Facilities identified by the Commissioner of Health will be required to provide information about appropriate palliative care and hospice services to patients and residents with a serious illness.

About 6,000 employees at Verizon's Basing Ridge headquarters have been able to see a primary care physician without leaving work, thanks to an independent 1,500-square-foot Summit Medical Group facility housed onsite.

Part of a broader trend, medical facilities are being integrated into mixed-use and other developments as a way to enhance projects. “Demographics, including aging baby boomers, played a big part in this,” according to Chick Atkins, a principal at Atkins Cos. “People are not getting any younger, and more of them need more access to health care.

Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements are shrinking, and the foundation of the health care industry’s fee structure is getting a makeover. But that’s not stopping some forward-thinking health systems from continuing to expand as they adjust to the new normal.

Under a measure signed into law on Friday, the state's health commissioner is encouraged to develop programs and resources to entice support for women from health care providers, community health workers and health care facilities in developing a reproductive life plan.

Physician assistants can now sign, modify, or revoke POLST forms in the same manner as physicians and advanced practice nurses.

The bipartisan legislation expands the State Medicaid program to cover group services following guidelines set forth by CenteringPregnancy, a model designed to enhance participation in group prenatal care from minority and low-income communities.

The New Jersey Attorney General announced on Thursday the results of two collaborative law enforcement missions in Trenton and Paterson aimed at reducing gun violence and combating the opioid epidemic in the state.

The investments will enable Health Resources and Services Administration-funded community health centers, rural organizations and academic institutions supporting residents to establish and expand access to integrated substance use disorder and mental health services.

“We are thrilled to join WCG, and to be part of an organization so keenly focused on driving down the cost of drug development,” said Nicolas Cindric, PharmaSeek’s CEO. “It doesn’t feel like an acquisition in the traditional sense; it feels more like we’ve received an exclusive invitation to join a community of like-minded professionals who share a vision for a better tomorrow."

"Ultimately, we are joining forces to deliver new treatment options for medical needs that are still unmet today,” Stefan Oelrich, member of the board of management and Pharmaceuticals Division president at Bayer AG, said in a statement.

The health care data and analytics provider is experiencing significant traction with enterprise clients, with bookings growth forecast to increase 300 percent this year.