Take Five with Commissioner Joseph Ribsam
Joseph Ribsam was appointed Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Children and Families (DCF) in 2026. He began his career at DCF in 2008 as legal counsel, later serving as Assistant Commissioner for Legal, Regulatory, and Legislative Affairs and as Deputy Commissioner. He went on to spend more than five years as Director of…Read More…
Quality Institute Releases New Tools to Help Hospitals Raise the Bar on Maternal Health
Improving maternal health takes more than identifying gaps. The effort requires listening to patients, partnering with communities, and turning what we learn into meaningful change. That’s the goal of Raising the Bar for Maternal Health in New Jersey, an initiative helping hospitals improve maternal health outcomes and provide respectful, patient-centered care. Now in our third…Read More…
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…