MHQP 2022 Board of Directors and Council Members
MHQP’s unique position as a coalition of multiple stakeholder groups is reflected in our unique governance and guidance structure. Our Board of Directors was reconstituted in 2014 to include seven representative stakeholder members (offering provider, patient and health plan perspectives) and five independent members (offering industry expertise).
In addition, we are guided by the wisdom provided by three councils representing key stakeholder groups:
- Physician Council (formed in 2002). The MHQP Physician Council consists of medical directors from a diverse group of physician organizations across Massachusetts who have come together under MHQP’s umbrella. Their top priority is to guide MHQP in establishing a collective set of clinical and service quality improvement priorities that could best be accomplished through collaboration with other MHQP health care stakeholders. Two members of the Council sit on MHQP’s Board of Directors.
- Health Plan Council (formed in 2009). The MHQP Health Plan Council consists of medical directors and directors of quality operations for MHQP’s participating health plan member organizations. The purpose of the Council is to advise MHQP on the design and implementation of statewide performance measurement initiatives and establish and collaborate on priorities for statewide quality initiatives. Two members of the Council sit on MHQP’s Board of Directors.
- Consumer Health Council (formed in 2011). The MHQP Consumer Health Council comprises patients, family caregivers and other members of the public who have been active in, and have advocated for patient-centered care and for improvement in healthcare quality and affordability. The mission of the Consumer Health Council is to increase the quality of care and well-being for all consumers in Massachusetts through robust conversations that build respect, choice, and a holistic view of the individual. Two members of the Council sit on MHQP’s Board of Directors.
Counsel
Verrill Dana LLP
Chair, Board of Directors
Kim Ariyabuddhiphongs, MD, MBA
Associate Chief Medical Officer Performance Network
Beth Israel Lahey Health
Chair, MHQP Physician Council
Ryan Boxill, PhD, MBA
Chief Operating Officer
East Boston Neighborhood Health Center
Lois Cornell, JD
Executive Vice President
Massachusetts Medical Society
Mark Friedberg, MD
Senior Vice President, Performance Measurement and Improvement
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Chair, MHQP Health Plan Council
Denice Garrett
Coordinator for Clinical Billing and Data Operations
Action for Boston Community Development, Inc.
MHQP Consumer Health Council
James Huffman, MS
Board of Governors at PCORI, Board Chair at National Business Group Health
Tariana Little, DrPH
CEO and Co-Founder
EmVision Productions
Mark Mandell, MD
Chief Pediatric Medical Officer
Steward Health Care Network
MHQP Physician Council
David Morales
General Manager
Unicare
MHQP Health Plan Council
Lucilia Prates
Director, MA Senior Medicare Patrol Program
Elder Services of Merrimack Valley
Chair, MHQP Consumer Health Council
Barbra Rabson, MPH
President and CEO
Massachusetts Health Quality Partners
Ex-Officio Member
Richard B. Siegrist, Jr., MS, MBA, CPA
Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Department of Health Policy and Management
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Jean Yang, MBA
President & CEO
Vinfen
Immediate past Vice Chair
Kim Ariyabuddhiphongs, MD, MBA
Associate Chief Medical Officer Performance Network
Beth Israel Lahey Health
Chair, MHQP Physician Council
MHQP Board of Directors
Carlos F. Cappas, PsyD, MBA
Chief Behavioral Health Officer
Lynn Community Health Center
Linda M. Coccola
Chief Communications & Administrative Officer
Reliant Medical Group
Nicholas Cordella, MD, MSc
Associate Director of Quality Strategy
Boston Medical Center
Rebecca Cunningham, MD
Senior Medical Director for Primary Care
Mass General Brigham
Steven Defossez, MD, EMHL, CPE
Vice President, Clinical Integration
Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association
Jeffrey Hoffman, MD, FACS
Chief Medical Officer
Cambridge Health Alliance
President CHA Physician Organization
Thomas Isaac, MD, MBA, MPH
Medical Director, Department of Quality and Safety
Atrius Health
Kastoori Iyengar, MD, MBA, FAAFP, CMQ
Medical Director of Quality
UMass Memorial Medical Center
Elizabeth H. Johnson, MD, MS, FACP
Chief Medical Officer
Beth Israel Lahey Health
Kimiyoshi Kobayashi, MBA, MD
Chief Quality Officer
UMass Memorial Medical Center
Jodi Larson, MD
Vice President and Chief Quality Officer
Boston Medical Center
Mark Mandell, MD
Chief Pediatric Medical Officer
Steward Health Care Network
MHQP Board of Directors
Yael Miller, MBA
Director of Practice Solutions & Medical Economics
Massachusetts Medical Society
Julita Mir, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Community Care Cooperative
Barbara Proffitt, RN, NCQA PCMH CCE
Quality Initiatives Manager
Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers
Charles Rollinger, MD, MPH
Senior Medical Director, Insurance Products
Steward Health Care System, LLC
Elisabeth Siannas, MBA
Director of Quality & Population Health Management
Atrius Health
Barbara Spivak, MD
President and CEO
Mount Auburn Cambridge Independent Practice Association (MACIPA)
Massachusetts Medical Society
Luis Ticona, MD, MPP, MPH
Medical Director, Medicaid Innovation
Reliant Medical Group
Pauline Tsirigotis, MD, MPH
President, Mill City Medical Group
Quality Medical Director, Lowell General Hospital PHO
Mark Friedberg, MD
Senior Vice President, Performance Measurement and Improvement
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Chair, MHQP Health Plan Council
MHQP Board of Directors
Linda Brenner
Director, Quality Measurement and Performance
Point32Health
David Brumley
Interim Chief Medical Officer
Fallon Health
Clara Filice, MD, MPH, MHS
Deputy Chief Medical Officer
MassHealth
Beth Foley, RN, M.Ed
Vice President, Quality & Clinical Operations
Fallon Health
Angela Li, MPH
Director, Performance Measurement & Improvement
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
David Morales
General Manager
UniCare
MHQP Board of Directors
Desiree Otenti, NP, MSN, MPH
Vice President, Quality and Medical Policy
Point32Health
Lisa Scarfo, MD
Medical Director
AllWays Health Partners
Lucilia Prates
Director, MA Senior Medicare Patrol Program
Elder Services of Merrimack Valley
Chair, MHQP Consumer Health Council
MHQP Board of Directors
Antoinette Austin
Retired
Judy Danielson
Health Market Strategy Consultant
Nancy Finn
Healthcare Journalist & Author
Communication Resources
Denice Garrett
Coordinator for Clinical Billing and Data Operations
Action for Boston Community Development, Inc.
MHQP Board of Directors
Judy George
AHRQ Quality Indicators Program Lead
Division of Quality Management & Improvement, Center for Patient Safety & Quality Improvement
Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
Cyrus Hopkins
Retired
Rosalind Joffe
President
ciCoach.com
Jim Lomastro
Retired
Ann Naimie
Retired
Pam Ressler, RN, MS
Founder, Stress Resources
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor
Tufts University School of Medicine
Janice Singer
Retired
Bonnie Thompson
Family-Centered Child Health Care Advocate
Kestrell Verlager
Disability and Technology Advocate