Take Five
Take Five with Donald Parker, President and CEO, of Carrier Clinic
You have talked about the nation needing a commitment to addiction research similar to the Cancer Moonshot currently being led by Joe Biden. Can you explain why such a commitment is necessary? I think what I should say is that we need a “Mars Shot.” I am saying that to point out the slow pace…Read More…
Take Five with Joseph F. Scott
Joseph F. Scott, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer of Jersey City Medical Center. Scott also was recently appointed as Executive Vice President of the Office of Health Care Transformation, RWJBarnabas Health. You will continue with your CEO role while also leading the Office of Health Care Transformation at RWJBarnabas Health. Why did RWJBarnabas Health…Read More…
Take Five with Charlene Holzbaur
Charlene Holzbaur, who recently stepped down as Director of the Office of Management and Budget for New Jersey, has joined the Quality Institute’s Board of Directors. You were the treasury department’s budget director for 16 years, making you the state’s longest-serving budget director, apparently going as far back as 1865. As someone with deep experience…Read More…
Take Five with Matt D’Oria, Chief Transformation Officer leading the Quality Institute’s Medicaid 2.0 Initiative
Medicaid 2.0 is nearly three-quarters of the way through the first phase. How far along is the work of this important initiative? We are now 75% through the initial grant, which we received through generous support from The Nicholson Foundation. The Transformation Teams are about to wrap up their deliberations and will be delivering their recommendations…Read More…
Take Five with Amanda Melillo
Amanda Melillo, Chief of Staff of the Quality Institute, leads the Quality Institute’s Leapfrog programming. She talked with Take Five about recent changes in the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades. After the spring Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades came out this year we saw a real shake-up in scoring. One-third of New Jersey hospitals dropped a grade…Read More…
Take Five with Cory S. Capps, Phd.
Cory S. Capps, Phd., an economist at Bates White Economic Consulting and published expert on the implications of health care consolidation, will be the keynote speaker at the Quality Institute’s Winter Conference on November 2nd. He spoke to Symptoms & Cures in advance of his talk. You have studied health care mergers for many years…Read More…
Take Five with Megan Sheppard
The Quality Institute partners with the Cumberland County Department of Health and Inspira Health Network through a three-year partnership grant from the United Health Foundation to improve chronic disease management, health literacy, and access to healthy lifestyle initiatives. Inspira Health Network is a Provider Council member of the Quality Institute. Current Cumberland County Mayors involved…Read More…
Take Five with Calvin H. Knowlton
Calvin Knowlton, BScPharm, MDiv, PhD, is the Founder and CEO of Tabula Rasa HealthCare, based in Moorestown. At Tabula Rasa HealthCare, you focus on ways to use technology to improve health care, particularly in the area of medication risk mitigation. How big a problem is this? The elephant in the room in pharmacy is adverse…Read More…
Take Five with Terrill Jordan
Terrill Jordan is President and CEO of Regional Cancer Care Associates (RCCA). He spoke to Symptoms & Cures about RCCA’s move toward value-based care in the field of cancer treatment. We know CMS is trying to prepare physicians for far-reaching changes in the way the government will pay for medical care. You are participating in…Read More…
Take Five with Jack Sullivan
Jack Sullivan, Health Benefits Manager of the Northeast Carpenters Funds, sat down for a Take Five with Symptoms & Cures. Jack is the Quality Institute’s newest board member. You have been managing the health benefits of the Carpenters Funds for more than two decades and have a unique perspective into long-term trends in health care…Read More…