FALL 2025 LEAPFROG SAFETY GRADES RELEASED, PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO LOCAL HOSPITALS
New Jersey has Nation’s Third Highest Percentage of ‘A’ Hospitals And Highest Rate of Leapfrog Participation TRENTON, New Jersey — November 13, 2025 — The Leapfrog Group, the independent nonprofit advancing patient safety, today released its Fall 2025 Hospital Safety Grades. The biannual Safety Grades — ranging from “A” to “F” — assess how well…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Nicole McQuillen, MSW, LCSW
Nicole McQuillen, MSW, LCSW, Senior Vice President, Children and Family Services at CarePlus NJ and CEO of Paradigm School System. CarePlus NJ, a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic, is a member of the Quality Institute’s Provider Council. How does Paradigm fit into your broader mission? Paradigm School System extends our mission by directly integrating education…Read More…
‘Conversation of Your Life’ Supports Advance Care Planning During Hospice and Palliative Care Month
November marks Hospice and Palliative Care Month, a time to honor the care that helps people live with dignity, comfort, and respect when facing serious illness. It is also a time when families often come together, creating an opportunity to discuss the kind of care we’d like to receive if we are unable to speak…Read More…
Join Our Call for Passage of the Healthy Smiles Act
As the current administration and New Jersey legislative session wind down, there is still opportunity to create meaningful change for our state’s children. For too long, children’s oral health has been overlooked, even though good dental care is vital to overall health, development, and well-being. Untreated dental problems are a leading cause of school absences…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Fay Cobb Payton, PhD, MBA
Fay Cobb Payton, PhD, MBA, Executive Director of the Institute for Data, Research and Innovation Science (IDRIS) at Rutgers University – Newark. IDRIS is a member of the Quality Institute’s Education Council. What inspired Rutgers University to launch IDRIS? IDRIS was launched as part of Rutgers University Academic Affairs’ broader Roadmaps to Excellence initiative, which…Read More…
TEAMBIRTH MODEL GROWS IN NEW JERSEY WITH 14 ADDITIONAL HOSPITALS PARTICIPATING IN 2025
For Immediate Release Contact: Carol Ann Campbell cacampbell@njhcqi.org (973-567-1901) TEAMBIRTH MODEL GROWS IN NEW JERSEY WITH 14 ADDITIONAL HOSPITALS PARTICIPATING IN 2025 Seven Hospitals Implemented TeamBirth Earlier This Year; Additional Facilities Now Preparing to Join Statewide Initiative October 21, 2025 TRENTON, New Jersey — TeamBirth, a nationally recognized evidence-based model that enhances…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Dan Holub
Dan Holub, Director of Research and Economic Services for the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA), a member of the Quality Institute’s Purchaser Council. What does the NJEA, which represents 200,000 members, see as its top one or two health care issues? One of the biggest issues for us is the School Employees’ Health Benefits Plan….Read More…