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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…
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…
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…