We work to help our clients achieve results that improve health systems, services, and, ultimately, people’s lives.
The New Hampshire Alcohol and Drug Treatment Locator is an online directory that was created by JSI for use by primary care clinics, hospitals, families, and individuals to help those experiencing addiction to find appropriate services for the treatment of substance use disorder. The directory was created based on an assessment JSI conducted to understand…
The integration of behavioral health and primary care is an essential strategy for realizing the Triple Aim health reform objectives. While there is a substantial evidence base of successful integration models, challenges remain in effective and wide-spread adoption of these models. JSI will work with the Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) MA Foundation to evaluate…
Using the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Breakthrough Series Model, JSI is working with Planned Parenthood affiliates to improve the quality of their contraceptive care and STD services. The goals of this project are to: Build capacity of Planned Parenthood affiliates to implement and utilize quality measure reports in diverse EHR systems. Increase quality improvement and…
The Affordable Care Act has catalyzed both an expansion in insurance coverage. It has also promoted a national effort to move away from volume-based payment for health services and toward delivery system and payment models that promote value-based care that results in improved health outcomes, patient experience and per-capita costs. In California, health centers are…
Through the new Creating Healthy Schools and Communities Initiative, school and community-based organizations work together to increase demand for and access to healthy, affordable foods and opportunities for daily physical activity in New York communities. In 2015, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) selected JSI to provide technical assistance, training, resources, and a platform for…
In Massachusetts (MA), older adults have the highest mortality rate and the second-highest hospitalization rate for asthma in the state. Black and Hispanic older adults have 3 times higher hospitalization rates for asthma than their White counterparts. In addition, Hispanic older adults have significantly higher asthma prevalence than Whites. JSI is providing research services to…
We worked with the Central New York Care Collaborative (CNYCC) and its major hospital partners for more than a year to assist them in planning for, implementing, and managing all aspects of their DSRIP initiative. The CNYCC is a new 501 (c) 3 corporation created to engage all necessary partners and develop the critical infrastructure…
Despite laudable efforts and success in reducing tobacco use and its associated burden in Vermont over the past several decades, tobacco use remains considerable. Currently, an estimated 81,000 Vermont adults smoke cigarettes and significant disparities in tobacco use and burden exist among Vermonters (e.g., individuals with lower education and income levels, mental health and substance…
JSI is working closely with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and selected hospitals to implement a Quality Improvement Network for Contraceptive Access (QINCA) using the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's Breakthrough Series Learning Collaborative Model – a proven model for closing the gap between evidence and practice that consists of a…
New Hampshire had a lower prevalence rate of diabetes than many states, but the demographics of the state were changing. As the NH population aged, the number of people expected to develop diabetes was expected to increase significantly. According to data from a forecasting model by the Institute for Alternative Futures Diabetes, approximately 93,400 NH…
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