Steven Kairys, MD, is Principal Investigator of New Jersey Integrated Care for Kids (InCK), a new pilot program in Ocean and Monmouth Counties, and a pediatrician at Hackensack Meridian Health, a member of the Quality Institute. The NJ InCK pilot is led by Hackensack Meridian Health with the Quality Institute and VNA Health Group as co-leads.   …Read More…

Douglas Forrester is Chairman of Integrity Health, a health care benefits management company that operates Partnership Health Centers. Integrity Health is a member of the Quality Institute.   Partnership Health Centers employs a unique patient-centered model of care. What makes your model different? I’m not aware of any organization with an outpatient setting that has…Read More…

Daniel Klim is Executive Director of the American Physical Therapy Association of New Jersey a member of the Quality Institute. The professional organization recently launched a mental health support program for its members. We discuss this timely and critical topic in today’s Take Five.   Your organization represents physical therapy professionals across New Jersey. How…Read More…

Shawna Hudson is Professor and Research Division Chief in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She will deliver the keynote speech at the Quality Institute’s Winter Conference.   As an internationally known medical sociologist specializing in primary care research, can you give our readers a…Read More…

Mariekarl Vilceus-Talty, MA, BSN, NE-BC, LNC, President and CEO of the Partnership for Maternal & Child Health of Northern New Jersey. The Partnership is a member of the Quality Institute, and the designated maternal health consortium for Northern New Jersey.   You have decades of direct labor and delivery patient care and managing hundreds of…Read More…

Sarah Adelman serves as Acting Commissioner for the New Jersey Department of Human Services.   Most people want to remain in their home and community as they age. How is your department supporting the move toward home and community-based care for the older adults? At Human Services, we’ve been focused on building a strong and person-centered…Read More…

Roberto Muñiz, President and CEO of Parker Life, the newest member of the Quality Institute’s Leadership Council.   Parker Life has been a leader in high-quality, person-centered care for older adults in Central Jersey. Can you share some details about the unique aspects of your skilled nursing homes and adult day services? Mrs. Henrietta Parker founded…Read More…

Cory Neering is CEO of Planned Parenthood of Northern, Central and Southern New Jersey. The organization is a member of the Quality Institute’s Leadership Council.   You recently became CEO, alongside Triste Brooks, of Planned Parenthood of Northern, Central and Southern New Jersey. How will having two CEOs expand your ability to provide reproductive health…Read More…

Margaret C. Fisher, MD, specializes in infectious disease and pediatrics. She is co-chair of the Professional Advisory Committee to the New Jersey Department of Health. Dr. Fisher is also Medical Director of Clinical and Academic Excellence at Monmouth Medical Center.   As a key advisor to the Department of Health, you are helping to lead the COVID-19 vaccination…Read More…

Nicole McGrath-Barnes, DDS, FACD, is Founder and CEO of the KinderSmile Foundation, a member of the Quality Institute’s Consumer Council. Dr. McGrath-Barnes serves on the Advisory Council of the Quality Institute’s Medicaid Policy Center.   You were a dentist in private practice and the Program Dentist for Montclair Child Development Center, a Head Start program,…Read More…