Take Five Interview with Quality Institute Founder, David Knowlton
David Knowlton is President and CEO of the Cannabis Education and Research Institute (CERI). He also is Chairman of the Board of the Compassionate Care Foundation, a medicinal cannabis dispensary in Egg Harbor Township. A founder of the Quality Institute, Knowlton retired as President and CEO of the Quality Institute in 2015. Why was CERI…Read More…
NJII Innovation Showcase Explores Value-Based Care
Published in NJBiz.com New Jersey Institute of Technology President Joel Bloom welcomed visitors Thursday to hear about technological innovation and value-based health care at the fifth annual Innovation Showcase. Donald Sebastian, president of the New Jersey Innovation Institute, an NJIT corporation, explained that the evolution of the health care innovation labs connects business with academic…Read More…
Do You Have An End of Life Plan? More People Don’t Than You Think
Published in WBGO.org It’s been a little more than seven years since New Jersey’s Practitioner Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment law, or POSLT was signed by former Governor Chris Christie, empowering patients to work with their preferred medical professional to create advance directives. But still people end up in hospitals with no living will. The Governor’s…Read More…
Wildwood Crest Recognized as ‘Healthy Town in the Making’
Published in Cape May County Herald Online WILDWOOD CREST – The Borough of Wildwood Crest has received special recognition through its participation in the statewide Mayors Wellness Campaign for the 2018 calendar year. According to a release, Wildwood Crest has been designated as a “Healthy Town in the Making” by the New Jersey Health Care…Read More…
Pallone Promotes Generic Drugs to Curb Rising Cost of Prescription Meds
Published in NJSpotlight.com Proposals are aimed at easing development of generic medications, reducing protection of brand-name patents, and improving transparency of drug development process. Spending on pharmaceuticals is on the rise in New Jersey, a scenario that has forced hospitals here to more than double their budgets for medications over the past decade. The rising…Read More…
Quality Institute Releases Mayors Wellness Campaign New Jersey “Healthy Town” Designations for 2018
For media requests: Carol Ann Campbell 973-567-1901 or cacampbell@njhcqi.org Quality Institute Releases Mayors Wellness Campaign New Jersey “Healthy Town” Designations for 2018 PRINCETON, New Jersey — The New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute has issued its annual New Jersey “Healthy Town” designation to eight communities participating in the Mayors Wellness Campaign (MWC), a program of…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Michael Leavitt, Former Utah Governor and HHS Secretary
Mike Leavitt is the founder of Leavitt Partners, where he helps clients navigate the future as they transition to new and better models of health care. In previous roles, Leavitt served in the Cabinet of President George W. Bush (as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and Secretary of Health and Human Services) and as…Read More…
Have You Had The ‘Conversation of Your Life?’
At the Quality Institute, we’re changing the culture around end-of-life care. In libraries and senior centers, town halls and houses of worship, parks and colleges, we’re bringing people together for education — and for thoughtful conversations that provide clarity to loved ones. We started Conversation of Your Life (COYL) in 2014 with three mayors and today…Read More…
Pioneering Midwife Joins Quality Institute Board
We are thrilled that Linda Sloan Locke, CNM, MPH, LSW, has joined the Quality Institute’s Board of Directors, and we are so pleased to introduce her to our members. Linda’s experience and passion for maternal child health make her a valuable addition to our leadership. As you can read in the Take Five below, Linda…Read More…