Take Five
Take Five with Adrian Diogo
Adrian Diogo is a new Community Health Associate at the Quality Institute, where he works on the Mayors Wellness Campaign, and the Healthy Communities Create Healthy Citizens project. You were in the first graduating class of Public Health at The College of New Jersey. What do you know about how and why that program got…Read More…
Take Five with Don McDaniel
Don McDaniel, Chief Executive Officer, Continuum Health. Continuum Health is a member of the Quality Institute’s Leadership Council. What is the role of Continuum Health in today’s quickly changing health care landscape? Continuum Health has a legacy of supporting and working with physician organizations. That’s the reason we get up in the morning. Physicians should…Read More…
Five Fast Facts
Despite the law taking effect on January 1, many clinicians and physician office managers still don’t know all they need to about MACRA – the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act. Here are five fast facts anyone working in health care needs to know about MACRA: MACRA, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, is federal…Read More…
Take Five with Michael Munoz, President of AmeriHealth New Jersey
In your new role as President of AmeriHealth New Jersey, how do you see your vision and goals? Our mission is to enhance the wellbeing of the people we serve in New Jersey. We want to keep earning our reputation as a reliable, innovative company that personally engages our members and helps transform the health…Read More…
Take Five with Dr. Neel Shah
Dr. Neel Shah, MD, MPP, will be the featured speaker at the Quality Institute’s Spring All Council Conference. Dr. Shah is an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Delivery Decisions Initiative at the Ariadne Labs for Health Systems Innovation. He is an expert in designing, testing and spreading system interventions that…Read More…
Take Five with Dr. Kemi Alli
Dr. Kemi Alli is Chief Executive Officer of the Henry J. Austin Health Center, a federally qualified health center in Trenton. Dr. Alli, a board-certified pediatrician, has practiced at the center for more than 18 years. She recently joined the Quality Institute’s Board of Directors. The Henry J. Austin Health Center has worked to help…Read More…
Take Five with Elena Cromeyer, MPH, Project Director of Transforming Communities Initiative-Trinity Health, Trenton Health Team
In February, Trenton City Council voted to raise the minimum legal age to purchase cigarettes and any other tobacco-related products in the City of Trenton. What role did the Trenton Health Team play in making that change happen? We received a five-year, $2.5 million grant from Trinity Health in 2016 to address population health issues….Read More…
Take Five
The Quality Institute’s first Quality Breakfast brought together a panel of experts and an audience with deep experience in health care. This first breakfast and those planned for the future focus on specific initiatives to improve quality. The Quality Institute’s Senior Policy Advisor, Patricia Kelmar, shares key takeaways from the breakfast. The focus was lessons…Read More…
Take Five with Donald Parker, President and CEO, of Carrier Clinic
You have talked about the nation needing a commitment to addiction research similar to the Cancer Moonshot currently being led by Joe Biden. Can you explain why such a commitment is necessary? I think what I should say is that we need a “Mars Shot.” I am saying that to point out the slow pace…Read More…
Take Five with Joseph F. Scott
Joseph F. Scott, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer of Jersey City Medical Center. Scott also was recently appointed as Executive Vice President of the Office of Health Care Transformation, RWJBarnabas Health. You will continue with your CEO role while also leading the Office of Health Care Transformation at RWJBarnabas Health. Why did RWJBarnabas Health…Read More…