Get the Best Care at an Ambulatory Surgery Center
As outpatient surgery facilities take on more complex procedures, here are the questions to ask and the information to gather. Published by Hallie Levine on Consumer Affairs. 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…Read More…
Could ‘Maternity Report Card’ Help Reduce NJ’s High C-Section Rate?
Published by Lilo Stainton on NJSpotlight.com. Information about birth procedures and maternal health — tailored to pregnant women and new moms — could help boost health of mothers and children. New Jersey has worked diligently to bring down its stubbornly high rates of cesarean section deliveries, but they remain at least 10 points higher than…Read More…
Modernize Medicaid for the Future
Earlier this week, in a crowded room in the New Jersey State House, we unveiled Medicaid 2.0: A Blueprint for the Future. The Blueprint is the culmination of a year of work that took us around New Jersey — and also to several other states — as we explored ways to make the program more efficient and…Read More…
Take Five
The Quality Institute’s first Quality Breakfast brought together a panel of experts and an audience with deep experience in health care. This first breakfast and those planned for the future focus on specific initiatives to improve quality. The Quality Institute’s Senior Policy Advisor, Patricia Kelmar, shares key takeaways from the breakfast. The focus was lessons…Read More…
Report offers ways N.J. could cope with potential increase in Medicaid burden
By Anjalee Khemlani, March 7, 2017 at 12:00 PM Health care officials and state legislators were anticipating the possible end to Medicaid that was highlighted in the Republican proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act on Monday. It’s why Linda Schwimmer, CEO and president of the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute, and state Sen….Read More…
N.J.’s $15B Medicaid program is headed for trouble, experts say
Published by Susan K. Livio on NJ.com TRENTON — New Jersey’s Medicaid program consumes one of every five dollars in the state budget and insures one-fifth of the state’s residents, yet “too often it has failed to meet the basic” physical and mental health needs of its members, according to a report released on Monday. All…Read More…
MEDICAID 2.0 PROVIDES BLUEPRINT FOR HEALTHCARE REFORM IN GARDEN STATE
Published by Lilo Stainton on NJSpotlight.com New Jersey’s Medicaid program serves almost 2 million clients; increased cost efficiencies and enhanced responsiveness are a must — especially with ACA under fire New Jersey’s Medicaid program, the health insurance plan that covers nearly one in every five residents, is in desperate need of modernization to better serve…Read More…
A blueprint for modernizing Medicaid care in N.J.
First published by Lindy Washburn on www.courierpostonline.com Medicaid, the taxpayer-funded insurance program that covers one in five New Jersey residents, should be modernized and streamlined to deliver better care more efficiently, according to a non-profit group that released 24 recommendations for improvement Monday at a State House news conference. With future federal funding for the program uncertain, it’s…Read More…
Latest Report Shows Good News and Bad News about Maternity Care in the U.S.: Early Elective Delivery Rate at an All Time Low, But Unnecessary C-Sections and Episiotomies Are Dangerously Common
Analysis by The Leapfrog Group and Castlight Health Explores Early Elective Deliveries, NTSV Caesarean Sections and Episiotomies WASHINGTON – February 28, 2017 – The Leapfrog Group, a Washington D.C.-based nonprofit representing employers and other purchasers striving to improve health care quality and safety, released today its 2017 Maternity Care Report. Analyzed by Castlight Health, the…Read More…
LEAPFROG REPORT SHOWS MATERNITY CONCERNS PERSIST AT MEADOWLANDS HOSPITAL
Originally published by Lilo Stainton, NJSpotlight.com An embattled New Jersey hospital continues to lead the nation with an extremely high rate of early-elective deliveries in cases where it is not medically necessary — a procedure that can cause long-term health issues for the mother and baby — according to a national report on maternal health…Read More…