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02/03/2012

NJCTH News
NJCTH Graduation Medical Education Primer (njcth.org) The New Jersey Council of Teaching Hospitals has created this Graduate Medical Education Primer to demystify and simply define New Jersey’s medical education system.

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NJ Checkup: Finding Solutions Before Doctor Shortage is Critical (njspotlight.com) New Jersey’s chronic doctor shortage is expected to worsen as patients get older and sicker, and federal healthcare reform brings broader coverage for the uninsured. Over the next decade, the state will have 3,000 fewer doctors than needed, according to projections cited as the state legislature begins to tackle the problem.

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American Heart Month
Statement from Secretary Sebelius on American Heart Month (hhs.gov) February is American Heart Month; a month to spread awareness about the importance of heart health. Each year, countless American families are impacted by heart disease and stroke.

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Hospitals Beneficial to their Communities
2009 Schedule H filings show many ways hospitals benefit communities (ahanews.com) Hospitals spend an average of 11.3% of their total expenses on benefits to their communities, according to a new report by Ernst & Young.

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Flu Vaccinations for Health Care Employees
Business group supports mandatory flu vaccination for health care workers (ahanews.com) The National Business Group on Health today recommended that hospitals and other health care facilities require employees to receive an annual flu vaccine to protect patients and other employees from the flu, unless they have a documented medical excuse or religious objections.

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Hospital Compare Data
Hospital CLABSI data added to Hospital Compare (ahanews.com) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday updated the Hospital Compare website to include hospital-provided data on central line-associated bloodstream infections.

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Lieutenant Governor	Kim Guadagno
Commissioner, Dept. of Health & Senior Services	Dr. Poonan Alaigh
Commissioner, Dept. of Human Services	Jennifer Velez, Esq.
Commissioner, Dept. of Children & Families	Allison Blake
Secretary of Agriculture	Douglas Fisher
Attorney General	Paula T. Dow
Commissioner, Dept. of Banking & Insurance	Tom Considine
President, Board of Public Utilities	Lee Solomon
Commissioner, Dept. of Community Affairs	Lori Grifa
Commissioner, Dept. of Corrections	Gary Lanigan
Acting Commissioner, Dept. of Education	Rochelle Hendricks
Commissioner, Dept. of Environmental Protection	Robert Martin
Com, Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development	Harold J. Wirths
General, Dept. of Military & Veterans' Affairs	Glenn K. Reith

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