We work to help our clients achieve results that improve health systems, services, and, ultimately, people’s lives.
JSI has been working with key stakeholders since 2011 to advance a Section 2703 State Plan Amendment and Health Homes program for high-risk Medi-Cal and dual eligible beneficiaries in California. As the initiative moves into implementation, we will provide on-going analysis of program elements; monitoring of implementation progress and distillation of challenges and best practices, and…
The Healthy Incentives Program (HIP) serves participants of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) throughout Massachusetts as well as support to the local economy. The shared goals of this partnership between the Departments of Transitional Assistance, Agriculture Resources, and Public Health Departments of Massachusetts are to create a sustainable statewide incentive program and to assess…
JSI served as the backbone organization for the New Hampshire Adolescent SBIRT Initiative, which supported the implementation of universal screening for substance misuse behaviors among youth ages 12 to 22 by adopting Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) protocols in 24 practice sites across 10 organizations throughout the state of New Hampshire. The…
Since 2016, JSI has led the national Integrated HIV/AIDS Planning (IHAP) TA Center (TAC) to support integrated state and local HIV planning efforts across prevention, care, and treatment and effectively meet the needs of people with HIV and those at risk for HIV infection. The IHAP TAC supports RWHAP Part A and B and CDC…
JSI provided strategic planning services to Lahey Health Behavioral Services (LHBS) culminating in facilitation of a strategic planning retreat for its senior leadership team. In preparation for the retreat, JSI conducted key informant interviews with senior leadership and the next level of leadership to provide feedback on a range of current issues facing LHBS including…
In partnership with the Wyoming Department of Health, JSI will conduct analysis and designation of Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA), Medically Underserved Area (MUA), and Medically Underserved Population (MUP) for the Agency. The project leverages, and builds upon, the decades of directly relevant experience JSI has in the area of primary care access analysis, program…
The Massachusetts Department of Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse Services (BSAS) selected JSI to evaluate an opioid urgent care center pilot program. Three sites in Massachusetts were funded by BSAS to provide and enhance access to the full continuum of care for individuals with opioid addiction and other substance use disorders. JSI worked in partnership with BSAS and the…
JSI contracted with the MA Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (BSAS) to evaluate an emergency department recovery coach (ED-RC) pilot project. JSI utilized a participatory, mixed-method evaluation approach and worked collaboratively with the five (5) ED-RC grantees, BSAS, the MA Behavioral Health Partnership, hospitals, and other participating agencies to design and implement an effective evaluation….
Achieving CDC’s vision of a strong, vigilant U.S. public health system—ready and able to prevent and control endemic diseases and respond to new and emerging threats—requires the sustained, coordinated, and complementary efforts of many individuals and groups. Many public health advances that have been made could not have been achieved without the partnership and collaboration…
The Massachusetts Employer Survey is critical to the Massachusetts Center for Health Information and Analysis's (CHIA) mission of monitoring the Massachusetts health care and health insurance systems, and providing reliable information and meaningful analysis for those seeking to improve health care quality, affordability, access, and outcomes. JSI and our collaborators at the National Opinion Research…
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