Only half of us talk to anyone about dying, a new poll finds. We must change the culture around death.
Posted Apr 16, 2019 A New Jersey Health Matters poll with Rutgers Eagleton released Tuesday found that only about half of the state’s residents have talked to anyone about their end-of-life care preferences. New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute urges New Jerseyans to have that conversation before they, or a loved one, becomes too ill….Read More…
Take Five Interview with Joshua Rothenberg, COO of Dialyze Direct
Joshua Rothenberg is the Chief Operating Officer for Dialyze Direct, which is based in Neptune, New Jersey, and provides hemodialysis to people in nursing homes, with plans to expand to residential homes. Recently, President Donald Trump announced an executive order to transform kidney care and shift more than 80 percent of patients on kidney dialysis…Read More…
Is ‘Medicare for All’ The New ‘Repeal and Replace’?
After the 2016 election, I wrote a blog cautioning then President-Elect Trump and the Incoming Congress not to rush to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act. I urged our nation’s elected leaders to proceed in a thoughtful way that reflected the trust the electorate had placed in them. I argued that they should work…Read More…
Legacy Take Five Interviews Highlight Health Leaders’ Vision for Tomorrow’s Health System
Our Take Five interviews share insight from health care leaders making a difference in the state and the nation. Take Five is one of the most popular features of our newsletter and explores topics critical to our mission to improve the safety, quality, and affordability of health care for everyone. Recently we’ve run what…Read More…
Legacy Take Five Interview with Kevin Conlin
Kevin Conlin, President & Chief Executive Officer of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey. Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey has been a member of the Quality Institute for almost 20 years and is one of our earliest members. Can you tell us why the organization values its membership? Improving…Read More…
New Report from The Leapfrog Group Examines Hospital Policies on Never Events
New Report from The Leapfrog Group Examines Hospital Policies on Never Events June 27, 2019 WASHINGTON D.C. – The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization of employers and other purchasers focused on health care safety and quality, today released its 2019 Never Events Report, and found that one in four participating hospitals do not meet…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Donald Parker, MSW
Donald Parker, MSW, President and CEO of Carrier Clinic. Parker addressed the need for more mental health services in New Jersey and other issues in the field in this newsletter’s Take Five interview. What drew you to lead an organization that specializes in psychiatric and addiction medicine? My academic background has been in social…Read More…
Quality Institute Outlines Five Key Principles For Price Transparency to Succeed
Only in health care do Americans routinely purchase services and then learn about the price weeks or months later. For too many Americans, opening a medical bill is a moment of trepidation. At the Quality Institute, we’ve supported transparency from our earliest days — in quality and in cost. So we support the parts…Read More…
‘REGIONAL HEALTH HUBS’ AIM TO IMPROVE SERVICES FOR MEDICAID PATIENTS
LILO H. STAINTON | JUNE 19, 2019 NJ healthcare coalitions have had success focusing on complex health and social needs of high-demand Medicaid patients. Now they have a new roadmap for an even more integrated approach Credit: Twenty20 In the Camden area, healthcare and social service organizations have worked together to connect low-income women of childbearing age…Read More…