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The Quality Institute Newsletter: A bi-weekly edition to keep you updated our latest activities

SchwimmerScript Blog: Insights from Quality Institute President and CEO Linda Schwimmer

Take Five Interview: Powerful and insightful interviews with health care leaders

The Mayors Wellness Campaign Newsletter: A quarterly update on the MWC activities

Press releases and the latest news about the Quality Institute, our members, and New Jersey health care

SOME GAINS, BUT MORE ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT IN NJ MATERNAL CARE

SOME GAINS, BUT MORE ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT IN NJ MATERNAL CARE LILO H. STAINTON | JUNE 4, 2019 Many Garden State birthing centers have more work to do to reduce cesarean sections and other potentially hazardous procedures Credit: Twenty20 Maternal care is getting better in New Jersey, a new report shows, but Garden State birthing centers still…Read More…

Posted June 5, 2019
Categories:In the News

More than 3 out of 4 N.J. hospitals perform too many c-sections risking mom, baby’s health, report says

By Susan K. Livio | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com The percentage of New Jersey hospitals delivering babies by cesarean section without medical necessity — a practice that can place mothers and their babies at risk of serious complications — declined last year but remains higher than the national average, according to a report released Wednesday. The…Read More…

Posted May 29, 2019
Categories:In the News

NJ Spotlight Daily Number

8 MAY 29, 2019 New Jersey has made significant progress in maternity care in the past two years. At the same time, a new report has found that only eight hospitals in the Garden State fully meet three key measures of care — just one in six of the 49 hospitals surveyed in New Jersey. The 2019…Read More…

Posted May 29, 2019
Categories:In the News

NJ TAKES NEXT STEP TOWARD PALLIATIVE CARE EDUCATION, OUTREACH

LILO H. STAINTON | MAY 28, 2019 Making sure nursing homes, hospitals, patients and their families understand services available for end-of-life care is one goal of legislation Credit: Creative Commons New Jersey would establish an advisory council on palliative care and require hospitals, nursing homes, and other facilities to educate patients or their family members on their…Read More…

Posted May 29, 2019
Categories:In the News

Diagnosing and Treating Racial Bias in Health Care

Originally Published on NJBiz.com   Disparities in health care based on racial bias is a problem and striving toward equity remains a challenge. Dr. Tiffani Johnson. – ANTHONY VECCHIONE That was the theme of New Jersey native Dr. Tiffani Johnson’s keynote address at the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute’s Annual Meeting & Spring All Council Conference…Read More…

Posted May 24, 2019
Categories:In the News

No ‘F’ grades for N.J. hospitals in latest Leapfrog safety scores, but ‘A’ marks are down, too

By Anjalee Khemlani New Jersey | May 15, 2019 at 12:11 pm     New Jersey fell from its top spot last fall as having the most “A”-rated hospitals in The Leapfrog Group’s report on hospital safety. This spring, the biannual report — released Wednesday — shows the state is down to sixth in the nation for the number of…Read More…

Posted May 15, 2019
Categories:In the News

Scotch Plains named a Healthy Town to Watch

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Dan DiBella Posted in Our Publications, Scotch Plains Monthly (above) Mayor Al Smith and MWC Program Director Margaret Heisey participate in one of the 5K events in Scotch Plains that qualify for a Mayor’s Medal. Scotch Plains Designated a Healthy Town to Watch The New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute (NJHCQI), located…Read More…

Posted May 15, 2019
Categories:In the News

Murphy takes action to reduce the shocking number of N.J. mothers who die during or soon after childbirth

Jaye Wilson, founder and CEO of the support group, Melinated Moms, speaks about her challenging pregnancies, as First Lady Tammy Murphy, Gov. Phil Murphy and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka listen at University Hospital in Newark. Murphy signed a package of bills Wednesday aimed at reducing the mortality rate of new mothers. By Susan K. Livio |…Read More…

Posted May 10, 2019
Categories:In the News

ATLANTIC COUNTY PROGRAM MAKES SURE PATIENTS DO NOT DIE ALONE

ATLANTIC COUNTY PROGRAM MAKES SURE PATIENTS DO NOT DIE ALONE LILO H. STAINTON | MAY 8, 2019 Trained volunteers stand vigil with patients, providing them ‘with the dignity and respect they deserve’ Credit: CCO Public Domain A nurse in Oregon once promised a dying man who requested her company that she would return to his hospital bedside…Read More…

Posted May 9, 2019
Categories:In the News

Gov. Phil Murphy signs four laws to make childbirth safer for mothers, babies

Lindy Washburn, North Jersey Record Published 2:22 p.m. ET May 8, 2019 | Updated 5:59 p.m. ET May 8, 2019 Four laws intended to make birth safer for mothers and babies in New Jersey were signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Phil Murphy in Newark. Black women in New Jersey are five times more likely to die from childbirth complications than…Read More…

Posted May 9, 2019
Categories:In the News
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