hall in Conjunction with National Healthcare Decisions Day, April 16
The Goals of Care Coalition of NJ seeks to refine the system of end-of-life care with emphasis on person-centered care that achieves the triple aim of improving the quality of life of New Jerseyans, improving the patient experience of care, and reducing health care costs. Our vision is to set a new standard of care…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Nicholas Blanck
Nicholas Blanck, CRNA MSN, APN-Anesthesia, is the Executive Director of Legislative Affairs for the New Jersey Association of Nurse Anesthetists (NJANA), a member of the Quality Institute’s Association Council. Managing the pain and comfort of patients going into surgery can be challenging, especially during this pandemic. How does a nurse anesthetist ease this stress?…Read More…