New Quality Institute Report Illustrates the Different Perinatal Experiences People Face Based on Insurance Status
The Quality Institute’s new report, Navigating the Obstacles: The Complex Journey of Perinatal Care in New Jersey, lays out the different coverage rules for perinatal care in New Jersey based on a person’s insurance status. The report also identifies policy changes that would close existing gaps. You can read the full report and recommendations…Read More…
Meet New Staff Members
We are thrilled to announce and introduce our new staff members. Maxilia Desir has joined our policy team and brings years of experience in health policy. Annelise Slater, MPH, has joined our quality improvement team, where she brings valuable experience in public health and quality improvement. Together, Maxilia and Annelise will enhance the Quality…Read More…
Where are the dentists for kids in need?
Lilo H. Stainton, Health Care Writer | January 8, 2025 | Health Care Medicaid pays for care, but advocates found few dentists able to take younger patients Credit: (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)In this Friday, Jan. 22, 2016 photo, Dr. Juan Fernando Yepes, a dentist at the Riley Hospital for Children Department of Pediatric Dentistry, checks the teeth of…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Shari Gold
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center is a member of the Quality Institute’s Provider Council and recently achieved a Certification in Health Care Equity from The Joint Commission. What has achieving the Joint Commission’s Health Care Equity Certification meant for the medical center and for your community? Going through this process strengthened our structure around diversity,…Read More…
Quality Institute Top Focus Areas for 2025
As a non-partisan organization, we work with all relevant state and federal officials. As President Donald Trump takes office along with a new Congress — and as New Jersey gears up for its Gubernatorial election in November — we know that health care policy will remain a top priority. Here are the areas that we expect…Read More…
Secret Shopper Research Reveals “Ghost” Dental Network Directories
Youngest Children Harmed by Significant Barriers to Dental Care in New Jersey’s Medicaid Program For Immediate Release Contact: Carol Ann Campbell cacampbell@njhcqi.org (973-567-1901) January 7, 2025 — TRENTON — The New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute today released a report that found nearly half the dental providers listed in Medicaid managed care directories would not schedule an appointment…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Assistant Commissioner Gregory Woods
Greg Woods leads the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services, which administers NJ FamilyCare, the state Medicaid program. What are the one or two top priorities that you and the administration seek to accomplish at NJ FamilyCare over the remainder of this administration? Over the past year plus, New Jersey, like all state…Read More…
Quality Institute Among First in the Nation to Launch “Raising The Bar on Birth Equity and Excellence”
A crisis exists in maternal mortality, and we’re proud to be leading one of the first pilots of a national initiative to improve birth equity, maternal child outcomes, and the experiences of people giving birth. The National Partnership for Women and Families and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) last year released Raising the…Read More…