Take Five with Donald Parker, President and CEO, of Carrier Clinic
You have talked about the nation needing a commitment to addiction research similar to the Cancer Moonshot currently being led by Joe Biden. Can you explain why such a commitment is necessary? I think what I should say is that we need a “Mars Shot.” I am saying that to point out the slow pace…Read More…
Doing More than Worrying about Surprise Medical Bills
Published by Lilo H. Stainton on NJ Spotlight At NJ Spotlight Roundtable, consumer advocates and stakeholders debate and discuss finding an equitable way solve this nettlesome problem. Consumer advocates, insurance companies, hospitals, and physicians believe it is high time for New Jersey to do more to protect patients against surprise bills from out-of-network healthcare providers….Read More…
As ACA deadline nears, Philly insurance consumers have an advantage
First published by Bob Sapatkin on Philly.com : http://bit.ly/2jvz49j With a looming Tuesday deadline to sign up for insurance subsidized under the Affordable Care Act this year, consumers face all the usual fine-print complexities, plus new questions raised by the repeal-and-replace tumult in Washington. Chief among them: Will my health coverage – or the subsidy that…Read More…
Take Five with Joseph F. Scott
Joseph F. Scott, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer of Jersey City Medical Center. Scott also was recently appointed as Executive Vice President of the Office of Health Care Transformation, RWJBarnabas Health. You will continue with your CEO role while also leading the Office of Health Care Transformation at RWJBarnabas Health. Why did RWJBarnabas Health…Read More…
Practice Transformation Transcends Politics
Like many of you, I have been following the confirmation hearings of the nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. I am eager to learn what will be altered and what will remain of the past eight years of change in American health care. We’ve seen, for instance, enormous change driven…Read More…
Audit: State needs to better monitor Medicaid provider directories
Published by Katie Jennings on www.politicopro.com. A state audit released earlier this week found issues with the provider directories of insurers that offer coverage to low-income New Jerseyans through the Medicaid managed care program. The Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services within the state Department of Human Services is supposed to monitor the provider…Read More…
Heartbeats: Quality Institute, Rutgers-Eagleton explore ‘telehealth’
Published by Brad Wadlow on myCentralJersey.com The New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute (NJHCQI), in partnership with the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling (ECPIP) at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, released a poll exploring how New Jersey residents feel about “telehealth,” which allows patients to use video calls, text and other technology…Read More…
EDITORIAL: N.J. ready to take its (tele)medicine
Published in the Asbury Park Press. A new poll has found that only 16 percent of New Jerseyans have ever used an electronic device to receive medical care from a doctor or other medical profession. But given the results of the poll, which solicited consumers’ views about utilizing telemedicine for various types of care, and…Read More…
Telehealth in New Jersey Hindered By a Lack of Awareness
As New Jersey’s legislators continue efforts to regulate telehealth, a recent survey finds that most of the state’s residents haven’t used it. And two-thirds of those surveyed aren’t aware of the benefits or aren’t interested. Published on mHealthIntelligence. Healthcare providers looking to launch a telehealth platform should be reminded to first make sure their potential…Read More…
Would you Skype your doctor?
Published by Kathleen O’Brien on NJ.com. Although most New Jersey residents have never received medical care via their cellphones or computers, they would be comfortable getting their care that way – especially if that meant longer visits, shorter wait times, or lower cost, according to a new poll. Nearly four out of five poll respondents…Read More…