Jonathan Small, Author at Massachusetts Health Quality Partners

MHQP Future of Primary Care Roundtable Participants

Wayne Altman, MD, FAAFP
Jaharis Family Chair of Family Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine

Jennifer Azzara, MM
Senior Director, Performance Improvement & Organizational Development
Community Care Cooperative

Ray Campbell, JD, MPA
Executive Director
Center for Health Information and Analysis

Gertha Dabady, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner, Boston Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine

Clara Filice, MD,

MHQP Future of Primary Care Roundtable ParticipantsJonathan Small2021-01-28T13:29:34-05:00

A Vision for the Future of Primary Care

(January 2021)

Primary care is at a crossroads. In the fall of 2019, after Governor Baker proposed an unprecedented increase of investment in primary care and behavioral health in Massachusetts, MHQP convened a panel of experts and stakeholders focused on addressing threats to the sustainability of traditional primary care practices.

Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit and many primary care practices found

A Vision for the Future of Primary CareJonathan Small2021-08-10T21:32:55-04:00

MHQP Selected for Strategic Consulting Project by CCT

(January 2021)

MHQP is pleased to announce that Community Consulting Teams of Boston (CCT) is partnering with MHQP on a new strategic project. Operating since 1990, CCT amplifies the impact of Boston-area nonprofits through pro bono management consulting projects performed by teams of experienced MBAs from top-tier business schools.

Identified and endorsed by

MHQP Selected for Strategic Consulting Project by CCTJonathan Small2021-01-27T15:11:22-05:00

MHQP Welcomes New Board and Council Members

(January 2021)

MHQP’s unique position as a coalition of multiple stakeholder groups is reflected in our unique governance and guidance structure. Our Board of Directors is composed of two representatives from each of our key stakeholder groups (providers, health plans and patients), as well as five independent members who offer industry expertise. The Board is then guided by three councils

MHQP Welcomes New Board and Council MembersJonathan Small2021-01-28T15:00:06-05:00

Health Equity Lens Brings New Focus to MHQP’s Clinical Guidelines

(January 2021)

Two decades ago, in 2001, MHQP issued the first statewide Adult and Pediatric Preventive Care Recommendations and Immunization Guidelines in Massachusetts. At that time, providers were receiving a different set of clinical guidelines from each of the health plans they worked with. Recognizing this situation as both confusing and wasteful,

Health Equity Lens Brings New Focus to MHQP’s Clinical GuidelinesJonathan Small2021-08-11T09:16:15-04:00

Barbra Rabson Shares Telehealth Insights on Massachusetts Health Policy Forum

On December 3rd, MHQP President and CEO Barbra Rabson contributed her knowledge and insights about provider and patient telehealth experiences to a Massachusetts Health Policy Commission forum entitled “Telehealth in a Post Pandemic World.”

The Massachusetts Health Policy Forum at Brandeis University is an independent, nonpartisan organization dedicated to improving health and

Barbra Rabson Shares Telehealth Insights on Massachusetts Health Policy ForumJonathan Small2024-08-19T14:36:08-04:00

MHQP Helps COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition Survey Physicians on Telehealth Impact During COVID-19

(November 2020)

Nationwide Survey Finds Overall Satisfaction but Obstacles Remain

The COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition – comprising more than 1,000 healthcare organizations, technology firms, and nonprofits, including MHQP – has published the Telehealth Impact Physician Survey.

More than 75% of respondents said telehealth enabled them to provide quality care for COVID-19-related care, acute care, chronic disease management, hospital/emergency department follow-up, care coordination,

MHQP Helps COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition Survey Physicians on Telehealth Impact During COVID-19Jonathan Small2024-08-19T14:36:38-04:00

From Pandemic Fix to Permanent Fixture: How to Ensure Telehealth Lives Up to Its Full Potential

By Barbra G. Rabson

(November 2020)

Telehealth utilization quickly soared in Massachusetts in the early days of the pandemic, not just because it filled an obvious need as a way for providers and patients to connect when face-to-face interactions were not possible, but also because Governor Baker issued an order requiring insurers to

From Pandemic Fix to Permanent Fixture: How to Ensure Telehealth Lives Up to Its Full PotentialJonathan Small2024-08-19T14:23:24-04:00

MHQP Releases Results of “Together for Better Telehealth” Surveys

(November 2020)

Several months ago, as the COVID pandemic began to take hold and most interactions between providers and patients moved to computer screens and telephones, MHQP launched an initiative we call “Together for Better Telehealth.” It’s an effort to help clinicians share what they are learning from their telehealth experiences to

MHQP Releases Results of “Together for Better Telehealth” SurveysJonathan Small2024-08-19T14:37:17-04:00

Meeting the Moment in Telehealth

By Barbra G. Rabson

(August 2020)

When asked what they have learned about themselves as a clinician using telehealth in a recent MHQP survey, one physician responded, “We are an incredibly versatile lot. Our commitment to lifelong learning and constant change in our profession has trained us well for meeting this moment successfully.”

“Meeting

Meeting the Moment in TelehealthJonathan Small2024-08-19T14:37:47-04:00

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