Three in 10 New Jerseyans Say Abortion Is Primary Factor in 2024 Vote Choice
View chart-friendly PDF: Rutgers-Eagleton Poll – NJHCQI Abortion – 05.08.24 – FINAL EMBARGOED_FINAL_vF Three-quarters say abortion should be legal in all or most cases; three-quarters are concerned bans would lead to unnecessary health issues. NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (May 9, 2024) – As abortion reenters the spotlight on the national election stage, three in 10 New…Read More…
Polling Results, Keynotes on Top Health Care Issues for Voters, and More
The Quality Institute’s spring All-Council conference is the place to be next week. Our multi-stakeholder membership will be gathering to learn from national experts and network with one another. This year’s conference focuses on health care issues and the views of voters, an especially timely topic with congressional, senate, and presidential elections ahead…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Chris Whaley, PhD
Christopher Whaley, Ph.D., Associate Director of the Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research, Associate Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice at Brown University. Professor Whaley is one of the keynote speakers at the Quality Institute’s May 14 Spring Conference on Key Health Care Issues for NJ Voters at the Ballot Box. …Read More…
Number of A and B New Jersey Hospitals Jumps in National Patient Safety Ranking: The Leapfrog Group Announces Spring 2024 Hospital Safety Grades
PRINCETON — May 1, 2024 – Just over 80 percent of New Jersey hospitals earned A or B scores in the Leapfrog Group Hospital Safety Grades, a ranking created by a national nonprofit representing hundreds of the nation’s most influential employers and purchasers of health care. The grades reflect preventable medical errors, accidents, injuries, and…Read More…
Three Health Care Leaders Join Quality Institute Board of Directors Press Release
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Take Five Interview with Jake McDonald
Jake McDonald is a senior state policy advocacy specialist at PHI. PHI is a national organization that works to ensure quality care for older adults and people with disabilities by supporting the creation of quality jobs for direct care workers. In New Jersey, PHI, the Quality Institute, and New Jersey Advocates for Aging Well…Read More…
Three Leaders Join Quality Institute Board of Directors
I’m pleased to announce that three impressive health leaders have joined our Board of Directors, each well-known and respected throughout the state and committed to the Quality Institute’s mission to improve health care safety, quality, and affordability for everyone. These leaders have worked with the Quality Institute providing expertise on issues such as payment models,…Read More…
Op-Ed: Where’s the safest place to have your surgery or procedure?
LINDA SCHWIMMER, ADELISA PEREZ HUDGINS | APRIL 10, 2024 | OPINION Unfortunately, it’s almost impossible to tell because few ambulatory surgery centers participate in a key Leapfrog survey. They should Linda Schwimmer (left) and Adelisa Perez Hudgins If you’re scheduling a same-day surgery or procedure, you may be considering an ambulatory surgery center instead of a hospital or…Read More…
NJ plans major change in health care licensing
LILO H. STAINTON, HEALTH CARE WRITER | APRIL 9, 2024 | HEALTH CARE The plan is for a single, integrated license that would deliver a holistic mix of primary care and behavioral services New Jersey is poised to alter a health care licensing regulation in a way that longtime advocates say will significantly expand people’s access to…Read More…