Where are the dentists for kids in need?
Lilo H. Stainton, Health Care Writer | January 8, 2025 | Health Care Medicaid pays for care, but advocates found few dentists able to take younger patients Credit: (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)In this Friday, Jan. 22, 2016 photo, Dr. Juan Fernando Yepes, a dentist at the Riley Hospital for Children Department of Pediatric Dentistry, checks the teeth of…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Shari Gold
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center is a member of the Quality Institute’s Provider Council and recently achieved a Certification in Health Care Equity from The Joint Commission. What has achieving the Joint Commission’s Health Care Equity Certification meant for the medical center and for your community? Going through this process strengthened our structure around diversity,…Read More…
Quality Institute Top Focus Areas for 2025
As a non-partisan organization, we work with all relevant state and federal officials. As President Donald Trump takes office along with a new Congress — and as New Jersey gears up for its Gubernatorial election in November — we know that health care policy will remain a top priority. Here are the areas that we expect…Read More…
Secret Shopper Research Reveals “Ghost” Dental Network Directories
Youngest Children Harmed by Significant Barriers to Dental Care in New Jersey’s Medicaid Program For Immediate Release Contact: Carol Ann Campbell cacampbell@njhcqi.org (973-567-1901) January 7, 2025 — TRENTON — The New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute today released a report that found nearly half the dental providers listed in Medicaid managed care directories would not schedule an appointment…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Assistant Commissioner Gregory Woods
Greg Woods leads the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services, which administers NJ FamilyCare, the state Medicaid program. What are the one or two top priorities that you and the administration seek to accomplish at NJ FamilyCare over the remainder of this administration? Over the past year plus, New Jersey, like all state…Read More…
Quality Institute Among First in the Nation to Launch “Raising The Bar on Birth Equity and Excellence”
A crisis exists in maternal mortality, and we’re proud to be leading one of the first pilots of a national initiative to improve birth equity, maternal child outcomes, and the experiences of people giving birth. The National Partnership for Women and Families and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) last year released Raising the…Read More…
Quality Institute Launches Regional Initiative to Improve Birth Equity in Greater Mercer County
Quality Institute Launches Regional Initiative to Improve Birth Equity in Greater Mercer County ‘Raising the Bar for Maternal Health Equity and Excellence’ Partners With Two NJ Hospitals, Creates Perinatal Community Advisory Boards Effort is the First Piloting of National Framework to Improve Birth Equity TRENTON, New Jersey — December 4, 2024 — The New Jersey…Read More…
At ‘League’ Conference, Mayors Wellness Campaign Brings Towns Together
As one of the largest municipal gatherings in the nation, the New Jersey League of Municipalities Conference offers a unique opportunity for face-to-face networking and exploring developments in New Jersey’s local government. Each year, the Quality Institute team looks forward to convening mayors and community leaders for our panel, “Bringing Wellness to Your Community,” as…Read More…