6-21-23 Adelisa Perez-Hudgins Interview with NJSpotlight: C-sections Decline in New Jersey
C-sections Decline in New Jersey Medical experts are applauding efforts to decrease the number of unnecessary C-sections performed in New Jersey. The state Department of Health’s latest hospital maternity care report card shows cesarean delivery rates have declined in recent years. Data shows New Jersey’s cesarean delivery rate in 2020 was 32.9%, a 1% drop…Read More…
6-24-23 Linda Schwimmer Think Tank with Steve Adubato Interview
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Take Five Interview with Nicole Rodriguez
Nicole Rodriguez, President of New Jersey Policy Perspective, a Trenton-based think tank that drives policy change to advance economic, social, and racial justice. The organization is a member of the Quality Institute’s Consumer Council. You became President of New Jersey Policy Perspective in June of last year. How would you characterize your vision for…Read More…
Medicaid Payment Parity in Primary Care Improves Health Outcomes and Equity
For primary care, the state’s Medicaid program pays doctors, nurses, and midwives about half the rate that Medicare pays. The policy of paying half as much for the same service is inequitable and reduces access to high quality primary care for more than two million of our state’s residents. These lower reimbursement rates are…Read More…
Quality Institute Membership Gathers to Advance Greater Integration of Behavioral Health and Primary Care
At our Spring All Council Conference last week, we brought together leaders working to integrate mental health and primary care. Integrating care has always been a goal for the Quality Institute, and the need is even greater now with the post-pandemic demand for mental health services in addition to people catching up on unmet physical…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Jeffrey Boscamp, M.D.
Jeffrey Boscamp, M.D., is Dean of the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, a member of the Quality Institute’s Education Council, Institutes of Higher Learning. Your medical school vision states that every person in New Jersey, and in the United States, regardless of race or socioeconomic status, will enjoy the highest levels of wellness in…Read More…