New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute

A new article from BINJE features insight from Quality Institute President and CEO Linda Schwimmer on the importance of improving affordability and accountability in New Jersey’s health care landscape: binje.com/health-cares...

Your commitment helps ensure better outcomes for patients and families across our state. Thank you for all that you do.

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Improving patient safety is a shared commitment. During #PatientSafetyAwarenessWeek, we recognize the patient safety leaders, clinicians, and all professionals across New Jersey who are working every day to strengthen safety practices and create more dependable systems of care. 💙

NJHCQI congratulates Dr. Alfred Tallia on being named the 2026 recipient of the Medical Society of New Jersey's DeGroote Award. 🎉Presented by QI member Medical Society of New Jersey, this honor recognizes Dr. Tallia’s leadership in medical education, clinical care, and national medical service.

CHLP Celebrates 50 Years! Email from Community Health Law Project Save the Date for Our 50th Anniversary Dinner View as Webpage   5oth ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION! We are thrilled to announce that the Community Health Law Projec

📅 Save the date, October 22nd, for CHLP’s 50th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Awards Ceremony. Learn more here: myemail.constantcontact.com/CHLP-Celebra...

Congratulations to Quality Institute member Community Health Law Project on their 50 years of advocacy and impact in New Jersey! 🎉 CHLP advocates for people with disabilities across the state to help ensure access to housing stability, income security, health care, and essential supports.

This virtual discussion will bring together municipal leaders to share updates on MWC programming, discuss implementation successes and challenges, explore partnership opportunities, and more. #QualityInstituteNJ #NJHCQI #MWCNJ #CommunityHealth #PublicHealth #NJMayor #LocalLeadership #NJHealth

What are your community’s health priorities this year? Our annual Mayors Wellness Campaign County Town Halls offer a space for local leaders to engage in peer learning, collaboration, and strategic planning. 📅 Find your county’s date and register today:
www.njhcqi.org/events/mwc-c...

NEW #TakeFiveInterview with Mia Connolly of Oscar Health. Mia discusses everything from AI technology to policy steps states can take to support coverage in the individual health insurance markets. She even explains the what’s and why’s of an ICHRA. Learn more: njhcqi.info/takefive0305...

The new #SchwimmerScript makes the case for smart spending decisions while drafting the next NJ budget. Without a strong system of primary care — NJ will continue to see higher use of more expensive care and residents will suffer from preventable illness: njhcqi.info/ceoblog03052...

This facilitated discussion will focus on: the current status of MWC programming in your community, successes and challenges in advancing local wellness initiatives, strategies for collaboration with local partners and health systems + more.

Join us for our annual #MayorsWellnessCampaign County Town Halls, a virtual session designed for mayors, public health officials, and MWC committees to connect, exchange ideas, and plan for the year ahead. 📍 View dates and register here: www.njhcqi.org/events/mwc-c...

Join Capital Health for a Community Baby Shower on Sunday, April 12, 1:30-3:30 p.m. at the War Memorial in Trenton. 🍼 Pregnant women and those who recently delivered (infants up to 3 months old) and their support person are invited to enjoy free lunch, giveaways, blood pressure screenings + more.

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Take Five Interview with Wardell Sanders - NJHCQI Wardell Sanders, President, New Jersey Association of Health Plans Can you provide some key data about New Jersey’s individual health insurance market, such as its role and size? If you don’t have pub...

NEW #TakeFiveInterview: Wardell Sanders, President of the New Jersey Association of Health Plans, examines key policy issues shaping New Jersey’s individual health insurance market, including affordability, out-of-network billing and arbitration, & subsidy changes: njhcqi.info/takefive0219...

📄 Read the recommendations for H.R.1 implementation: njhcqi.info/hr1workgroup...
📄 View action steps for each recommendation: njhcqi.info/hr1productch... #QualityInstituteNJ #NJHCQI #HealthPolicy #Medicaid #HealthCareAccess #NJHealth #NJPolicy #HR1

Through the H.R.1 Health Care Access Workgroup, in partnership with the Parker Family Health Center, we developed recommendations to strengthen Medicaid enrollment systems, improve outreach and enrollment assistance, and support continued access to care as federal changes take effect.

The new #SchwimmerScript outlines how the Quality Institute is leading a statewide effort to address the impact of H.R.1 on health care access in New Jersey: njhcqi.info/ceoblog02192...

Through our work helping hospitals implement TeamBirth across NJ, we partner with care teams to strengthen communication and shared decision-making during birth. We are proud to see Capital Health highlight its TeamBirth integration in a recent podcast episode: www.capitalhealth.org/podcasts?seg...

From adjusting handoff templates to piloting escalation cards, there are achievable steps that can make a significant difference for patients. #QualityInstituteNJ #NJHCQI #PatientSafety #QualityImprovement #NJHealth #Healthcare #QualityBriefing

The Quality Institute has released a new quality brief, “When Patients Speak”, that highlights practical steps health care organizations can take to turn patient concerns into actionable safety signals, including quick-win tools that can be implemented right away: njhcqi.info/qualitybrief...

Thank you to all who joined us yesterday in Camden for our Member Breakfast and Engagement Event! 🎉It was wonderful to see so many members in one room and to have the opportunity to connect and strengthen our collective work to improve health care across NJ. Thank you to The Cooperative for hosting!

This award recognizes longstanding leadership in support of New Jersey employers and the state’s economic vitality. #QualityInstituteNJ #NJHCQI #NJAHP #NJHealth #NJBIA #NJBusiness #HealthInsurance

Congratulations to Ward Sanders, President of QI member, New Jersey Association of Health Plans, on receiving NJBIA's Leonard C. Johnson Award at the 2026 Public Policy Forum. 👏We are proud of Ward and his work advancing affordability and stability in NJ’s health insurance markets.

We are proud to continue this important collaboration in support of high-quality maternity care statewide. 👏
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Presented to the American College of Nurse-Midwives’ national chapter, the discussion highlighted the Quality Institute’s midwifery policy work and advocacy training program, which helps prepare midwives and students to engage in the policy process and advance maternal health.

This week, Program Officer Armonie Pierre-Jacques, MPH, presented on our ongoing partnership with the New Jersey Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives (NJ-ACNM) and our shared advocacy to improve access to midwifery care across New Jersey.

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NJ has updated its rules for outpatient treatment centers to make it easier for patients to get whole-person care in one place. A new article from @njspotlightnews.org features insight on why these updates are important for both patients and providers: www.njspotlightnews.org/2026/01/nj-r...

Dr. Anderson shares how policy, workforce development, and community collaboration will shape a more coordinated public health system statewide. #QualityInstituteNJ #NJHCQI #PublicHealth #HealthEquity #NJHealth #NJPublicHealth #CenterforHealthEquityandWellbeing #PublicHealthWorkforce