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3 New Jersey hospitals’ plan to improve patient experience during labor and delivery
Erica Carbajal Two hospitals that are part of West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health and Virtua Voorhees Hospital in Voorhees Township, N.J., have adopted a national model focused on shared decision making to improve patient outcomes and experience during the birthing process. RWJBarnabas Health’s Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch; Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston; and Virtua…Read More…
TeamBirth Created to Enhance Labor & Delivery Experience
ON SEP 12, 2022 Three New Jersey hospitals have launched TeamBirth NJ, an evidence-based, national model for better provider and patient communication, which is also called “shared decision-making.” TeamBirth NJ will enhance birthing experiences and improve outcomes for people giving birth and their babies, the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute (Quality Institute) announced today….Read More…
NJ launches new initiative to improve maternal and infant outcomes
MELISSA ROSE COOPER, CORRESPONDENT | SEPTEMBER 12, 2022 | HEALTH CARE The national model is being used to improve maternal and infant outcomes for women of color New Jersey is celebrating the launch of a new initiative aimed at improving maternal and infant outcomes. TeamBirth is a national model that gives the patient an opportunity to address…Read More…
Op-Ed: Building a resilient, diverse health care workforce
TYLA MINNIEAR | AUGUST 8, 2022 | HEALTH CARE, OPINION Accurate, publicly available data is a key building block for a comprehensive, statewide health care workforce strategy According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the health care sector lost nearly half a million workers since February 2020, while Morning Consult, a survey research company, reported that 18% of…Read More…
Measuring the Effectiveness and Value of Virtual Health Care
June 8, 2022 Linda Schwimmer, JD, Chuck Amos, MBA The American Journal of Accountable Care, June 2022, Volume 10, Issue 2 The authors call for the collection and use of data on virtual health care to shape an informed and thoughtful approach to telehealth payment that equitably serves all stakeholders. Am J Accountable Care. 2022;10(2):21-23 At the onset…Read More…
Op-Ed: COVID-19 taught providers that public health benefits from collaboration
MEGAN AVALLONE, DR. JAMIE L. REEDY | JUNE 1, 2022 | OPINION A doctor and a public-health nurse write about how their long collaboration was big help during the pandemic Dr. Jamie L. Reedy, left, and Megan Avallone As a public-health officer and a primary-care physician, we both know the value of understanding the communities we serve. In…Read More…
Medical mistakes shouldn’t be a crime | Opinion
Updated: Apr. 25, 2022, 2:05 p.m. | Published: Apr. 25, 2022, 2:04 p.m. FILE – RaDonda Vaught arrives for a court hearing in Nashville, Tenn. Vaught was charged with reckless homicide for accidentally administering the paralyzing drug vecuronium to 75-year-old Charlene Murphey instead of the sedative in 2017. Vaught admitted the error as soon as she…Read More…
Panelists to tackle how to tame health care costs
By: Martin DaksApril 11, 2022 12:01 am ReNew Jersey Business Summit Schwimmer As a small employer, Linda Schwimmer, president and CEO of the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute, understands the importance of providing comprehensive health insurance to employees. But the nonprofit organization — which has more than 120 members from every segment of the health care…Read More…
Op-Ed: New Jersey must increase its Medicaid investment in primary care
LINDA SCHWIMMER | FEBRUARY 23, 2022 | OPINION, HEALTH CARE Here’s when, and by how much, the Legislature and governor should increase Medicaid reimbursement rates for primary care Linda Schwimmer New Jersey’s Medicaid program serves 2.1 million residents in our state, including half of all our children. Yet Medicaid recipients still struggle with access to care, including primary…Read More…
Hackensack Meridian Health Launches Program to Address the Physical, Emotional and Social Needs of Children Facing Behavioral and Physical Challenges
Hackensack Meridian Health, in partnership with Visiting Nurse Association Health Group, and the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute, this month began seeing patients through a transformative initiative to improve care for children through prevention, early identification, and treatment of complex behavioral and physical health challenges. The new model of care focuses on the whole…Read More…