Take Five with Michellene Davis, Esq.
Michellene Davis, Esq., Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, RWJBarnabas Health. Davis leads social impact and community investment across the system and talked to us about transforming the overall health of communities. Your program works to improve the health of residents beyond the hospital walls. Why did you make that a priority? As…Read More…
NJ Upends How Doctors Get Paid, So Why Do Vaccination, C-section Rates Lag?
Published on Asbury Park Press.com. New Jersey doctors and hospitals are increasingly paid based on quality, but patients aren’t getting the care they need to prevent illnesses and bigger bills down the road, a report released Tuesday said. Despite incentives to promote good health, the report by Catalyst for Payment Reform found New Jersey has fewer vaccinations, more C-section deliveries and…Read More…
52% of Commercial Payments to Doctors and Hospitals in the Garden State Now Tied to Value
New scorecard finds overwhelming majority of payments are still based on fee-for-service PRINCETON, NJ – September 25, 2018 – Over half of the health care payments (52%) paid to doctors and hospitals in New Jersey by the private sector contain incentives to improve the cost and quality of care patients receive. However, a closer examination of these value-oriented…Read More…
Healthy People Need a Healthy Community
Published by U.S. 1 Princeton Info. Good doctors and hospitals alone are not what keep people well and help them recover when they are ill. “So much about health and what it takes to be healthy is more than the medical system and straight medical care,” says Linda Schwimmer, president and CEO of NJ Healthcare…Read More…
Legistation Aims to Improve, Update Medicaid’s Eligibility Process
Published by NJ Spotlight New Jersey lawmakers are pushing the state to modernize and improve its system for determining who is eligible to receive Medicaid and getting people enrolled, a process that has undergone some upgrades but is still criticized as burdensome and inefficient for both patients and administrators. The Senate Budget Committee will review…Read More…
Take Five with James Spaulding, BSN, RN, CCRN, Sim Lab Coordinator at St. Peter’s University Hospital
We spoke recently with James Spaulding, BSN, RN, CCRN, who is the Simulation Lab Coordinator at Saint Peter’s University Hospital. Spaulding told us how the lab provides valuable, hands-on training for physicians and other health care professionals to advance quality, safety and cost containment. As the Sim Lab coordinator, can you explain the overall concept?…Read More…
New Staffers Strengthen Quality Institute’s Mission
At the Quality Institute, three new policy staff members with impressive real-world experience have joined our mission to drive health care quality, access, and affordability. Their backgrounds in government, administration, hospitals, and finance will strengthen our impact in New Jersey. I’m excited to introduce them to you. First, let me tell you about Amanda R. Burd,…Read More…
What do You Want to Know About Medicaid in NJ? New Website Has Answers
Published by NJ Spotlight Data Dashboard, open to all, is aimed at making information more accessible and should help with decisions about allocating funds medicaid patients Healthcare advocates, policy organizations, government officials, and curious patients can better explore public data related to New Jersey’s Medicaid program, thanks to a website the state has established to…Read More…
Advanced care planning programs set by SCLSNJ and NJ Health Care Quality Institute
Published by My Central Jersey According to a survey by the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute (NJHCQI), 38 percent of adult New Jersey residents have not had conversations about advanced care planning. In response to this community need, the Somerset County Library System of New Jersey (SCLSNJ) has partnered with the institute to host a…Read More…