Can Health Care Quality Improve and Cost Decrease? Pilot Project in Atlantic City May Show the Way

October 29, 2009 | Program Result

Mercer Human Resource Consulting joined with a local union and a health system in Atlantic City, N.J., to pilot test a new primary care delivery model called the Ambulatory-Intensive Caring Unit.

Extending the Nurse Practitioner Concurrent Intervention Model to Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

July 1, 2004 | Journal Article

In this article, the authors present a study designed to evaluate whether quality improvement cycles performed by nurse practitioners can improve community acquired pneumonia (CAP) guideline compliance.

Camden Residents Celebrate the 2nd Anniversary of the ACA & Highlight Two New Local Health Initiatives

March 29, 2012 | News Release

Camden Residents Celebrate the 2nd Anniversary of the ACA & Highlight Two New Local Health Initiatives

March 27, 2012 | News Release

Pilot Program Trains Certified Home Health Aides to Provide Nursing Care to Patients at Home

October 4, 2011 | Program Result

Under the state of New Jersey's Nurse Delegation Pilot Program, registered nurses delegated specific health care tasks performed in the homes of some Medicaid beneficiaries with disabilities or chronic conditions to certified home health aides.

Health e-Technologies: Building the Science of eHealth

May 28, 2010 | Program Result

Health e-Technologies supported research to evaluate the effectiveness of technological applications in improving health behaviors and chronic disease management and in enhancing patient-provider interactions.

Telemonitoring Cuts Costs and Improves Outcomes for Congestive Heart Failure Patients in New Jersey

November 12, 2004 | Program Result

Valley Home Care used telemonitoring from 2001 through 2003 to provide "virtual" home health services to older Passaic and Bergen County patients with congestive heart failure and hypertension.

Which Early Intervention Services Help Young Kids with Disabilities the Most?

June 1, 2003 | Program Result

Rutgers University completed and partially disseminated the results of the Early Intervention Systems Study, a longitudinal study of early intervention for young children with developmental disabilities and chronic medical conditions.

School-Based Primary Health Care Model Helps Children with Severe Chronic Illnesses

January 29, 2002 | Program Result

The Children's Specialized Hospital in Mountainside, N.J. implemented a model of care delivery for children affected by severe chronic illnesses and disabilities and their families.

Students Breathe Easier with Asthma Management Screenings and Education

January 29, 2002 | Program Result

Beth Israel Hospital Association developed Passaic Asthma Reduction Effort. PARE! assessed the incidence of asthma in the city of Passaic and developed an asthma management plan focused on the city's Hispanic population.