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Take Five Interview with Ed Jimenez, MBA
Ed Jimenez, MBA, is the new president and CEO of University Hospital in Newark, a member of the Quality Institute’s Provider Council. You recently served as CEO of University of Florida Health Shands Hospital and held leadership positions at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and St. Joseph’s Healthcare System. You also spent two years…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Melissa Fox
Melissa Fox, MHA, FACMPE, FACHE, is Chief Operating Officer of Acenda Integrated Health, a member of the Quality Institute’s Provider Council. Acenda was selected by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to be the incubator organization for the creation of a public health institute in New Jersey. What can you tell us about where you…Read More…
New CMS Model Provides New Jersey with Opportunity to Elevate Primary Care
Posted June 28, 2023New CMS Model Provides New Jersey with Opportunity to Elevate Primary Care
At the Quality Institute, we have long championed alternative payment models that support high-quality and comprehensive primary care. We have another opportunity to improve the health of our state now that the CMS Innovation Center has selected New Jersey to participate in a potentially transformative model of care. New Jersey is one of just…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Nicole Rodriguez
Nicole Rodriguez, President of New Jersey Policy Perspective, a Trenton-based think tank that drives policy change to advance economic, social, and racial justice. The organization is a member of the Quality Institute’s Consumer Council. You became President of New Jersey Policy Perspective in June of last year. How would you characterize your vision for…Read More…
Medicaid Payment Parity in Primary Care Improves Health Outcomes and Equity
For primary care, the state’s Medicaid program pays doctors, nurses, and midwives about half the rate that Medicare pays. The policy of paying half as much for the same service is inequitable and reduces access to high quality primary care for more than two million of our state’s residents. These lower reimbursement rates are…Read More…
Quality Institute Membership Gathers to Advance Greater Integration of Behavioral Health and Primary Care
At our Spring All Council Conference last week, we brought together leaders working to integrate mental health and primary care. Integrating care has always been a goal for the Quality Institute, and the need is even greater now with the post-pandemic demand for mental health services in addition to people catching up on unmet physical…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Jeffrey Boscamp, M.D.
Jeffrey Boscamp, M.D., is Dean of the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, a member of the Quality Institute’s Education Council, Institutes of Higher Learning. Your medical school vision states that every person in New Jersey, and in the United States, regardless of race or socioeconomic status, will enjoy the highest levels of wellness in…Read More…