Spotlight on Health Care Transparency
Last week in Burlington City, I stood in a family health center that was crowded with state health care leaders and others applauding as Governor Murphy officially created the new Office of Health Care Affordability and Transparency. As the Quality Institute, we have long called for an office that could align the health care related…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…
Health Matters Poll – Health Information Seeking and Trust
View or download the Quality Institute Health Information Seeking and Trust Report here.Read More…
Health Matters Poll: By Wide Margins, New Jerseyans Turn To and Trust Physicians and Nurses Most for Health-Related Information
Some seek information and trust family, friends, and websites; fewer trust traditional and social media. New Brunswick, N.J. – Though they’re able to seek healthcare information from more places than ever before, New Jersey residents still turn to — and trust —doctors and nurses more than any other source. Nine in ten report being likely to ask…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…
Exclusive Interview with Christin Deacon, Office of the Treasury
The Quality Institute’s origins go back to the New Jersey Payer Coalition, which was a group of union funds that were purchasing health care for their members but had no information about the quality or safety of the care. All they knew was that the costs were going up, and they had little to no…Read More…
Top Health Care Issues for New Jersey in 2020
As we move into the first year of a new decade, we want to highlight some pressing issues in health care, especially areas where the Quality Institute, together with our members, can make a real impact. Supporting Healthy Aging: As a state, we aren’t getting any younger. In 2010, people over the age of sixty…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…