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Unsustainable: An Honest Assessment of Massachusetts’ Healthcare Performance

By Barbra G. Rabson

(July 2023)

Last month, the Commonwealth Fund published its annual scorecard on state health performance and gave Massachusetts the top overall ranking. The ranking was based on several metrics collected in 2019, 2020 and 2021 covering seven categories ― Reproductive and Women’s Health, Access and

Unsustainable: An Honest Assessment of Massachusetts’ Healthcare Performance2023-07-13T12:40:58-04:00

MHQP Data Spotlights the Troubling State of Pediatric Care in Boston Globe Article

(June 2023)

An article by Jessica Bartlett in this past Sunday’s Boston Globe asserts that “independent pediatric practices are struggling to survive.” MHQP is pleased to help bring attention to this critical issue by providing data cited by the author.

The article focuses on Middleboro Pediatrics, an independent practice located in Lakeville,

MHQP Data Spotlights the Troubling State of Pediatric Care in Boston Globe Article2023-06-07T10:38:54-04:00

“The Failing Health of Primary Care in the US,” a Podcast Hosted by Zeev Neuwirth and Featuring Barbra Rabson and Katherine Gergen Barnett

(June 2023)

Barbra Rabson, MPH and Katherine Gergen Barnett, MD have teamed up again to raise concerns about the state of primary care in Massachusetts and across the country, this time on a podcast hosted by Zeev Neuwirth, MD.

As Dr. Neuwirth’s guests for episode #152 of his award-winning podcast series,

“The Failing Health of Primary Care in the US,” a Podcast Hosted by Zeev Neuwirth and Featuring Barbra Rabson and Katherine Gergen Barnett2023-06-07T09:29:16-04:00

Welcome Karina Santamaria, New Director of Research

(May 2023)

“My plans were to go to medical school, but then I found this whole other world of solving health problems. I’ve learned there are many different roads to get to an endpoint.”

That’s how Karina Santamaria, MHQP’s new Director of Research, describes the evolution of her career path that led

Welcome Karina Santamaria, New Director of Research2023-06-07T09:19:44-04:00

MHQP Receives Second PCORI Award to Help Improve Care for Patients with Sickle Cell Disease

(May 2023)

In the summer of 2022, MHQP partnered with the Massachusetts Sickle Cell Association (MSCA) to lead a set of convenings to explore new directions for research into patient-centered approaches to help people with sickle cell disease (SCD) self-manage their pain. This effort was made possible through an award from

MHQP Receives Second PCORI Award to Help Improve Care for Patients with Sickle Cell Disease2023-06-07T09:21:10-04:00

MHQP Surveying MassHealth Members About Their Patient Experiences of Care

(May 2023)

MHQP is pleased to announce that we have again been selected by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as its vendor to survey members of MassHealth, the state’s Medicaid program, about their experiences of care. MHQP completed a five-year contract for

MHQP Surveying MassHealth Members About Their Patient Experiences of Care2023-06-07T10:44:17-04:00

Celebrating Barbra Rabson on her 25th Anniversary at MHQP

(May 2023)

When Barbra Rabson joined MHQP as its part-time executive director in April 1998, MHQP was not yet an official organization. In fact, she started out as a contractor for the Massachusetts Hospital Association, which was serving as MHQP’s incubator.

The concept of MHQP was born three years earlier, when the late

Celebrating Barbra Rabson on her 25th Anniversary at MHQP2023-07-14T20:09:06-04:00

2023 MHQP Clinical Guidelines Highlight the Impact of Systemic Racism on Health Outcomes

“Patients may be more likely to develop type 2 diabetes if they are Black, Alaska Native, American Indian, Asian, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, or Hispanic/Latino.”

This was one of the “Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes” identified in the Diabetes section of last year’s version of MHQP’s Clinical Guidelines. MHQP revises

2023 MHQP Clinical Guidelines Highlight the Impact of Systemic Racism on Health Outcomes2023-04-30T14:16:18-04:00

MHQP Receives BCBSMA Foundation Grant to Explore Asian Patient Experiences

(March 2023)

Through a Special Initiatives grant from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation (BCBSMAF), MHQP has launched a new project designed to help better understand why Asian patients report worse experiences with primary care than other racial populations. A deeper understanding requires a more nuanced consideration of the

MHQP Receives BCBSMA Foundation Grant to Explore Asian Patient Experiences2023-04-29T15:16:55-04:00
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