New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute to Spearhead Catalyst for Payment Reform’s New Jersey Scorecard
Initiative Will Measure Progress on Payment Reforms Intended to Improve Quality, Reduce Costs PRINCETON, NJ — September 5, 2017 — Catalyst for Payment Reform (CPR), a non-profit corporation working to improve the quality of health care while also reducing costs, has selected New Jersey as one of three states where the progress of payment reform will…Read More…
Meet Two States Leading the Future of Payment Reform Tracking
Announcing our state partners as we enter a new Era of Tracking Payment Reform September 05, 2017 CPR’s Scorecard on Payment Reform team is proud to announce its selection of two states to pilot Scorecard 2.0, each led by a local sponsoring organization. A pilot in New Jersey will be facilitated by the New Jersey…Read More…
Crowds Turn Out For Beachwood Community Day
Published by Chris Lundy on Jersey Shore Online. BEACHWOOD – The weather was perfect as scores of people recently celebrated Beachwood Community Day at Birch and Surf Park. The event was bigger than last year, which was the first ever event. There were more tents set up, where vendors sold items like dog treats and…Read More…
Another merger is creating N.J.’s 4th largest hospital chain
Published by Susan K. Livio on NJ.com. TRENTON — Cooper University Health announced Thursday it plans to acquire three Catholic hospitals in central and south Jersey, creating the fourth largest healthcare chain in a state in which mergers have become routine business. Cooper Board Chairman George Norcross said the planned acquisition will create a $2 billion…Read More…
“My Father Was Robbed of a ‘Good Death'”
Lynn McVey of New Jersey Innovation Institute, a member of NJHCQI’s Leadership Council, explains the importance of keeping the patient involved in making life-altering decisions and how this topic has affected her personally. Read more about Lynn’s story here.Read More…
Medicaid Makes for Strong Babies
New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute’s Senior Fellow, Matthew D’Oria talks about The Medicaid 2.0: Blueprint for the Future and how the plan allows mothers to become more involved in their journey to receiving healthy and adequate care for not only themselves, but their children as well. Read more about his discussion here.Read More…
My father was robbed of a ‘good death’ | Opinion
Published on NJ.com by Lynn McVey. My father, John Rhatigan, lived 92 years. The 6-foot-four Irishman and devout Catholic could spin a yarn and leave any audience mesmerized. He served in the Marines during World War II, worked at NY Telephone Company for 39 years, married, bought and paid off a modest suburban house in…Read More…
Take Five with Arturo Brito
Arturo Brito, MD, MPH, is the new CEO of The Nicholson Foundation. A community pediatrician with a background in public health, Brito formerly worked as Medical Director and Senior Vice President of the Children’s Health Fund in New York City and, most recently, Deputy Commissioner of Health in New Jersey. When did you decide that…Read More…
An App to Guide You Toward Health Care That You Need and Away From Care That You Don’t
The next time you’re sitting in the waiting room of your doctor’s office, put down the People magazine and pick up your phone. Then download the Choosing Wisely app. Look up the reason for your visit and you’ll get clear, easy-to-understand information to guide your conversation with the doctor. Choosing Wisely is an initiative by…Read More…
Linda Schwimmer and Healthcare Advocates Rally at State House in Light of ACA Repeal Defeat
President and CEO of New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute, Linda Schwimmer, joins other healthcare advocates at the New Jersey State House August 1st to rally for a bipartisan solution in light of the recent Affordable Care Act Repeal failure. View the video below! http://www.njtvonline.org/news/video/new-jersey-healthcare-advocates-rally-preserve-aca/Read More…