First-in-the-Nation Mental Health First Aid Training Customized for Perinatal Community Health Care Workers
At the Quality Institute, several of our staff members are trained trainers in Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), which is sometimes dubbed “CPR for mental health.” We’ve been training people throughout the state to recognize and help those experiencing a mental health crisis. Attendees range from police and fire officials to teachers, school staff, and…Read More…
Take Five with Roy Leitstein, MS
Roy Leitstein, MS, is the CEO of Legacy Treatment Services, a New Jersey-based nonprofit behavioral health and social services provider. Leitstein will speak at the Quality Institute’s Spring All-Council Conference on May 17. At our Spring Conference, you will talk about how the stigma still associated with behavioral health treatment creates barriers to integrating physical and…Read More…
Leapfrog Announces Spring, 2023, Hospital Safety Grades – New Jersey Ranks 1st for Highest Percentage of “A” Hospitals
For Immediate Release Contact: Carol Ann Campbell cacampbell@njhcqi.org (973-567-1901) New Jersey Ranks 1st for Highest Percentage of “A” Hospitals PRINCETON – May 3, 2023 — The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit representing hundreds of employers and purchasers of health care — and driven in New Jersey by the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute…Read More…
Addressing Mental Health Through More Holistic Care
Mental health is an essential part of our overall wellbeing. When someone is unable to function at their full capability due to stress, anxiety, or other cognitive conditions, it impacts their health, relationships, ability to perform a job, to take care of others … every aspect of their lives. Unfortunately, our existing health systems…Read More…
Conversation of Your Life (COYL) Observes Healthcare Decisions Day
Healthcare Decisions Day is April 16th of each year. The day exists to raise awareness around the importance of having conversations and planning if you have a serious illness or medical emergency and can’t speak for yourself about your preferences for life-sustaining care. At the Quality Institute, we’re using the occasion to kick off…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Phillip W. Heath
Phillip W. Heath, President and CEO of Samaritan Life Enhancing Care, the not-for-profit health care provider offering hospice care, grief support, palliative medicine, and primary care at home. The organization is a member of the Quality Institute’s Provider Council. About a year ago, your organization changed its name from Samaritan Health Care & Hospice to…Read More…
Break Down Barriers to Integrating Primary and Mental Health Care
We all need to care for both our physical and mental health. Unfortunately, our health care system puts up payment, licensing, and other regulatory barriers to delivering and receiving whole person care. Many of these barriers are rooted in the destructive stigma that still surrounds mental health. These barriers lead to fragmented care and poorer…Read More…