Most New Jerseyans New to ‘Telehealth,’ But Many Willing To Use Technology For Health Care Services
Quality Institute and Rutgers-Eagleton Explore Views on ‘Telehealth’ in Latest New Jersey Health Matters Poll PRINCETON, N.J. – 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 today exploring how New Jersey residents feel…Read More…
End-of-life care industry faces issues of pay, skills and more
Published by Anjalee Khemlani on NJBIZ Chrissy Buteas knows New Jersey has long been ranked among the lowest nationwide for the way it cares for its elderly population. As the CEO and president of the Home Care & Hospice Association of New Jersey, she agrees with reports that show seniors and older adults face costly…Read More…
Sen. Booker: ‘Unacceptable’ Republicans Haven’t Told Americans Plan To Replace Obamacare
January 12, 2017 6:41 PM By Cleve Bryan on CBS Philly CAMDEN, N.J. (CBS) — The Republican-controlled Congress took a major step towards delivering one of President-elect Donald Trump’s major campaign promises, but one Democratic senator from New Jersey doesn’t think his Republican colleagues have a better plan. They have kick-started efforts to repeal and…Read More…
Take Five with Charlene Holzbaur
Charlene Holzbaur, who recently stepped down as Director of the Office of Management and Budget for New Jersey, has joined the Quality Institute’s Board of Directors. You were the treasury department’s budget director for 16 years, making you the state’s longest-serving budget director, apparently going as far back as 1865. As someone with deep experience…Read More…
2017 Certain to Be Year of Change in Health Care
The year ahead will be one of great change. We will have a new president and will elect a new governor. The shifting political landscape will change the world of health care in ways that are still evolving. I believe our voices, as members of the Quality Institute, will be more critical than ever. Here’s…Read More…
State Agency Wants Federal Okay to Continue with NJ’s Medicaid Reforms
Published by Lilo H. Stainton on NJ Spotlight Officials say recent ‘patient-centric’ changes to the program are working and provide national models. New Jersey wants federal permission to build on regulatory reforms that have helped individuals with disabilities remain at home, improved coordination of behavioral health services, and made it easier for vulnerable residents to…Read More…
Bergenfield Mayor Does Zumba, Inspires Others To Exercise
Published by Cinday Capitani and Lorraine Ash in the Bergenfield Daily Voice BERGENFIELD, N.J. — The Mayor of Bergenfield took home the state wellness prize, thanks to his entry at a municipal conference that gave the town a shot at a health grant. The 2016 Mayors Wellness Campaign Wellness Grant was awarded to Bergenfield for…Read More…
Doctors and Healthcare Execs in NJ to Work on Their Leadership Skills
End-of-life care is first focus for new academy that aims to get different groups to collaborate Published by Lilo H. Stainton on NJ Spotlight Three of New Jersey’s most powerful healthcare advocacy groups — organizations that frequently find themselves on different sides of controversial policy issues — have joined forces to build leadership skills and…Read More…
What’s behind N.J.’s high rate of C-sections?
Many N.J. babies are born by a procedure that is often medically unnecessary and carries risks for mother and child. Published by Lindy Washburn on NorthJersey.com By most measures, New Jersey’s mothers-to-be are the same as those around the country. The state’s obstetricians, likewise, are as dedicated and competent as their peers around the country….Read More…
ACA: Reflect, Repair, Repeal, Replace
Last night I gave a talk at a community gathering in Princeton. My topic was: Repeal, Replace, Reform: where the ACA is going and how it impacts you. Back in August, when I agreed to give this talk and created this title, I was planning to talk about ACA fixes to make health care affordable….Read More…