Take Five with Lindsay L. Shea, DrPH, MS
Lindsay L. Shea, DrPH, MS, is Director of the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy (CSHP), a role she began in July 2026. She also holds a faculty appointment in the Department of Psychiatry at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Before joining Rutgers, she led the Policy and Analytics Center at the A.J. Drexel…Read More…
Coverage Isn’t Care If You Can’t Get an Appointment
At the Quality Institute we spend a lot of time working to keep people covered by health insurance. Families, employers, and government put enormous resources into that coverage through premiums, taxes, and public programs. We do this because coverage is supposed to mean access to care. But if a person with insurance can’t get an…Read More…
Take Five with Frank A. Ghinassi, PhD, ABPP
Frank A. Ghinassi, PhD, ABPP, is President and CEO of Rutgers Health University Behavioral Health Care (UBHC) and Senior Vice President of the Behavioral Health and Addictions Service Line at RWJBarnabas Health. He is a new member of the Quality Institute’s Board of Directors. Before joining Rutgers, he was Vice President for Quality, Patient Safety…Read More…
TEAMBIRTH MODEL GROWS IN NEW JERSEY WITH 7 ADDITIONAL HOSPITALS PREPARING TO LAUNCH
Patients Who Participate in TeamBirth Huddles Report Higher Autonomy September 15, 2026 TRENTON, New Jersey — TeamBirth, a nationally recognized evidence-based model that enhances the safety and overall experience of childbirth, is continuing to expand across New Jersey. Seven additional hospitals are actively preparing to launch TeamBirth, bringing the total number of participating hospitals and…Read More…
H.R. 1 Education Sessions and Materials Coming for Health Care Organizations and Other Key Stakeholders
Throughout New Jersey, the State and many partner organizations are working to keep as many people covered as possible. This month, the Quality Institute is releasing education sessions, materials, and resources to support this work – with a focus on key groups across the health care system that interact with New Jersey residents as they…Read More…
Take Five with Iris Jones, MA, LPC, LCADC, NCC, CCS, PMH-C
Iris Jones is the Assistant Commissioner for the Division of Family Health Services at the New Jersey Department of Health. She joined the Department as Executive Director of Women’s Health and was promoted to her current role last fall. Before moving into public health, she co-founded the Cooper Center for Healing EMPOWR clinic that provides…Read More…