Statewide:
Department:
Copyright © State of New Jersey,
Department of Health
P. O. Box 360
Trenton, NJ 08625-0360
Department of Health
P. O. Box 360
Trenton, NJ 08625-0360
Health Care facilities are required to report data to NJDOH on the following:
The State of NJ has collected utilization data on hospital inpatients since 1976. Learn more about the types of data that are available to qualified researchers and the general public.
New Jersey hospitals are required to submit data to the Department of Health on each patient undergoing open heart surgery, cardiac catheterization, and stroke patients. The Department compiles, monitors, and publishes reports on some of the data for public use.
Under the requirements of the New Jersey Patient Safety Act, all healthcare facilities in New Jersey are required to report medical errors or adverse events to the Department. This system is confidential and the site is intended only for health care professionals who want to know how to report an event confidentially to the Department.
New Jersey law requires hospitals and nursing homes to compile and report information on the number of staff involved in direct patient care.
The Hospital Performance Report includes clinical performance data collected by all the acute care hospitals in the state. The report contains data on:
Quality Indicators (QI) are measures developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to help hospitals identify potential areas of concern within the hospital or the hospital’s community. NJDOH applies the AHRQ tools to NJ data.