Take Five
Take Five Interview with Dapa Wilcox
Dapa D. Wilcox is the Community Coordinator for the Quality Institute. Can you outline your role at the Quality Institute? I help advance the Quality Institute’s community-based initiatives, including the Mayors Wellness Campaign and the Conversation of Your Life (COYL) programs, through educating, engaging, and working closely with community members, elected officials, volunteers, and other…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Tracey L. Post
Tracey L. Post, LCSW, CST, CCTP, is the Founder and CEO of TLP Consulting Group, which offers training and consultations to small and large businesses. TLP also houses the Princeton Center for MindBody Healing, which provides evidenced-based trauma and relationship counseling. Tracey was recently featured in our Quality Institute webinar, Anxiety vs. Resiliency: How to…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Carman Ciervo, DO, FACOFP
Carman A. Ciervo, DO, is Chief Physician and Executive Vice President of Jefferson Health. He spoke about changes in the field of primary care. You have been a primary care physician with Jefferson Medical Group for more than 20 years. What are changes you have seen in that time? Care coordination and the doctor-patient…Read More…
Take Five Interview With Shereef Elnahal
Dive into our latest Take Five Interview, featuring our newest Board member Shereef Elnahal, MD, MBA, President & CEO of our member, University Hospital Newark.Read More…
Take Five Interview with Kathleen Noonan
As the CEO of the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers, Kathleen Noonan speaks with us about their recently published findings from their randomized controlled trial (RTC) in 2014. Why did the Camden Coalition undertake the randomized controlled trial (RTC) in 2014? It was a great opportunity for us — a relatively small nonprofit — to…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Christin Deacon
Christin Deacon is Director of Health Benefit Operations and Policy and Planning at the New Jersey Division of Pensions and Benefits, Department of Treasury. First, can you tell us about your role in the state’s Division of Pensions and Benefits? As an Assistant Director, I lead the Health Benefits section, which consists of two…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Judith Persichilli, New Jersey Commissioner of Health
Judith M. Persichilli, R.N., B.S.N., M.A., is the New Jersey Commissioner of Health. She was a founding member of the Quality Institute. What do you see as your top priorities for health care in New Jersey? The priorities fall into two categories, strategic and tactical. So let’s start with tactical —the issues that come…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Jan Nicholson
For nearly 20 years, The Nicholson Foundation has worked to improve the health and well-being of vulnerable populations in New Jersey. The Foundation recently announced that it would commit its last grants through the middle of 2020 and close its Newark office at the end of 2021. We spoke to Jan Nicholson, President of the…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Marcela Ospina Maziarz, MPA
Marcela Ospina Maziarz, MPA, is the Deputy Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Health. We know that the Health Resources and Service Administration, part of the federal government, selected New Jersey as one of nine states to receive a grant to improve maternal health. Can you tell us how New Jersey is using…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Don Liss
Don Liss, M.D., is Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, a member of the Quality Institute’s Leadership Council. In this interview, he talks about the challenges of providing high quality health care that’s still affordable. You recently returned to New Jersey. Can you tell us what you…Read More…