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Cohesive Cost Management Solutions for Maximized Savings A Case Study Presented by PHX Summary Like many businesses in today’s challenging healthcare administration environment, this Payor which is our focus in this case study, manages 20,000 employee lives and was faced with a myriad of customer objectives, competitive challenges and business building imperatives. This included customer pressure to manage escalating healthcare cost and a competitor’s discount based business model. To remain competitive, they needed to increase operational efficiency, reduce cost and validate that their methodology to produce the “real” cost of a claim fulfilled their customers’ healthcare cost management goals.

Key Challenges In addition to the external pressures faced by our spotlighted Payor, their system capabilities were strained by the process of editing claims internally. This had a ripple effect on the accuracy of claims’ payments and drained substantial amounts of time and resources from other administrative tasks. To solve these issues and successfully fulfill their cost savings objectives, our Payor needed the expertise of certified coders and nurses to accurately assess the real value of their claims.

However, with resource limitations, it would not be efficient for them to employ a large staff of professionals internally in addition to maintaining the software that’s necessary for the systematic analysis of their claims.

As a result, they engaged PHX to provide a claims management solution that could improve their operational efficiency, ensure the integrity of their claims, and provide maximum savings by generating the “real” cost of their claims. The solution included the utilization of The Power of 3″ – Product, Performance and Partnership, focusing on the Claims Integrity services, where substantial savings are produced from claim analysis.

This Payor used all three of PHX’s services, thus the claims followed this path to maximized savings: • Claims were first routed through a proprietary claims editing system and then transferred to a team of certified coders that reviewed the patient claim history for each claim to determine appropriateness of billing. This process found over $440,000 in savings.

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From claims’ editing, claims then traveled to the Bill Review and Audit department where a team of nurses performed line by line audits to determine the accuracy of each claim’s charges.

This stage captured an additional savings of over $457,000.

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Finally, the claims were then routed to the PHX out-of-network department where expert negotiators conducted claim by claim negotiations to achieve an additional $1,245,108 in savings.

Results By eliminating the need to use multiple outside vendors and utilizing all the PHX services, our spotlighted Payor was able to solidify their profit margin, satisfy the needs of their client base and thus meet the challenges of a highly competitive marketplace. Moreover, this Payor minimized the level of claims processing complexity and enhanced their operational efficiencies - including the amount of time staff formerly required to process claims and consequently they reduced expenses and maximized their savings. This led to savings for the Payor in the amount of $2.1 million, which is realized as pure profit and affords the opportunity for the client to redistribute those savings to other areas.

For more information about PHX services, visit us at www.phx-online.com.

Once the customer centric implementation process was completed, the client began forwarding post adjudication-prepayment claims to PHX totaling over $10.5 million during the subsequent 12 months.

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Hudson Valley Honor Flight reaches World War II Memorial in Washington My sister, Patricia Dalton, volunteered to take part in a honor flight from Stewart Airport in New York that took 88 Veterans from the Hudson Valley to the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. Thanks to the volunteer-run organization and local corporate sponsors, the Honor Flight took off on September 21 and landed at Reagan National Airport.

The Honor program gives veterans a free trip to the memorials commemorating the wars in which they served.

Also, along for the trip to the memorials was filmmaker Joe Allen. Allen filmed the trip for a full-length documentary titled, "Hudson Valley Honor Flight: Generation Bridges”.

There are so many heroes that are forgotten and it is an organizations like Honor Flight that tell everyone how important those who serve are!

It would great to see a lot of flags flying on Nov. 11. The veterans deserve it!

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Emergency Medical Associates Experiences Record Growth

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The Sign of Excellence ence in Emergency Medicine edicine® for More Than Three ree Decades

Emergency Medical Associates (EMA) has experienced record growth during the last 18 months, signing 9 new contracts and increasing its number of annual emergency department patient visits by nearly 35 percent.

Since April 2012, Emergency Medical Associates has grown its client base from 19 emergency departments to 28 emergency departments in New Jersey, New York, North Carolina and Rhode Island – 47 percent increase.

This growth has increased the company’s annual number o f ED patient visits to nearly 1.4 million.

“It’s an exciting time in our history,” explains Raymond Iannaccone, MD, FACEP, president and chief executive officer. “While we’ve expanded our footprint exponentially over the last year and half, we’ve continued to invest in our physicians, mid-levels, support staff and technology to continue to deliver the high-quality emergency medicine that has been our gold standard.”

It’s this commitment to its clinical staff that has led Emergency Medical Associates to be recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of the “Best Places to Work in Healthcare” three times.

The company’s personalized iPad recruiting application enables recruiters to quickly match a physician’s geographic, lifestyle and facility preferences to the right career position. Recruiters and physician partners will be onsite during ACEP’s Scientific Assembly to meet with physicians and residents to discuss career opportunities, including emergency medicine, urgent care and observation medicine positions.

For more information about clinical positions at Emergency Medical Associates, including urgent care and hospitalist opportunities, visit http://www.ema.net/careers.

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About Emergency Medical Associates Emergency Medical Associates (EMA), headquartered in Parsippany, N.J., is a physician-led, physician-owned medical practice that specializes in emergency, hospitalist and urgent care medicine. Dedicated to providing exceptional solutions for the measurable success of our hospital clients, EMA is recognized for clinical excellence, quality service and sustained, improved patient satisfaction. The company is the recipient of Modern Healthcare’s 2013 “Best Places to Work in Healthcare” award.

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Ask An Expert Christopher J. O’Connor Executive Vice President, GNYHA Ventures, Inc., President, GNYHA Services, Inc. and President, Nexera, Inc.

Beyond Supply Chain – Connecting Cost, Quality, and Outcomes to Be the Best To be the best is a lofty goal for any organization. But because of the complex nature of healthcare delivery—including clinical, legislative, regulatory, and fiscal issues—striving to be the best can be enormously challenging. It entails the oversight, sometimes even the overhaul, of several multi-faceted parts. Most importantly, it requires significant organization-wide shifts to provide a solid foundation for change. Focusing on the relationship between cost, quality, and outcomes is a key framework for success using the new healthcare model.

In order to manage the necessary changes in hospital people, processes, and technology while coordinating them with elements beyond hospital walls requires hospital leadership that is committed to fostering a collaborative environment.

In a 2011 study on acute myocardial infarction mortality rates, organizational culture proved the most significant differentiator between high-performing and low-performing hospitals. The staff at the high-performing hospitals reported the presence of physicians leaders, empowered nurses, and involved pharmacists, as well as an engaged senior management.

They also noted strong communication and coordination.

The holistic approach, linking cost with patient care quality and outcomes using the emerging value-based models, exemplifies the underlying thread of the new healthcare landscape—collaboration. By viewing products from a clinical, operational, and fiscal perspective (instead of cost alone), hospitals can identify unnecessary expenditures while simultaneously improving patient outcomes and satisfaction. As I have stated on many occasions, it is supply chain management’s cross-disciplinary position in hospitals that makes it especially well-suited to take on a leadership role in managing the intersection of cost, quality, and outcomes in order to align procurement decisions with hospital objectives.

The best decisions are the most informed ones. Increased collaboration optimally leverages skill sets for better, more efficient care, processes, and decision-making. When physicians, nurses, and other stakeholders are integrated into the purchasing process and educated about the financial impact and the value (or lack of value) of devices and other items, when supply chain is knowledgeable about the links between medical supplies and patient outcomes, that is when decisions that most positively impact care and the hospital bottom line are made.

Connectivity across healthcare systems, services, and professional silos while accessing vital data and balancing different perspectives are key to success. The best hospitals have made the correlation between cost, quality, and outcomes. They have created clear roadmaps for improving care, quality, and efficiency while reducing costs.

The quality of leadership coupled with the quality of organizational and cultural support determine the ultimate success of institutional objectives—and how close hospitals get to becoming the best that they can be.

Christopher J. O’Connor is Executive Vice President of GNYHA Ventures, Inc., the for-profit arm of the Greater New York Hospital Association, and President of two GNYHA Ventures companies: GNYHA Services, Inc., an acute care group purchasing organization, and Nexera, Inc., a healthcare consulting firm. Mr. O’Connor is Chair-Elect of the Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM).

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Consolidate Debt and Raise Working Capital

By Patrick Harrigan | Syracuse, NY

Today’s doctors face a myriad of challenges in their efforts to deliver high-quality care. Increased regulation, declining reimbursements and industry uncertainty add pressure to an already high-stress environment. On top of that, many physicians are faced with the added responsibility of owning and running a practice.

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Business credit cards offer convenience and attractive rewards, while commercial ÂżQDQFLQJ LV RIWHQ QHFHVVDU\ ZKHQ SXUchasing expensive medical equipment and keeping the practice up to date. Managing numerous payment dates and balances can be time consuming, not to mention costly. Amidst the scramble of changing priorities and daily tasks, payments can get overlooked leading to fees, higher rates and ultimately more debt.

Consolidating debt can help doctors save time and money, leaving a single, more affordable monthly payment. Lower interest rates can yield substantial cost VDYLQJV HDVLQJ WKH ¿QDQFLDO VWUDLQ WKDW many practices experience. Managing just a single payment can also save time, allowing physicians to focus on more important matters. Whether it’s more time with patients, the practice, family or just some free time, consolidating debt can help conserve the most limited resource; time.

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Be cautious of debt consolidation services that don’t actually consolidate your debt.

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Trinitas Regional Medical Center Best Hospitals of 2013

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The best-dressed wounds in New Jersey.

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he Center for Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Medicine at Trinitas Regional Medical Center is New Jersey’s leading comprehensive wound care center. We utilize advanced wound care technologies such as Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) Therapy and Vacuum-Assisted Closure (VAC®) negative pressure wound therapy. And we were the first in the state to use Apligraf ® - a living, bi-layered skin substitute.

We enjoy healing rates that are consistently above 90%. That’s why so many area hospitals send their most difficult wounds to us. And why Diversified Clinical Services named us a Center of Excellence.

This is wound care that goes way beyond bandages. And it’s available right here, right now. Beautiful.

CENTER FOR WOUND HEALING & HYPERBARIC MEDICINE 240 Williamson St., Suite 104, Elizabeth, NJ 07202 908-994-5480 • www.WoundHealingCenter.org TRINITAS CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE

Behavioral Health • Cancer Care • Cardiology • Diabetes Management Maternal & Child Health • Renal Services • School of Nursing • Senior Services Sleep Disorders • Women’s Services • Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Medicine

Trinitas Regional Medical Center is a Catholic teaching institution sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth in partnership with Elizabethtown Healthcare Foundation.

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Hunterdon Medical Center Best Hospitals of 2013

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A Report Card to Be Proud Of Hunterdon Healthcare consistently achieves top honors for our dedication to patient safety, leading-edge technology and overall excellence in health care.

2013 Report Card NAME

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Grade

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Patient Safety

A

Excels in patient safety.

Earned ‘A’ rating by The Leapfrog Group three times consecutively and ranked among Top 5 Hospitals in New Jersey for patient safety by Consumer Reports

Nursing Excellence

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Exhibits superior quality of patient care and excellence in nursing.

Magnet®-recognized by American Nurses Credentialing Center

Medical Excellence

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Meets highest standards in quality, safety of care, treatment and services.

Accredited by the Joint Commission

Medical Technology

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Improves patient experience through smart use of health care IT. Among Hospitals & Health Networks 100 Most Wired Hospitals

Elder Care

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Demonstrates outstanding patient-centered care of older adults.

NICHE-designated hospital

Please visit our new Hunterdon Medical Center Foundation website at Foundation.HunterdonHealthcare.org To make a donation to the HMC Foundation, visit HunterdonHealthcare.ThankYou4Caring.org

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Holy Name Medical Center Best Hospitals of 2013

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Major achievements in minimally invasive therapies

John Rundback, MD Director, The Interventional Institute

As the Director of the Holy Name Medical Center Interventional Institute, Dr. John Rundback and his team of renowned physicians are developing new ways to identify, target and treat diseases. Thanks to advanced techniques such as integrated CT scans and 3-D roadmapping, patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD), diabetic foot wounds, uterine fibroids, liver and lung tumors, and even varicose veins now have minimally invasive alternatives to major surgery.

So they get back to a better quality of life faster and easier than ever before.

Visit holyname.org/interventional for more information, or call 1-877-HOLY-NAME (1-877-465-9626).

Healing begins here â&#x20AC;˘ 718 Teaneck Road â&#x20AC;˘ Teaneck, NJ 07666

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St. Joseph's Healthcare System Best Hospitals of 2013

St. Joseph’s: Revolutionizing health care. Revitalizing our community.

St. Joseph's Healthcare System is proud of its longstanding tradition of patient care service excellence and community advocacy.

Since its founding in 1867 by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, St. Joseph’s has continued to redefine the way responsive, compassionate, high quality care is delivered in the region. A recognized leader in the New York Metropolitan Area healthcare industry, St. Joseph’s is the second largest provider of Charity Care in New Jersey, the second largest provider of Medicaid services in New Jersey, and the Passaic Region’s urban safety net hospital.

True to the organization’s mission of caring, St. Joseph’s Healthcare System is the anchor of an extensive urban development and beautification project that is transforming its environments for healing and positively impacting the surrounding community and its cityscape.

Facilities expansions and renovation projects – components of the largest master facilities investment plan in the history of St. Joseph’s Healthcare System – are focused primarily at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, the hub of the Healthcare System.

An academic tertiary care comprehensive medical center in South Paterson, St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center includes state designated St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital.

Old and underutilized buildings have been razed and replaced with award-winning architecturally significant structures equipped with sophisticated equipment for use

by St. Joseph’s highly skilled team of clinical experts.

The cornerstone and most extensive project of St. Joseph’s master facilities investment plan is the 183,000 square foot state-of-the-art Critical Care Building opened in October 2011. The impressive structure features separate Pediatric, Adult, and Geriatric Emergency Departments with a total of 88 treatment areas; 12 systemsintegrated operating theaters with pre-operative and post-operative areas; and 56 private rooms in specialized critical care units.

St. Joseph’s high-tech rooftop helipad, fully accessible to even the largest medical and military-style helicopters, tops off the Critical Care Building, expanding expedited ambulance and mobile intensive services, orchestrated through St. Joseph’s centralized 24/7 transfer center.

Additional new facilities on the St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center South Paterson campus include a pediatric and adult ambulatory care center, an outpatient rehabilitation center, an ambulatory radiology and laboratory entrance and reception area, a dedicated women’s and children’s services tower, a main lobby with dedicated waiting areas and high-tech conference center, as well as the ongoing modernization of all patient care areas. Convenient driveways, parking areas, and an adjacent multi-level parking garage enable easy access to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center and St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital services.

St. Joseph’s extensive facilities projects have not only revitalized the Regional Medical Center’s campus, they have spurred the actions of community-based investors who are developing medical offices, residential buildings, retail/restaurant space, and a hotel.

The New Jersey Business & Industry Association honored St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center with a 2013 New Good Neighbor Award which recognizes the best and most exciting commercial and industrial development projects in New Jersey based on economic benefit, job creation, architectural merit, and community involvement.

St. Joseph’s Healthcare System is proud to set new standards for leading edge healthcare services and community advocacy by providing powerful medicine, revolutionizing healthcare and revitalizing our community.

St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center and St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, members of St. Joseph’s Healthcare System, are conveniently located near the Garden State Parkway, Routes 4, 20, 46, and at Exit 58A/Route 80 in South Paterson, NJ. To learn more about the comprehensive programs and services of St. Joseph’s Healthcare System, please visit www.StJosephsHealth.org or call 877.757.SJHS (7547).

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Hunterdon Medical Center breaks ground on Cardiovascular Center No other health concern affects more people in Hunterdon County than cardiovascular disease. It is the County’s leading cause of death and its incidence is on the rise due, in part, to the growing number of area residents between the age of 45 and 64 – a time in life in which the onset of cardiovascular disease is most likely to occur. Hunterdon Medical Center has begun construction on its new Cardiovascular Center. The expansion will centralize all acute care cardiovascular services.

“We are taking cardiac care to a new level. The new cardiovascular center completes the full circle of care by combining advances in 21st century cardiovascular medicine with an extraordinary team of cardiac specialists, all in one location,” explained Robert P. Wise, President and CEO, Hunterdon Healthcare.

The new center will be constructed above the hospital’s existing 3 west wing, which will be directly accessible by elevator from the Emergency Department in order to better accommodate cardiac emergencies.

Construction will include: • Two new cardiac catheterization labs providing emergency coronary intervention, carotid and peripheral angioplasty; • Cardiac critical care unit; • Twenty private patient rooms; • Expanded space for cardiac imaging and intervention and the creation of specialty clinics in congestive heart failure and stroke; and, • State-of-the-art cardiopulmonary rehabilitation services.

Hunterdon Healthcare provides a broad range of cardiovascular services under the expert guidance of ten board-certified cardiologists.

With timing so critical in heart attack and stroke events, Hunterdon Medical Center’s active and reputable angioplasty program is a great benefit to area residents. National guidelines recommend that heart attack patients receive emergency angioplasty within 90 minutes of arrival to a medical facility.

Hunterdon Medical Center significantly exceeds this national standard, leading the way in advancing cardiac care in the community by providing heart attack patients with an average 55-minute “door-toballoon-time.” This means patients experiencing a heart attack will receive emergency angioplasty within 55 minutes of entering the emergency room.

In 2005, Hunterdon Medical Center became the first community hospital in New Jersey to perform carotid artery stenting for stroke prevention. The interventional cardiologists at Hunterdon Medical Center are specially trained and have the technological expertise to diagnose and treat peripheral artery disease as well, which affects 50% of Hunterdon Medical Center’s cardiac patients.

In addition, the interventional cardiologists perform radial artery catheterizations where blocked arteries are opened and stents are inserted through the patient’s wrist rather than through their groin. At Hunterdon Medical Center, 80% of acute heart attack patients are

treated through this approach, placing Hunterdon Medical Center among the top hospitals in the state and nationally as well.

According to Christopher Sickels, Executive Vice President of the Hunterdon Medical Center Foun-

dation and Senior Vice President of Community Affairs, “Although the original set fundraising goal of $15 million has been met and has enabled construction of the cardiovascular center to start, the Hunterdon Medical Center Foundation will

continue to raise additional funds over the next two years which will include naming opportunities.”

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The award program, produced by NJBIZ, New Jersey’s premier business news publication, is presented by Rothstein Kass and sponsored by Comcast Business, Stark & Stark, First Bank and Miles Technologies.

The Forty Under 40 awards program honors men and women under the age of 40 who have been making headlines in their field and who share a commitment to business growth, to professional excellence and to the community. To qualify, a nominee had to meet selection criteria that included working in New Jersey and possessing significant authority for decision making within a company or organization.

As the Vice President and Administrator of BRMC’s Long Term Care Division, Katie Richardson has direct oversight, coordination and control of New Jersey’s largest licensed nursing home, with 574 beds.

Under her guidance, the facility received the prestigious Joint Commission Accreditation and became one of only six percent of nursing homes nationwide to achieve that status. Richardson also continually works to enhance the quality of life for residents, providing an array of programs that keep residents engaged physically, mentally and emotionally.

“I’m honored to receive this prestigious award from NJBIZ,” said Richardson. “I’m fortunate to work at a facility that is dedicated to creating a supportive environment where all patients, residents and staff are treated with dignity, caring and respect.”

Richardson is a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator, a member of the American College of Health Care Administrators; Second Vice President for the New Jersey Chapter, American College of Health Care Administrators; Certified Dementia Practitioner; Activity Director Certified; National Certification Council for Activity Professionals and a member of the Society of Licensed Nursing Home Administrators.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences, Physical Education Studies from the University of Delaware and a Master of Public Administration, Health Services Administration from Kean University.

The Forty Under 40 winners were chosen by an independent panel of judges including: Aldonna R. Ambler, CMC, CSP, The Growth Strategist; John Farrell, Rider University; Brenda Hopper, Small Business Development Centers; James Morris, Rutgers University; James F. Shannon, Choose: New Jersey.

NJBIZ and the program sponsors will honor this year’s winners during an awards ceremony on Monday, October 28, 2013 at The Palace at Somerset Park in Somerset, NJ. The honorees will also be highlighted in a special supplement to NJBIZ on November 11, 2013.

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education & careers Janssen Pharmaceuticals funds Scholarships to support next generation of Nurses By the time students, staff and supporters congregated to celebrate the opening of Thomas Edison State College’s new Nursing Simulation Laboratory last month, some attendees had already formed an indelible bond.

Five students in the W. Cary Edwards School of Nursing’s Accelerated 2nd Degree Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Program are closer to their academic goals due to scholarships made possible with support from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., of Titusville, N.J. The scholarship is a huge help to me,” said student Stephen R. Fox, of Maple Shade, N.J. “I’m a divorced father of two small boys and pay most of my tuition and program costs out of pocket. With the scholarship, I can certainly focus more on my education and care for my boys.”

It is likely that Fox and fellow scholarship recipients Lauren Apgar of Pennington, Dennis Malamut of Trenton, Aidel Ozur of Lakewood and Monica Shah of Lawrence, N.J., need all the support they can get.

The Accelerated 2nd Degree BSN Program is an intensive, one-year program meant only for the most motivated RN-hopefuls. Those admitted to the school’s program, come from all walks of life, already possess a non-nursing bachelor’s degree and will be prepared for the National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX-RN) once they graduate.

“The 100 percent pass rate for members of the program’s previous cohort who took the licensure exam in 2012 speaks volumes for the structure of the program,” said Fox, who had worked as a staff supervisor for a daily newspaper, a financial advisor and a PGA club professional before focusing on a career in nursing.

In Janssen Pharmaceuticals’ view, our communities reap the most rewards – while addressing a projected nursing shortage – by nurturing students like Fox. “We at Janssen Pharmaceuticals invest in programs that align well with our mission to advance the health of our local community.

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At a reception celebrating the opening of Thomas Edison State College’s new Nursing Simulation Laboratory are, (foreground from l to r) Patricia Watts Mitchell and Peg Forrestel of Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Second row, from l to r: W. Cary Edwards School of Nursing’s Accelerated 2nd Degree BSN students Lauren Apgar, Dennis Malamut, Monica Shah, Aidel Ozur and Stephen Fox.

ing Simulation Laboratory and accelerated 2nd degree BSN programs complement Johnson & Johnson’s Campaign for Nursing’s Future by addressing a projected nursing shortage in an innovative, collaborative way. Janssen is proud to play a role in supporting the College’s efforts to

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prepare and develop competent and adaptive nurses for the workforce,” said Peg Forrestel, director of Contributions and Community Affairs at Janssen Pharmaceuticals.

In addition to scholarship support, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. provided funding for one of the

three high-fidelity simulators that serve as the technological centerpieces of the program. The simulators train students in a controlled clinical environment and are programmed to replicate healthcare emergencies and medical conditions, including physiological and verbal responses to care administered by the students.

Outside of the simulation lab, Capital Health’s facilities in Trenton provide the on-ground, clinical experience of the students’ education.

“The single greatest attribute I will take away from my clinical experiences at Capital Health is confidence,” said Fox. “The time spent on an active hospital floor treating patients together with my online coursework, lectures and simulation lab experience gives me the assurance that I chose the right profession.”

For more information on the Accelerated 2nd Degree BSN and other nursing programs, visit: www.tesc.edu/nursing or contact the college at nursing@tesc.edu.

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St. Joseph’ s Healthcare System Nurse receives 2013 NJAHR Nursing Scholarship

Valerie was congratulated by (left to right) Maria Brennan, DNPc, RN, CPHQ, Chief Nursing Officer, SJHS, and Vice President, Patient Care Services, St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center; Rose Nagle-Girgenti, RN-BC, MA, Director, Clinical Education, SJHS; and Nancy Hill, BA, PHR, Nurse Recruiter, SJHS (member of the NJAHR).

St. Joseph’ s Healthcare System (SJHS) is proud to announce that Valerie Longo, RN, Critical Care Unit Educator, St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, was selected as the recipient of a New Jersey Healthcare Recruiters Association (NJAHR) sponsored scholarship. This is the 2nd consecutive year that a SJHS nurse is selected for the $1,000 scholarship given to a Registered Nurse pursuing an Advanced Degree in Nursing.

Valerie (second from right), an employee of SJHS since June 2011, is currently enrolled in the Masters of Nursing (MSN) program at Walden University.

With a tradition of excellence that spans more than 145 years, nationallyrecognized St. Joseph’s Healthcare System is an integrated multidisciplinary comprehensive health care organization renowned for the expertise of its clinical and professional staff, leading edge technology and ‘patients first’ approach to service excellence. St. Joseph’s Healthcare System is sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth. To learn more, visit www.StJosephsHealth.org or call 877.757.SJHS (7547).

They say the third time’s charm, and, for Donna Kelly, MA, OTR/L, returning to the Matheny Medical and Educational Center in February 2013 as director of occupational therapy, had a special attraction. “When I first came here in 1983,” she says, “I was struck by the team approach, how we all worked together. Coming back earlier this year was wonderful.

It was just like going home. . I love working with all members of the interdisciplinary team – the physicians, the personal care assistants and all of the other directors. This is something you miss at other places.”

Matheny is a special hospital and educational facility in Peapack, NJ, for children and adults with medically complex developmental disabilities. It was Kelly’s first job out of the University of New Hampshire. After three years, she left to join the staff of the Lakeview School in Edison as a senior occupational therapist and then as director. Five years later, she was back at Matheny as director of OT and director of the seating and mobility clinic. She left again in 1993, first working in early intervention with the Arc of Somerset County and then serving as OT director at Children’s Specialized Hospital.

In the interim, she received her MA, advanced master’s degree from New York University, specializing in assistive technology. She also became trained in NDT (Neuro-Developmental Treatment) and SIPT (Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests). Kelly studied at NYU under the late Dr. Beverly Bain, who began working as a consultant at Matheny in 1998, bringing with her a special expertise in assistive technology. “These children and adults,” Dr. Bain once said, “can use technology to make themselves more independent – from pushing a bell in the morning to calling a nurse to riding in a wheelchair to doing something with a computer.”

Assistive technology, says Kelly, “is still the focus here. It’s integrated into the classroom and after school. The level of care that students and patients get here is optimal.”

Now, Kelly is involved in a new project called The Listening Program (TLP), which uses a soundbased music program to decrease self-stimulator behaviors in individuals with multiple disabilities. Matheny, says Kelly, will be collaborating with NYU on TLP research.

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By Alison Lazzaro, RN

Hospital Newspaper Correspondent

Is the Customer Always Right?

It's that time in your life, out with the old and in with the new. It's time to ditch your old mattress and purchase one for more support and stability. They persuade you in the store by saying, it's an investment in your health and you do not want to skimp on price! After doing your research, you attempt to navigate the market by selecting what seems like a good fit for a mattress online, but it's difficult to tell without testing it out. You get five minutes in the store to feel the mattress before you feel uncomfortable with people staring at you.

So, you decide on the mattress, pay more than you are willing to pay because it is for your body's wellbeing. Now, you are locked into this decision and hope it fits your needs, budget, and makes you feel better.

The employees at the mattress store have been trained in customer service and aim to please you.

Feeding the consumer rehearsed lines is a way to sell a product in order to make a profit. They understand how tricky it is to compare prices.

Similar to buying a mattress is navigating the healthcare world that is now rooted in patient satisfaction scores and the consumerism. But, is the consumer always right? In many circumstances, the consumer does not have a medical degree just as most people do not have extensive knowledge regarding mattresses. Yet, the consumer is expected to pick out what meets their needs and budget and if those needs are not met they will not recommend the store. That's bad for business, so we will try to do everything possible to make that customer happy.

In 2013, are we taking this customer satisfaction principle too far when it comes to healthcare?

For instance, a patient is seeking pain medication. The doctors and nurses who have gone through extensive schooling to learn the appropriate pharmacological dosing for pain medication know to withhold further pain medications at this time for safety reasons. They have tried different regimens, PCA pumps, and routes of administration to ease pain. However, the customer is still not satisfied. The customer complains to management, and all of a sudden, the doctors who have been in school for years to know their product are suddenly overturned by a consumer without full comprehension of the risks. With patient satisfaction scores influencing reimbursement, the customer is suddenly right.

The healthcare system in America certainly has its strengths and weaknesses. It is important that, as nurses, we encourage patients to consider themselves customers. With that being said, customers should be educated and knowledgeable about the services they wish to receive.

Whether buying a mattress or looking for the top rated cancer care, customers can use online tools and reviews to pick what best meet their needs. When exploring healthcare through this lens, patients can expect to receive care aligned with their needs while keeping in mind that the employees do have an insider perspective into their product. Healthcare is ever changing so the more educated we can make our customers, the more satisfied they can be.

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Matheny School has ‘changed our lives’ Ryan O’Connor was born 10 years ago with a very rare chromosome deletion. His family was told that he would function at an extremely low level and would never walk or talk. Ryan’s mother, Debbie O’Connor, described the family’s initial reaction to this news. “As with most parents with special needs children,” she said, “to say we felt discouraged would be an understatement.”

Speaking at The Matheny School’s Open House on October 9, the Annandale, NJ, resident recalled what happened when Ryan reached three years of age, time for him to go to school. The O’Connors visited Matheny, having learned about it through Ryan’s therapists and the Clinton Township School District.

“I’ll never forget the first day I brought him here,” she said. “I was in denial and was so afraid to leave my special child in the care of strangers. But these strangers quickly became the people who would change his life and our lives. A child who could barely eat began to slowly learn how to swallow. A child with very limited gross motor skills began to learn how to move.

A child with no fine motor skills began to learn to pick up his own food.”

And then, on Christmas Day 2008, “Ryan gave us a true Christmas miracle. With a house filled with family and friends, Ryan stood up and began to walk, completely unassisted, through our home. He wandered for several minutes from room to room, taking in his surroundings while we all watched in complete amazement.”

All of these milestones, O’Connor said, were reached because of Matheny. “There are no limitations here,” she added. “No one looks at our children and ever says the words, ‘They can’t do that’. Matheny is not just a school for our children. It’s a safe environment made up of amazing people who give everything they have to give our children a life that, as a parent of a special needs child, you may have thought would never be possible. Matheny is a place where miracles happen everyday.”

The Matheny School is part of the Matheny Medical and Educational Center, a special hospital and educational facility in Peapack, NJ, for children and adults with medically complex developmental disabilities. Students with multiple disabilities, ages 3-21, are provided with an opportunity to reach their highest level of academic achievement, while also obtaining maximum independence.

Ryan O’Connor

Ryan with Cindy LaBar, Matheny director of physical therapy.

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Debbie O’Connor, speaking at The Matheny School Open House.

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HELP Program looks out for the people who care so much about us Caring nurses, attentive doctors and their thoughtful staff don’t just treat patients.

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We believe that the doctors, nurses and other employees who treat us every day deserve nothing but the best service and programs.

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Whether purchasing a new home or refinancing an existing one, the Sun Home Loans H.E.L.P. program is offered to members of the hospital community and their families. A H.E.L.P. program representative will assist you in making sure the process is cost-effective and works for you and your family. In addition, Sun National Bank provides a full-range of banking products and services, delivered by experienced bankers.

It’s the least we can do for people who care and do so much for all of us.

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FBI receives training at Holy Name Medical Center's Institute for Simulation Learning Recently, 12 members of the NY and Newark based FBI Operational Medicine Program participated in a customized simulation training program offered by the Institute for Simulation Learning at Holy Name Medical Center.

The training event included the use of Holy Name’s high fidelity human patient simulators and trained simulation staff to recreate medical scenarios the FBI participants may encounter in the line of duty.

The scenarios, written and implemented by the Institute for Simulation Learning, were customized for the FBI usingthe most recent bureau-established protocols to treat victims of a shooting, a stabbing, an anaphylactic reaction and a spinal injury.

Ray Dwyer, the EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Manager and Clinical Coordinator for Holy Name Medical Center’s EMS Services, provided training related to anaphylactic shock and EpiPen® administration. Additional skill training including airway management and cervical spine immobi-

lization was offered prior to the simulation exercise.

The training was well received by the participants who validated its relevance to their duties.

Cedar Wang, MSN, RN, GNPBC, CHSE, Director of Simulation Learning at Holy Name says,“We anticipate that the training developed for the FBI can be offered to other law enforcement agencies and municipalities in the area.”

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Member of the FBI Operational Medicine Program identifying anaphylaxis and administering lifesaving treatment after a child [SimJunior®] with a nut allergy eats a nut-tainted cookie.

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Check with your GPO for low contract pricing. For additional information, please contact us at info@akrimax.com BRIEF SUMMARY NitroMist® (nitroglycerin) lingual aerosol Rx Only INDICATIONS AND USAGE– NitroMist is indicated for acute relief of an attack or acute prophylaxis of angina pectoris due to coronary artery disease.

CONTRAINDICATIONS– PDE5 Inhibitor Use: Administration of NitroMist is contraindicated in patients who are using a selective inhibitor of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP)-specific phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5), as PDE5 inhibitors such as sildenafil, vardenafil, and tadalafil have been shown to potentiate the hypotensive effects of organic nitrates. Severe Anemia: NitroMist is contraindicated in patients with severe anemia. Increased Intracranial Pressure: NitroMist is contraindicated in patients with increased intracranial pressure. Hypersensitivity: NitroMist is contraindicated in patients who have shown hypersensitivity to it or to other nitrates or nitrites. Skin reactions consistent with hypersensitivity have been observed with organic nitrates. WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS– Tolerance: Excessive use may lead to the development of tolerance. Only the smallest number of doses required for effective relief of the acute anginal attack should be used. As tolerance to other forms of nitroglycerin develops, the effect of sublingual nitroglycerin on exercise tolerance, although still observable, is reduced. Hypotension: Severe hypotension, particularly with upright posture, may occur even with small doses of nitroglycerin. The drug should therefore be used with caution in patients who may be volume-depleted or who, for whatever reason, are already hypotensive.

Hypotension induced by nitroglycerin may be accompanied by paradoxical bradycardia and increased angina pectoris. The benefits of NitroMist in patients with acute myocardial infarction or congestive heart failure have not been established. If one elects to use NitroMist in these conditions, careful clinical or hemodynamic monitoring must be used because of the possibility of hypotension and tachycardia. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Nitrate therapy may aggravate the angina caused by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Headache: Nitroglycerin produces dose-related headaches, which may be severe. Tolerance to headaches occurs. ADVERSE REACTIONS– Headache, which may be severe and persistent, may occur immediately after nitroglycerin use. Flushing, drug rash and exfoliative dermatitis have been reported in patients receiving nitrate therapy. Postural hypotension, as manifest by vertigo, weakness, palpitation, and other symptoms, may develop occasionally, particularly in erect, immobile patients. Marked sensitivity to the hypotensive effects of nitrates (manifested by nausea, vomiting, weakness, diaphoresis, pallor, and collapse) may occur at therapeutic doses. Syncope due to nitrate vasodilatation has been reported.

DRUG INTERACTIONS – PDE5 Inhibitors: Administration of NitroMist is contraindicated in patients who are using a selective inhibitor of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP)-specific phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5). PDE5 inhibitors such as sildenafil, vardenafil, and tadalafil have been shown to potentiate the hypotensive effects of organic nitrates. The time course and dose dependence of this interaction have not been studied, and use within a few days of one another cannot be recommended. Appropriate supportive care for the severe hypotension has not been studied, but it seems reasonable to treat this as a nitrate overdose, with elevation of the extremities and with central volume expansion. The use of any form of nitroglycerin during the early days of acute myocardial infarction requires particular attention to hemodynamic monitoring and clinical status. Antihypertensives: Patients receiving antihypertensive drugs, beta-adrenergic blockers, and nitrates should be observed for possible additive hypotensive effects. Marked orthostatic hypotension has been reported when calcium channel blockers and organic nitrates were used concomitantly. Labetolol blunts the reflex tachycardia produced by nitroglycerin without preventing its hypotensive effects. If labetolol is used with nitroglycerin in patients with angina pectoris, additional hypotensive effects may occur. Aspirin: Coadministration of aspirin and nitroglycerin has been reported to result in increased nitroglycerin maximum concentrations by as much as 67% and AUC by 73% when administered as a single dose. The vasodilatory and hemodynamic effects of nitroglycerin may be enhanced by concomitant administration of aspirin. Tissuetype Plasminogen Activator (t-PA): Intravenous administration of nitroglycerin decreases the thrombolytic effect of tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA). Plasma levels of t-PA are reduced when coadministered with nitroglycerin. Therefore, caution should be observed in patients receiving nitroglycerin during t-PA therapy. Heparin: Intravenous nitroglycerin reduces the anticoagulant effect of heparin. Activated partial thromboplastin times (APTT) should be monitored in patients receiving heparin and intravenous nitroglycerin. It is not known if this effect occurs following single nitroglycerin doses. Ergotamine: Oral administration of nitroglycerin markedly decreases the first-pass metabolism of dihydroergotamine and subsequently increases its oral bioavailability.

Ergotamine is known to precipitate angina pectoris. Therefore, patients receiving sublingual nitroglycerin should avoid ergotamine and related drugs or be monitored for symptoms of ergotism if this is not possible. USE IN SPECIFIC POPULATIONS– Pregnancy: Pregnancy category C: Animal reproduction and teratogenicity studies have not been conducted with NitroMist or nitroglycerin sublingual tablets. It is also not known whether NitroMist can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman or can affect reproduction capacity. A teratogenicity study was conducted in the third mating of F0 generation female rats administered dietary nitroglycerin for gestation day 6 to day 15 at dose levels used in the 3-generation reproduction study. In offspring of the high-dose nitroglycerin group, increased incidence of diaphragmatic hernias and decreased hyoid bone ossification were seen. The latter finding probably reflects delayed development rather than a potential teratogenic effect, thus indicating no clear evidence of teratogenicity of nitroglycerin. There are no adequate and well controlled studies in pregnant women. NitroMist should be given to a pregnant woman only if clearly needed. Nursing Mothers: It is not known whether nitroglycerin is excreted in human milk. Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, caution should be exercised when NitroMist is administered to a nursing woman. Pediatric Use: The safety and effectiveness of nitroglycerin in pediatric patients have not been established. Geriatric Use: Clinical studies of NitroMist did not include sufficient numbers of subjects aged 65 and over to determine whether they respond differently from younger subjects. Other rep-

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orted clinical experience has not identified differences in responses between elderly (greater than or equal to 65 years) and younger (less than 65 years) patients. In general, dose selection for an elderly patient should be cautious, usually starting at the low end of the dosing range, reflecting the greater frequency of decreased hepatic, renal, or cardiac function, and of concomitant disease or other drug therapy. OVERDOSAGE– Signs and symptoms of hemodynamic effects: The effects of nitroglycerin overdose are generally the results of nitroglycerin’s capacity to induce vasodilatation, venous pooling, reduced cardiac output, and hypotension. These hemodynamic changes may have protean manifestations, including increased intracranial pressure with any or all of persistent throbbing headache, confusion, and moderate fever; vertigo; palpitations; tachycardia; visual disturbances; nausea and vomiting (possibly with colic and even bloody diarrhea); syncope (especially in the upright posture); dyspnea, later followed by reduced ventilatory effort, diaphoresis, with the skin either flushed or cold and clammy; heart block and bradycardia; paralysis; coma; seizures; and death. No specific antagonist to the vasodilator effects of nitroglycerin is known, and no intervention has been subject to controlled study as a therapy of nitroglycerin overdose. Because the hypotension associated with nitroglycerin overdose is the result of venodilatation and arterial hypovolemia, prudent therapy in this situation should be directed toward increase in central fluid volume.

Passive elevation of the patient’s legs may be sufficient, but intravenous infusion of normal saline or similar fluid may also be necessary. The use of epinephrine or other arterial vasoconstrictors in this setting is not recommended. In patients with renal disease or congestive heart failure, therapy resulting in central volume expansion is not without hazard. Treatment of nitroglycerin overdose in these patients may be subtle and difficult, and invasive monitoring may be required. Methemoglobinemia: Methemoglobinemia has been rarely reported with organic nitrates. The diagnosis should be suspected in patients who exhibit signs of impaired oxygen delivery despite adequate arterial PO2. Classically, methemoglobinemic blood is described as chocolate brown, without color change on exposure to air. If methemoglobinemia is present, intravenous administration of methylene blue, 1 mg/kg to 2 mg/kg of body weight, may be required.

NONCLINICAL TOXICOLOGY– Carcinogenesis, Mutagenesis, Impairment of Fertility: Animal carcinogenicity studies with sublingually administered or lingual spray nitroglycerin have not been performed. Rats receiving up to 434 mg/kg/day of dietary nitroglycerin for 2 years developed dose-related fibrotic and neoplastic changes in liver, including carcinomas, and interstitial cell tumors in testes. At the highest dose, the incidences of hepatocellular carcinomas was 52% compared to 0% in untreated controls. Incidences of testicular tumors were 52% vs 8% in controls. Lifetime dietary administration of up to 1058 mg/kg/day of nitroglycerin was not tumorigenic in mice. Nitroglycerin was found to have reverse mutation activity in the Salmonella typhimurium strain TA1535 (Ames assay). A similar mutation in S. typhimurium strain was also reported for other NO donors. Nevertheless, there was no evidence of mutagenicity in an in vivo dominant lethal assay with male rats treated with oral doses of up to about 363 mg/kg/day or in ex vitro cytogenic tests in rat and dog tissues. In vitro cytogenetic assay using Chinese hamster ovary cells showed no chromosomal aberrations. In a 3-generation reproduction study, rats received dietary nitroglycerin at doses up to about 408 mg/kg/day (males) to 452 mg/kg/day (females) for 5 months (females) or 6 months (males) prior to mating of the F0 generation with treatment continuing through successive F1 and F2 generations. The highest dose was associated with decreased feed intake and body weight gain in both sexes at all matings. No specific effect on the fertility of the F0 generation was seen. Infertility noted in subsequent generations, however, was attributed to increased interstitial cell tissue and aspermatogenesis in the high-dose males. PATIENT COUNSELING INFORMATION– Interaction with PDE5 Inhibitors - NitroMist should not be used in patients who are using medications for erectile dysfunction such as sildenafil, vardenafil, and tadalafil.

These products have been shown to increase the hypotensive effects of nitrate drugs such as NitroMist. Administration - Patients should be instructed that prior to initial use of NitroMist Lingual aerosol, the pump must be primed by pressing the actuator button 10 times to ensure proper dose priming. If the product is not used for more than 6 weeks, the bottle can be adequately re-primed with 2 sprays. NitroMist is meant to be sprayed on or under the tongue at the beginning of angina or to prevent an angina attack. Treatment with nitroglycerin products such as NitroMist may be associated with lightheadedness on standing, especially just after rising from a laying or seated position. This effect may be more frequent in patients who have consumed alcohol, since alcohol use contributes to hypotension. If possible, patients should be seated when taking NitroMist. This reduces the likelihood of falling due to lightheadedness or dizziness. Headache - Headaches can sometimes accompany treatment with nitroglycerin. In patients who get these headaches, the headaches may indicate activity of the drug. Tolerance to headaches develops. Flushing - Flushing, drug rash and exfoliative dermatitis have been reported in patients receiving nitrate therapy. Container information - The NitroMist bottle should not be forcefully opened. Because NitroMist contains a highly flammable propellant (butane), do not have the container burned after use and do not spray directly towards flames. While the container is in the upright position, if the liquid reaches the top to middle of the hole on the side of the container, a new supply should be obtained. When the liquid reaches the bottom of the hole, the remaining doses will have less than label content.

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*Priming NitroMist: After receiving a new prescription or refill, patients should remove the plastic cap, place forefinger on actuator button, and press 10 times. NitroMist is now primed for 6 weeks and ready to use. If not used for more than 6 weeks, the NitroMist bottle can be adequately reprimed with 2 sprays. † Store at room temperature (25°C, 77°F); excursions permitted to 15-30°C (59-85°F).

NitroMist is a registered trademark of NovaDel Pharmaceuticals, LLC., used by permission.

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