Radio Feature: A NJ mayor tries to kickstart end-of-life conversations
Listen to the radio feature on WHYY’s The Pulse here. By Elana Gordon Everyone benefits when people have plans for the ends of their lives, but many would rather not talk about it. When the Mayor’s Wellness Campaign of New Jersey approached Gloucester Township’s mayor, David Mayer, about leading a rather unusual wellness initiative in…Read More…
Assessing Value in Healthcare: The Quest of the Health Care Quality Institute
Published in New Jersey Business Magazine May 11, 2015 The cost of health insurance continues to be the biggest issue facing New Jersey employers. Businesses remain committed to providing health benefits to their employees, but rising costs seem to make it harder to do every year. For Linda Schwimmer of the Health Care Quality Institute,…Read More…
360 Course Provides Health Care Executives with Vital Insight
I just finished teaching in the Health Care Policy 360 program and, as usual, I feel invigorated. The four-day course explains the real-world impact of emerging health trends to senior level executives in health care industries. It’s a joint venture between the Quality Institute and the Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations. I…Read More…
New Jersey Statewide Initiative Launched to Stimulate Public Dialogue of End-of-Life Issues
Released April 16th, 2015 ‘Conversation of a Lifetime’ Community Dialogue Begins on National Healthcare Decisions Day in Gloucester Township, Princeton and Tenafly NJ Health Commissioner Mary O’Dowd Joins Mayors in Promoting Advanced Care Planning PRINCETON & GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ – April 16, 2015 — As part of National Healthcare Decisions Day, the New Jersey Health Care…Read More…
Encouraging Discussions about End-of-life Care
Originally on NJTVNews By Brenda Flanagan On a lovely spring day — people enjoying sunshine and flowers — we sit with Shelly Hawk and talk about death. She says families rarely discuss end-of-life decisions, even when her mom was dying of cancer. “At that point, it’s very hard to bring it up. You feel you’re pushing…Read More…
Towns Join Effort to Get People to Start Talking about End-of-Life Issues
Originally on NJSpotlight By Andrew Kitchenman ‘Conversation of a Lifetime’ initiative aims to address difficult topic at grassroots level While Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert supports public-health initiatives, she admits she was a little hesitant when she first heard about a proposal to have mayors promote community conversations about planning for end-of-life healthcare decisions. But while…Read More…
Promoting end-of-life planning: Mayors of three towns launch unusual wellness initiative
Originally posted in Newsworks; Aired on Newsworks 4/13 By Elana Gordon Cooking classes, community gardens, walking groups … these are typical activities associated with city wellness campaigns. But mayors of three New Jersey towns are kickstarting a rather unusual initiativethis week. Partially inspired by La Crosse, Wisconsin, the campaign is called “conversation of a lifetime”…Read More…
In NJ, Mayors Make it Happen
Originally posted on America’s Health Rankings Some 63% of New Jersey’s mayors—358 of 565—are doing heavy lifting to make The Garden State a healthier place to live. They’re part of the Mayors Wellness Campaign (MWC) that provides a constantly-refreshed “tool kit” (including the popular Walk With the Mayor program), strategies, and ongoing support to mayors…Read More…
How Safe is U.S. Maternity Care? New Report Shows Considerable Variation in Quality, Outcomes
Analysis by The Leapfrog Group and Castlight Health Details Maternity Care Trends in Early Elective Deliveries, Episiotomies and High-Risk Births WASHINGTON – February 23, 2015 – Nonprofit watchdog The Leapfrog Group today released its Maternity Care Report, an in-depth examination of hospital quality and safety for early elective deliveries, episiotomies and high-risk deliveries, with data analysis…Read More…
N.J. hospitals’ maternity care improves, but more can be done, according to Leapfrog report
Published in NJBIZ By Beth Fitzgerald New Jersey hospitals that provide maternity care are making progress implementing clinical best practices for the care of mothers and newborns, but more work needs to be done, according to the Leapfrog Group, the national nonprofit hospital safety watchdog which on Monday released its 2014 Maternity Care Report. Most…Read More…