Consumer Reports: Are surgery centers safe?
Published by Lindsey Sablan on Wink News. FORT MYERS, Fla. (CONSUMER REPORTS) If you recently had a surgical procedure that was considered fairly minor—such as cataract removal—you might have gone to what’s called an ambulatory surgery center (ASC). These freestanding centers, which may be at least partly owned by private physicians, are becoming increasingly widespread….Read More…
To Reduce Costs and Improve Health Care, Start at the Beginning — and the End.
At our Spring All Council Conference Tuesday, Dr. Neel Shah recalled hospital higher ups chastising young physicians over some medical procedure or intervention they failed to perform. “But you never saw anyone get called on the carpet for doing a procedure they should not have done,” he said. Dr. Shah, our keynote speaker, knows we…Read More…
Take Five with Michael Munoz, President of AmeriHealth New Jersey
In your new role as President of AmeriHealth New Jersey, how do you see your vision and goals? Our mission is to enhance the wellbeing of the people we serve in New Jersey. We want to keep earning our reputation as a reliable, innovative company that personally engages our members and helps transform the health…Read More…
GOP Trumpcare Victory Bad for Elderly, Sick, State Budgets — Critics Aver
Controversial healthcare plan clears House but will Senate fall in line? Published by Lilo H. Stainton in NJ Spotlight. More than half a million New Jersey residents could lose their health insurance, another 1.3 million Medicaid members could face more limited benefits, and hundreds of thousands of working-poor patients could find themselves paying more for…Read More…
Health care experts predict dire consequences from GOP Obamacare vote
Published by Mary Jo Layton on NorthJersey.com. Several New Jersey health care experts predicted dire consequences for patients, hospitals and the state treasury if a bill approved Thursday by House Republicans that unravels many of the consumer protections provided through Obamacare — and eliminates the expansion of Medicaid — becomes law. “Our hope is that the…Read More…
Take Five with Dr. Neel Shah
Dr. Neel Shah, MD, MPP, will be the featured speaker at the Quality Institute’s Spring All Council Conference. Dr. Shah is an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Delivery Decisions Initiative at the Ariadne Labs for Health Systems Innovation. He is an expert in designing, testing and spreading system interventions that…Read More…
Medicaid Must Stop Paying For Early Elective Deliveries
No matter how you get your health insurance — and no matter what happens in Washington — we’re all in trouble if we don’t get serious about reducing costs. The ever-rising price of health care means fewer people will be able to afford coverage even with help from their employers or the government. We spend…Read More…
What grade did your hospital get?
Published by Michael L. Diamond in the Courier Post. South Jersey hospitals operated by Inspira Health Network, Kennedy Health and Virtua Health earned A grades from a health care advocacy group. And Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden earned a B rating, its second in a row, from the Leapfrog Group in a study…Read More…
Take Five with Dr. Kemi Alli
Dr. Kemi Alli is Chief Executive Officer of the Henry J. Austin Health Center, a federally qualified health center in Trenton. Dr. Alli, a board-certified pediatrician, has practiced at the center for more than 18 years. She recently joined the Quality Institute’s Board of Directors. The Henry J. Austin Health Center has worked to help…Read More…
ACA Lives On For Today, But What About Tomorrow?
For now, the ACA lives on. But destruction of the program — even without legislation — can still be inflicted. Here’s how the Trump administration can mortally wound health care reform. Kill Cost Sharing Subsidies: In 2014, House Republicans challenged the legality of the cost-sharing subsidies. These subsidies are critical to help people who make less than…Read More…