Press Releases
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…
Quality Institute Press Release: Cumberland County Health Department Kicks-Off “Live Healthy Cumberland County” A Community Program to Help 27 Local Corner Store Owners Stock Healthier Foods
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Report Finds 38 of 62 New Jersey Hospitals Have Recommended Intensivist Coverage in Place
CONTACT: Carol Ann Campbell New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute 973-567-1901 Cacampbell@njhcqi.org Report Finds 38 of 62 New Jersey Hospitals Have Recommended Intensivist Coverage in Place Appropriate Staffing Can Mean the Difference Between Life and Death PRINCETON, NJ — July 14, 2016 — A new report released today by health care…Read More…
NJ Innovation Institute and New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute Create Partnership to Transform Provider Practices
CONTACT: Carol Ann Campbell New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute 973-567-1901 Cacampbell@njhcqi.org NJ Innovation Institute and New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute Create Partnership to Transform Provider Practices Ambitious Medicare Initiative Will Support 11,500 Clinicians Through Changes in Health Care Delivery and Payment PRINCETON, New Jersey — The…Read More…
New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute Receives $550,000 from United Health Foundation to Support “Healthy Communities Create Healthy Citizens” Project
N E W S R E L E A S E Contacts: Mary McElrath-Jones UnitedHealthcare (914) 552-4671 mary_r_mcelrath-jones@uhc.com Carol Ann Campbell New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute (973) 567-1901 cacampbell@njhcqi.org For Immediate Release New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute Receives $550,000 from United…Read More…
Mayors Wellness Campaign Names Beachwood and Jersey City as New Jersey Healthy Towns
Belmar and Fort Lee Named New Jersey Healthy Towns to Watch PRINCETON — The New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute today announced that two municipalities, Beachwood and Jersey City, are designated as this year’s New Jersey Healthy Towns by the Mayors Wellness Campaign, a program of the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute in partnership…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…
NRHI Expands Its Membership & Welcomes The New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute
PORTLAND, Maine. – February 10, 2015 – The Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement (NRHI), a leader in transforming U.S. healthcare, announced today that the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute is a new member of NRHI. Joining the more than 30 Regional Health Improvement Collaboratives who serve over 40% of all Americans, the Quality Institute…Read More…
Quality Institute VP Linda Schwimmer Appointed to Leapfrog Group Board of Directors
Washington, DC – The Leapfrog Group (Leapfrog), a national nonprofit organization advocating for improvements in patient safety and hospital transparency, has announced the election of Linda Schwimmer, vice president of the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute to its Board of Directors. She will join the board effective immediately. “The Leapfrog Group has done more…Read More…
New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute’s Mayors Wellness Campaign Seeks ‘The Conversation of a Lifetime’ with New Jersey Towns
Unique Effort to Engage Mayors to Lead ‘End of Life’ Care Discussions Pennington, NJ – May 6, 2014 – The New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute (www.njhcqi.org) announced today its plans to launch a new program, through the Mayors Wellness Campaign, aimed at engaging the state’s mayors and other local officials to lead their communities…Read More…