New Poll Finds New Jersey Residents Embracing Telehealth
In January of 2017, the Quality Institute, in partnership with the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling, released a poll examining New Jersey residents’ experience with telehealth. We saw telehealth as a valuable way to extend access to care, and we wanted to know what people in New Jersey thought about this care and how…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Tom Siino, REBC, RHU
Tom Siino, REBC, RHU, is Past President of the NJ Association of Health Underwriters (NJAHU), the leading association of health care benefits professionals and insurance agents in the state. NJAHU Members help employers, employees, and other individuals find comprehensive and affordable health plans in the group market, the individual market, and the Medicare market. NJAHU…Read More…
200 Health Care Leaders Celebrate Quality Institute’s 25 Years
At our 25th Anniversary celebration last week, David Knowlton, a founder of the Quality Institute, called many of our early leaders, “disrupters.” As he spoke, I nodded my head in agreement. And I thought of how so many of those disrupters today work inside the health care system, some in powerful positions. They’re bringing much…Read More…
NJ’s first lady continues push on maternal, infant health initiatives
By: Matthew FazelpoorSeptember 19, 2022 12:01 am Over the last few weeks, Tammy Murphy has continued her efforts to highlight the issue of maternal and infant health, an initiative at the center of her work as the state’s first lady. Earlier this month, Murphy took part in the launch of the TeamBirth NJ initiative, which is an…Read More…
TEAMBIRTH LAUNCHES AT NJ HOSPITALS TO ENHANCE LABOR AND DELIVERY
Dino Flammia Published: September 18, 2022 A national model for a more pleasant and communicative labor and delivery process is up and running at three New Jersey hospitals and a birthing center. Experts hope the approach, which is expected to expand its reach over the coming years throughout the state, results in more positive patient…Read More…
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…
Three New Jersey Hospitals and a Birth Center Launch TeamBirth To Enhance Patient Experience During Labor and Delivery
PRINCETON — September 12, 2022 — Three New Jersey hospitals recently 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…Read More…