We’ve provided this centralized entry point for the array of NJHA data portals and tools. Please note that many of these portals require the appropriate log-ins and permissions to access them. For more information, contact (800) 828-9366.
You arrive in your office and find a RAC record request letter awaiting you. 100 records, due back in 45 days. Someone has to pull and review the records, scan or copy them, keep track of each step along the way, and make sure they are all packaged and mailed before the deadline. And that's just the beginning. Sound overwhelming? We can help. Introducing AUDITTrax from NJHA-Healthcare Business Solutions, a workflow tool for managing audits.
NJHA's Chapter 160 System satisfies hospitals' annual cost-report submission requirement by enabling hospitals to enter its financial data into NJHA's secure web-based application. The data is configured into a N.J. Department of Health-approved format and transmitted by NJHA to the state. By using the Chapter 160 System hospitals are providing NJHA with access to the data within these cost reports for additional purposes beyond the scope of Chapter 160. This allows NJHA to provide its members with up-to-date financial reports such as the Hospital Performance Benchmark Report and other ad-hoc analyses that may occur as a result of proposed state legislative or regulatory changes.
HRET is providing its Data Reporter service electronically to our Data Reporter client hospitals. This service is provided to assist in the verification of the accuracy and reliability of the data submitted to the state through the Data Intermediary in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:31B-2.5. Access to the Data Reporter service is limited to authorized contacts only. The information is transmitted using SSL technology making the service HIPAA compliant. HRET Data Reporter also provides state-wide benchmarks for quality performance purpose.
The FAST System Web site collects information used solely by NJHA in the production of its quarterly Financial Analysis & Statistical Trends ("FAST") report. The FAST report provides hospital executives as well as NJHA’s Board of Trustees with a quarterly analysis of comparative financial and operational indicators, and serves as a valuable financial management and NJHA policy formation tool.
Assisted living communities can submit data and monitor trends on quality measures that impact resident quality of life. This data forms the foundation for shared learning, beginning with the ability of the PSO participant to compare their community with aggregate performance of peer communities.
Garden State Patient Safety Center The Garden State Patient Safety Center is a "Patient Safety Organization" (PSO) certified by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Initially certified in 2010, we work with healthcare providers to adopt a culture of patient safety at every level of the organization. This includes embracing a harm-reduction philosophy as a foundation for achieving high-quality care for patients, safer workplaces for employees and better health outcomes for our communities. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services requires hospitals with over 50 beds to engage with a federally listed PSO or, if not working with a PSO, implement an evidence-based initiative to improve healthcare quality through the collection, management and analysis of patient safety events.
A practical solution to assist in the Accounting of Disclosures provision under HIPAA. HIPAA Trax is designed to concurrently track qualified disclosures, including electronic disclosures. Disclosures are easily input into HIPAA Trax in a variety of manners: by telephone, e-mail, facsimile, diskette or by electronic transfer of information. Users access a Report Console to generate Accounting of Disclosure reports upon demand.
The NJHA PPE, Supply & Capacity Portal is a collaborative effort between the state Office of Emergency Management, state Department of Health and NJHA to better manage PPE supply to protect our healthcare workers in the COVID-19 response.
This data portal is provided to assist with data collection for the N.J. Perinatal Quality Collaborative, a multi-year CDC funded initiative. It is a statewide partnership of committed stakeholders working together to improve the quality and safety of care provided to New Jersey’s mothers and babies. Participants are able to trend the hospital’s performance against statewide performance (hospitals cannot view each other’s data) while at the same time use the information as a launching point for their own quality improvement initiatives.
Protecting healthcare organizations from excessive unemployment costs is Princeton Claims Management's forte — they've conclusively won nine out of every 10 unemployment claims hearings for New Jersey hospitals for more than a decade. PCM's dedicated professionals have comprehensive knowledge of the healthcare industry and unemployment law and directly maintain unemployment forms for many of New Jersey's hospitals, provide expert representation at unemployment hearings and skillfully negotiate through the many obstacles that can arise along the way.
The sepsis mortality reports contain a breakdown of the raw data, compared to the statewide aggregate. The report also includes a further breakdown of the mortality data by race, ethnicity, gender, age and payer type. The reports contain trending charts which show variations in sepsis mortality rates over time. In addition to the mortality reports, hospital members may also download comparative mortality reports, comparing their quarterly rate with other NJ hospitals. All reports include cases for patients 18 years and older. The data used to calculate these reports is from the New Jersey Discharge Data Collection System, which is populated from each hospital’s own administrative discharge coding data.
Developed by the IT experts at the New Jersey Hospital Association, VeCred Enhanced is the go-to-resource for eighty-five percent of New Jersey acute care hospitals for license verifications and state/federal exclusion checking. Since 2005, VeCred Enhanced has helped providers automate the verification process, save time and perform thousands of look-ups in a matter of minutes, eliminating human error.