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…
Quality Institute Launches Regional Initiative to Improve Birth Equity in Greater Mercer County
Quality Institute Launches Regional Initiative to Improve Birth Equity in Greater Mercer County ‘Raising the Bar for Maternal Health Equity and Excellence’ Partners With Two NJ Hospitals, Creates Perinatal Community Advisory Boards Effort is the First Piloting of National Framework to Improve Birth Equity TRENTON, New Jersey — December 4, 2024 — The New Jersey…Read More…
At ‘League’ Conference, Mayors Wellness Campaign Brings Towns Together
As one of the largest municipal gatherings in the nation, the New Jersey League of Municipalities Conference offers a unique opportunity for face-to-face networking and exploring developments in New Jersey’s local government. Each year, the Quality Institute team looks forward to convening mayors and community leaders for our panel, “Bringing Wellness to Your Community,” as…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Joel C. Cantor, ScD
The Center for State Health Policy, a member of the Quality Institute’s Education Council, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. The Center works to provide rigorous research and to inform and support sound health care policy in New Jersey and around the nation. Can you describe the one area where the Center has the greatest…Read More…
Quality Institute’s Mayors Wellness Campaign Awards $127,500 To 11 New Jersey Towns
Quality Institute’s Mayors Wellness Campaign Awards $127,500 To 11 New Jersey Towns Funded By Walmart, Grants Support Mental Health Programs, Education TRENTON, New Jersey — The New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute’s Mayors Wellness Campaign (MWC) has awarded a total of $127,500 in grants to 11 New Jersey communities to support community mental health initiatives and…Read More…
Thirty-One New Jersey Hospitals Earn an “A” on the Fall 2024 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
Thirty-One New Jersey Hospitals Earn an “A” on the Fall 2024 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade New Jersey Ranks 5th Nationally for Percentage of A hospitals Leapfrog Reports Nationally in Healthcare-Associated Infections, Hand Hygiene, and Medication Safety TRENTON — November 15, 2024 – The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit representing hundreds of the nation’s most influential…Read More…