How End-of-Life Care in New Jersey Could Be Greatly Improved
Published in NJ Spotlight State council reports on the many ways in which life could be made more comfortable for New Jerseyans in their final days A long-awaited report on what New Jersey should be considering when it comes to end-of-life care had no shortage of recommendations — 26 of them, in fact. They include…Read More…
Leapfrog Releases Fall Hospital Safety Results
Published on AJMC.com With healthcare in the spotlight after this week’s midterm elections, there are a number of things elected officials can do to encourage hospital safety, said the head of the Leapfrog Group as it released its fall 2018 rankings of Hospital Safety Grades. The ratings, released Thursday, assessed more than 2600 hospitals across…Read More…
NJ Tops in US in Fall Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades
Published on NJBiz.com New Jersey led the nation with the highest percentage of hospitals with an A grade in the latest fall Leapfrog Hospital SafetyGrade released Thursday. Additionally, the state also had the highest rate of participation in the survey with more than 50 hospitals having responded. More than 56 percent, or 38 of the participating…Read More…
Leapfrog Scores: More Than Half of N.J. Hospitals Get an A (56.7%), Over 80% Get an A or B
Published on ROI.com More than half of New Jersey’s 67 participating hospitals received A grades for safety in the latest Leapfrog Group report for Fall 2018. The biannual report tracks how well hospitals do, following metrics for safety by the Leapfrog Group. The report judges the hospital on procedures, ranging from surgical to giving out the right…Read More…
NJ Hospital Safety Gets Top Grades in US; How Did Your Hospital Fare?
Published by APP.com New Jersey’s hospitals have cut down on avoidable errors, accidents and injuries, making them the safest in the nation, a report released Thursday by an influential watchdog group said. Nearly 57 percent of New Jersey hospitals received an A grade for the fall, The Leapfrog Group said, compared with 34 percent who received the top…Read More…
NJ Tops National Rankings in Leapfrog Hospital Safety Scores
Published by NJSpotlight.com More than three-dozen New Jersey hospitals received the top rating in the latest semiannual Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades report, released early today, giving the Garden State the highest percentage of “A” ratings nationwide and sparking praise from a number of healthcare quality experts. All but five Garden State hospitals rated in the survey…Read More…
This Is How Much Health Care Costs Have Increased In NJ
Published on NJ 101.5. Data from the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute shows far fewer people are being admitted to hospitals in New Jersey thanks to improvements in medical care in recent years. But he the price of inpatient care rose by nearly 40 percent over the past four years. Institute CEO and President…Read More…
Health Care Costs Continue to Rise in NJ, Outpacing National Increase
Published in NJ Spotlight. Although record numbers of New Jerseyans now have insurance coverage, the price of healthcare remains a major difficulty for families and small businesses Far fewer people are being admitted to New Jersey hospitals in recent years, with improvements in medical care and a growth in less-costly outpatient options. But, with the…Read More…
The Price of Health Care Really is More Expensive in N.J. Here’s the Proof
Published in NJ.com Hospital admissions in New Jersey declined nearly 20 percent between from 2012 to 2016, a trend that should have made the overall cost of health care cheaper. But instead, hospital costs rose 12 percent because the price of delivering that care soared by 38 percent, according to information released Thursday by the New…Read More…
New Study Shows Health Care Spending Up 18% in NJ
Published in NJBIZ. If you had any doubt about whether or not health care spending is increasing in the state, here’s some sobering statistics to digest. According to an exclusive analysis of New Jersey health costs from 2012-2016 conducted by the Health Care Cost Institute and commissioned by the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute, health care spending…Read More…