Author Archive
Take Five Interview with Erika Kerber, Esq.
Erika Kerber, Esq., Associate Executive Director at Community Health Law Project (CHLP). Who is eligible to receive services through CHLP? CHLP is a non-profit legal services organization that provides free legal and advocacy assistance and representation in civil matters to low-income New Jersey residents with disabilities, those with chronic health conditions, and the frail…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Steven H. Landers
Steven H. Landers, M.D., MPH, is President & CEO of the Visiting Nurse Association Health Group, Inc., one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit home health care providers. The organization, headquartered in New Jersey, is a long-time member of the Quality Institute. How has the COVID-19 crisis changed the way you provide home health services…Read More…
COVID-19 Can’t Stop the COYL Conversation
Our Conversation of Your Life (COYL) program has historically relied on the power of our in-person community gatherings at libraries, community centers, places of worship, and other meeting spots. People came together to learn about and discuss end-of-life care options — and how to create and share their wishes through advance directives. These in-person conversations…Read More…
Voices of Pain, Anger — Calls for Action
I want to use my space here to project the voices that have most resonated with me this past week. Now more than ever, it’s essential to not only seek out diverse viewpoints but to also amplify those messages. Indeed, at this time we must address not just the pandemic, but also racism, another sickness…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Mary Ann Christopher
Mary Ann Christopher, MSN, RN, FAAN, recently joined the Board of the Quality Institute. Ms. Christopher is a nationally known nurse leader and strategic health care executive. She is a former corporate officer at Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey and past President and Chief Executive Officer of Visiting Nurse Services of New…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Jeff Grosser
Jeff Grosser is the Public Health Officer for Princeton. He spoke to us about the role of local health departments during the Covid-19 pandemic. Why is supporting a public health infrastructure important in responding to the coronavirus? At this moment, what we’re seeing right now, in terms of the worldwide pandemic, is how it’s…Read More…
My Commencement Speech for Healing
The Class of 2020 will enter a world of uncertainty, and as I listened to virtual commencement speeches over the weekend, I pondered the healing we need for ourselves and for our communities in the days ahead. The global pandemic has further exposed the inequalities we already knew existed. At the Quality Institute, we’ve long…Read More…
Perinatal Care During COVID-19: Recommendations Issued to Guide Pregnant Individuals and Caregivers
At the Quality Institute, we just released recommendations to guide pregnant individuals and their caregivers through the unprecedented times we’re living in right now. We answered a request from the State and The Nicholson Foundation and created a Work Group comprised of maternal and child health experts in New Jersey. The result is Recommendations of…Read More…