- »For-Profit Hospitals, a Transformative Trend for New Jersey
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Operating near the breakeven point and facing large capital expenditures, many nonprofits are struggling to keep their doors open.
- »EKGs for Athletic Kids: Protecting the Young at Heart
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Not yet the norm, EKGs could become commonplace as computers learn to interpret results.
»Where to Find the Best Buy for Health Insurance? Try the Mall-
Getting ready for overhaul, insurers are setting up shop for new customers looking for coverage
»Christie Vetoes Health Insurance Exchange-
Some suggest governor's decision is politically motivated and in line with Republican attacks on federal healthcare reform.
- »Keeping Patients In the Know about Medical Fees
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New legislation enacts a simple idea: Hospital bills don't have to be indecipherable.
»Cooper University Hospital Wins Prestigious $2.8 Million Federal Grant-
Funds will help Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers better serve poorest and sickest patients -- while reducing medical costs.
»‘Tanning Mom’ Prompts NJ Lawmakers to Get Tough on Tanning Salons-
With skin cancer up 43 percent in Garden State, focus of New Jersey’s now-notorious tanner shifts to melanoma awareness.
»New Jersey to Gain Nonprofit Health Insurance Company-
Freelancers Union sponsors new federally funded venture that would give consumers voice in affordable coverage.
- »Bills Mandate Better Cardiac Screening for Student Athletes
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Focus on family histories to reveal predisposition to heart problems seen as more vital than EKGs.
- »NJ Hospitals Offer Minimally Invasive Alternative to Open Heart Surgery
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A new procedure -- and an artificial valve -- are adding years to the lives of those not strong enough for heart surgery.
- »State of Mind: Stigma Still Slows Treatment of Mental Illnesses
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Health advocates reach out to help rising number of adults coping with the blues.
- »Survival of the Fittest: Protecting Lives of Student Athletes
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A new bill hopes to help detect heart abnormalities in children and teenagers before they participate in potentially life-threatening sports.
»Reining in Readmissions at New Jersey Hospitals-
Starting in 2013, the Affordable Care Act will financially penalize hospitals that readmit Medicare patients within 30 days of discharge.
- »Waging a High-Tech Battle Against Hospital-Acquired Infections
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Hospitals participating in ongoing initiative have avoided 14,000 infections, saved $51 million in medical expenses.
- »Will Christie Conditionally Veto the Health Insurance Exchange Bill?
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Kicking the bill back would buy the governor time to see what Supreme Court will do on ACA.
- »For Immigrants, Nonprofit Provides Help on Path to American Dream
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Latin jazz artist embodies work of International Institute of New Jersey.
»NJ Steps Up Efforts to Expand Pool of Organ Donors-
- »Building a PCMH for the Developmentally Disabled
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The state instructs its Medicaid managed care companies to help providers set up patient-centered medical homes for an especially vulnerable population.
- »Extra Funding Lets NJ Hospitals Open Slots in Hard-to-Fill Specialties
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Early results of state survey track where and how hospitals are putting additional $30 million to work.
- »Healthcare Reform Changing How NJ Will Receive Medicaid Dollars
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O’Dowd says health agency is working on new reimbursement formulas for graduate medical education and Hospital Relief Subsidy Fund.
»New Jersey Gears Up to Fight Healthcare Fraud-
The more the state and insurers spend on fraud detection and protection, the more cons and schemes they're likely to uncover -- and derail.
- »Fine Print: Patient-Centered Medical Homes
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- »Medicaid On Schedule to Bring Managed Care to Behavioral Services
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Some Medicaid providers worry that transition could lead to clients being shortchanged of needed services.
- »Two Initiatives Hope to Make New Jersey More Heart-Healthy
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Can a dedicated website and an early-warning device for heart attacks help lower the state's 25 percent death rate from heart disease?
- »Spotlight Podcast: Atlantic City Smoking Ban
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Atlantic City outlaws outdoor smoking, but it's still OK to light up in the casino
- »New Jersey Tapped to Participate in National PCMH Trial
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- »NJ Officially Welcomes First Three Accountable Care Organizations
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»Patient-Centered Care: Helping Cure NJ's Primary Physician Shortage-
- »Could Anti-Smoking Hit Jackpot Outside Atlantic City Casinos?
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»Fate of Medicaid Waiver Faces Budget Review-
