New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute

Health Care Provider Education and Engagement - TeamBirth NJ: The Quality Institute partnered with Ariadne Labs to implement a shared decision-making initiative, TeamBirth, in New Jersey. TeamBirth works to improve poor maternal and infant outcomes and inequities that are the result of breakdowns in teamwork and communication in the delivery system. To date, we are implementing Team Birth in 6 hospitals and 2 birthing centers in New Jersey and looking to expand further. This work is supported by New Jersey Department of Health. (Continued on Schedule O)

Community Engagement- The Quality Institute's - The Mayors Wellness Campaign (MWC): MWC is a statewide community health initiative that provides communities with funding opportunities and technical assistance for collecting local data and prioritizing their top health-related needs, planning, and implementing programs to address those needs, and developing ways to evaluate their efforts. Over 430 communities have signed the MWC pledge to make their communities healthily places to live, work, and play. In addition, the MWC runs specially focused programs which are described below. (Continued on Schedule O)

Public Education and Policy Convening- NJ Integrated Care for Kids (NJ InCK): InCK is a care delivery model that emphasizes community-based case management and screening for children and families who are at the highest risk for health complexity. We are working to design this new model of pediatric care and payment in Monmouth and Ocean Counties. This work is supported by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). (Continued on Schedule O)