Take Five Interview with Becky Levy
Becky Levy, Chief Executive Officer, Vanova Health, a member of the Quality Institute’s Provider Council. How does Vanova Health work with independent primary care physicians? Vanova Health’s mission is to empower independent physicians to thrive. We support primary care physicians that seek to transform their practices by diving deeper into value-based contracting with payers. We…Read More…
Work Together To Keep New Jersey Medicaid Strong and Open for Business
New Jersey Family Care’s enrollment system is the front door to health insurance coverage for 1.8 million residents of the Garden State. We all benefit when everyone in our communities has access to timely health care. Coverage reduces stress, enables people to seek preventive and primary care and obtain treatment before conditions become critical or…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Brittany L. Holom-Trundy, PhD
New Jersey Policy Perspective is a member of the Quality Institute’s Consumer Council. How should the New Jersey state budget be changed to help more people access care and meet social needs to promote a healthier state? Our state budget reflects the values we prioritize. A key lesson we must apply is the importance of…Read More…
Quality Institute Co-Leading the Essential Jobs, Essential Care New Jersey Coalition
Everyone cared for at home, in a group home, or in a long-term care facility, is supported by a workforce that often is unseen or undervalued. Yet without these direct care workers, our health care system would collapse. At the Quality Institute, we know that achieving safer, more accessible, and higher-quality health care must include…Read More…
Mental Health First Aid: Stepping into the Work
In our personal and professional lives, we often prepare ourselves for emergencies: fire drills, CPR certifications, and stocking first aid kits. We’re trained to respond quickly when someone is physically injured or in danger. But how prepared are we to respond when someone is experiencing a mental health crisis? This week, I had the…Read More…
How Quality Institute Members Shape Policy and Will Inform New Jersey’s Next Governor
With New Jersey’s gubernatorial primaries next week, the Quality Institute, supported by our members, is finalizing a report that identifies the greatest health care challenges we face and identifies actionable solutions. We will share the report with our members and the candidates soon. We regularly count on the expertise and perspective of our members —…Read More…
QUALITY INSTITUTE NAMED ‘HEALTH CARE HERO’ FOR DEVELOPING PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING
For Immediate Release Contact: Carol Ann Campbell cacampbell@njhcqi.org (973-567-1901) June 4, 2025 TRENTON, New Jersey — The New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute has been named a 2025 NJBIZ Health Care Hero for its leadership in creating the nation’s first perinatal focused Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) trainings. The Quality Institute is offering the Perinatal MHFA…Read More…