New Jersey news and information

St. Joseph's Healthcare System in Paterson, N.J., has named Jane Tsui-Wu CIO and VP of information technology.
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Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Health System is collaborating with Rutgers University to create a Medicare accountable care organization that will be unique in New Jersey as it will involve academic researchers working with physicians.
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NEWARK, N.J.—WellCare Health Plans has an agreement to buy some assets of Healthfirst Health Plan of New Jersey (known as Healthfirst NJ) as the company enters the Medicaid managed-care market in the...
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The medical director of one of the largest medical practices in New Jersey said Monday his group wants to first review the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's new insurance and rates before deciding how to participate in what is known as Obamacare.
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WellCare Health Plans, Tampa, Fla., announced on Sept. 30 that it has entered into an agreement to buy certain assets of Healthfirst Health Plan of New Jersey.
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Jeffrey Brenner, a doctor and founder of an organization that dispatches medical professionals to the doors of desperately poor residents of Camden, N.J., was named Wednesday as one of 24 to receive a $625,000 "genius grant" from the Chicago-based John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
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HACKENSACK,N.J.—Seven systems that include 25 hospitals in New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania are banding together in an alliance seeking the benefits of scale without the complications of merging assets. Providers clearly believe bigger is better in this era, and these systems are...
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Seven systems that include 25 hospitals have formed an alliance to build expertise in population health management and capitalize on economies of scale without the complications of merging assets.
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In an effort to decrease New Jersey's physician shortage, the state Senate Education Committee on Thursday passed a bill that would forgive student loans for doctors who work in underserved areas of New Jersey for at least 10 years.
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Americans seeking information on the new federal healthcare law will be able to find it at a Pennsylvania-based drugstore chain.
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