We work to help our clients achieve results that improve health systems, services, and, ultimately, people’s lives.
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…
JSI’s Home-Based Records (HBR) project worked from 2015-2018 to explore the improvement of availability and use of home-based records (also known as child health cards or vaccination cards) through operations research in four countries. The project supported the redesign, monitoring of stock management, data triangulation and use, and capacity building of health workers in Benin,…
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…
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…
This project aims to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the vaccine supply chain in Ethiopia through technical support for the integration of vaccine supply chain management by the Ethiopian Pharmaceuticals Supply Agency (EPSA). JSI provides technical leadership for supply chain analysis and design, development and implementation of logistics management information systems, and visibility and…
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…
Books are essential to early grade reading instruction. Often times, however, when books (both textbooks and supplemental reading materials) are ordered for low-income countries, they do not end up in the hands of the students who need them. A critical step in solving this problem is the ability to track books in transit and trace…
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