New Jersey’s Immunization Rates Are Slipping. Here’s What We Can Do About It.
This week, President Trump issued an executive order urging states to disregard long-standing, evidence-based recommendations on child and adolescent vaccines. Fortunately, New Jersey took the legal steps to decouple its vaccine requirements from the federal government and instead link them to trusted non-political sources such as the American Academy of Pediatrics. I fully expect that…Read More…
Take Five with Dr. Tara VanHise, DO
Dr. Tara VanHise, DO, is a family medicine physician with Capital Health and the founder of THRIVE, the health system’s program for physician and health care professional wellness. Capital Health is a member of the Quality Institute’s Provider Council. When and how did Capital Health establish the THRIVE program, and what need was it designed…Read More…
New Team Members for the Tough Work Ahead
Welcome Sarah and Jamie! I’m excited to introduce two new members of our team who bring direct clinical experience to our policy and quality work. As we expand our work on evidence-based, innovative models of care and payment reform, we have a growing need for team members with direct experience at the bedside and designing…Read More…
New Staff Spotlight: Take Five with Sarah Wolf, MAS, RN, BSN, CCM & Jamie Agunsday, MA, MSN, RNC-OB, FAWHONN
Take Five with Sarah Wolf, MAS, RN, BSN, CCM, Senior Program Officer – Policy at the Quality Institute, and Jamie Agunsday, MA, MSN, RNC-OB, FAWHONN, Program Officer – Quality at the Quality Institute. Take Five with Sarah Wolf, MAS, RN, BSN, CCM What drew you from clinical care originally into health care quality and policy?…Read More…
Take Five with Lori Feldstein
Lori Feldstein, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the Goals of Care Coalition of New Jersey (GOCCNJ), a member of the Quality Institute’s Consumer Council. New Jersey’s new Medicaid Community-Based Palliative Care benefit officially launched on April 1. Can you explain what this benefit is, who it is designed to support, and why this…Read More…
Rowing In the Same Direction on Children’s Mental Health
Earlier this week, we gathered for breakfast at the Mercer County Boathouse with the many experts who served on our Children’s Mental Health Mapping Advisory Committee, along with child and family advocates, educators, funders, and clinicians, to celebrate the release of the report and discuss next steps to ensure implementation of the recommendations. At the…Read More…