quality reports : Letters of Support : Associated Industries of Massachusetts


A letter from Associated Industries of Massachusetts

Dear Massachusetts Employers and Employees,

Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) is pleased to endorse the Massachusetts Health Quality Partners (MHQP) Quality Insights: Healthcare Performance in Massachusetts reports—Patient Experiences in Primary Care and Clinical Quality in Primary Care. Taken together, MHQP’s reports provide a comprehensive, unbiased, and reliable public source to evaluate the quality of medical care in Massachusetts.

With more than 6,500 members who employ nearly one out of every five workers in Massachusetts, A.I.M.'s mission is to promote the well-being of its members and the prosperity of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by improving the economic climate, proactively advocating fair and equitable public policy, and providing relevant, reliable information and excellent services.

To that end, AIM has been an advocate of enhancing transparency of healthcare cost and quality information. MHQP's commitment to transparency resonates with AIM's core values that giving consumers and providers access to reliable, useful information on the patient experience and clinical performance will lead to improved quality and to better control of health care costs.

Thanks to a decade of collaboration among providers, health plans, consumer groups, employers and policymakers, Massachusetts has a head start over most states in measuring, reporting on, and improving quality of care. For several years, MHQP has offered consumers and doctors easy online access to comparative information on the performance of primary care physicians practicing in medical groups.

Massachusetts' employers care about the health and well-being of their employees — a successful organization depends on a healthy workforce. Employees can find trusted performance information about how their physicians provide care on health conditions that directly impact work place productivity such as depression, back pain, diabetes, and heart disease, as well as preventive care screenings and child health. They can learn about how consumers rate their experience of primary care on important aspects of the doctor-patient relationship--such as communication, knowledge of patient, and coordination of care. With all of this information, MHQP's website can help employees make more informed decisions about their healthcare choices.

AIM is pleased to support MHQP in this process and encourages employers and employees alike to take a look at these quality reports.

Sincerely,

Eileen McAnneny
Senior Vice President and
Associate General Counsel

 

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