Organizations Filed Purposes:
To improve the safety, quality,and affordability of healthcare for everyone.
Health Care Provider Education and Engagement-QI Collaborative: A learning network of the Institute, this program serves members by offering online and in-person educational opportunities with high-level content experts addressing issues including quality improvement, practice transformation, and payment reform.
Public Education and Policy Convening - The Medicaid Policy Center (MPC)- is dedicated to advancing the quality, cost effectiveness, and long-term sustainability of the New Jersey Medicaid program to improve the health and wellness of New Jersey residents. The MPC delivers independent research, analysis and policy solutions to improve health outcomes while also controlling costs. It works in partnership with other organizations and the New Jersey Medicaid program. The supporting grant began on October 1, 2018. (Continued on Schedule O)The Leapfrog Group- is known for its Hospital and Ambulatory Surgery Center Safety Survey. The Quality Institute is the Leapfrog Regional Leader in New Jersey. As a result of the Quality Institute's work, New Jersey has a 100 percent participation rate on the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, which results in greater transparency on safety.New Jersey Health Information Network- The Quality Institute is currently working with the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) and the New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII) to develop the New Jersey Health Information Network (NJHIN), which is a platform to support the sharing of health data in a protected way.New Jersey Reproductive Health Access Project (NJ-RHAP)- a statewide initiative created to empower New Jersey patients, their providers, and payers, to identify the reproductive health services that are best for themselves and their families and to expand access to the full range of contraceptive options available. NJ-RHAP seeks to identify and improve state laws, regulations, and contracts while increasing providers' understanding of key policies that impact service delivery for reproductive health services, specifically contraceptive services. This grant began in August 2019.Integrated Care for Kids (InCK) - co-lead (sub-recipient) on the InCK project, a comprehensive approach to improving health outcomes and functional status for children receiving Medicaid and CHIP. The project is being piloted in Monmouth and Ocean Counties with the 120,000 Medicaid recipients under age 21. The Quality Institute is focused on the design and implementation of an alternative payment model (APM) for the State Medicaid Agency to support the administration of the InCK model. This grant began in March 2020.
Community Engagement- The Quality Institute's -The Mayors Wellness Campaign- is a statewide community health initiative that provides evidence-based tools and strategies for mayors and community leaders to help their residents achieve healthier lifestyles and improve overall health and wellness in their communities. The New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute has led the Mayors Wellness Campaign, in partnership with the New Jersey State League of Municipalities, for over 13 years. The campaign includes over 400 participating communities.(Continued on Schedule O)Conversation of Your Life (COYL) program- provides mayors and community partners with tools to develop a community conversation around end-of-life care planning in a culturally sensitive and accessible way. COYL now serves 14 counites in New Jersey
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
Linda J Schwimmer Jd | PRESIDENT & CEO | 40 | $318,750 |
Matthew Doria | PROGRAM MANAGER | 40 | $198,000 |
Tyla Housman | VP OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS | 40 | $126,788 |
Kathryn Shamzad | PROGRAM MANAGER | 40 | $115,000 |
Adelisa Perez | PROGRAM MANAGER | 40 | $110,000 |
Linda Locke | DIRECTOR | 1 | $9,825 |
Mary Ann Christopher | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Mary Campagnolo | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Shereef Elnehal | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Heather Howard Jd | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Charlene Holzbaur | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
James J Florio Jd | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Christine Stearns | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Robert Andrews Jd | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Kemi Alli Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Ian Ruegg | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
Donald Bryan Jd | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
Fred Jacobs | VICE CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
Suzanne M Miller Phd | CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
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