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Black, Hispanic and Asian Patients Report Worse Patient Experiences than White Patients in Massachusetts

(February 2023)

MHQP Convening Stakeholders to Explore Drivers of These Disparities and How to Reduce Them

Black, Asian and Hispanic patients report worse experiences than White, non-Hispanic patients in Massachusetts. This is the key finding of an analysis of data collected in MHQP’s annual statewide Patient Experience Survey of commercially-insured patients,

Black, Hispanic and Asian Patients Report Worse Patient Experiences than White Patients in Massachusetts2023-11-27T08:53:55-05:00

Massachusetts Can Finally Measure the Health of Primary Care

(An editorial published online by The Boston Globe on January 25, 2023, by Barbra G. Rabson and Katherine Gergen Barnett)

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), a nationally renowned institution of science,

Massachusetts Can Finally Measure the Health of Primary Care2024-05-15T17:39:16-04:00

CHIA and MHQP Release First-Ever Dashboard to Monitor the Health of Primary Care

(January 2023)

A high-functioning primary care system has been shown to lead to better patient outcomes, lower costs, and more equitable care, and is key to keeping patients well and out of hospitals and emergency departments.

That’s why the National Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine recently asserted that “primary care is

CHIA and MHQP Release First-Ever Dashboard to Monitor the Health of Primary Care2023-02-09T10:14:41-05:00

MHQP Welcomes Partners on Statewide Initiative to Measure Disparities in Patient Experience

(November 2022)

MHQP is excited to launch an initiative to measure racial and ethnic disparities in patient experiences across Massachusetts by utilizing the same instrument and methodology we have used to measure patient experience in the state since 2006.

Our aim is to broker consistency in health equity measurement throughout the state

MHQP Welcomes Partners on Statewide Initiative to Measure Disparities in Patient Experience2023-03-13T12:05:36-04:00

Study Finds Disparities in Telehealth Usage Since the Onset of the Pandemic

(November 2022)

The Department of Population Medicine at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, a Harvard Medical School affiliate, has released the results of a research study on telehealth use in the Commonwealth since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. MHQP supported the effort by collecting and analyzing qualitative interview data

Study Finds Disparities in Telehealth Usage Since the Onset of the Pandemic2024-08-19T14:33:20-04:00

MHQP Celebrates Barbara Spivak and Julita Mir

(November 2022)

MHQP is pleased to celebrate the invaluable contributions of two members of our Board of Directors, Barbara Spivak, MD, and Julita Mir, MD, both of whom have an enormous impact on MHQP’s strategy and direction.

Barbara Spivak, MD

A primary care provider and President and CEO of the Mount Auburn Cambridge

MHQP Celebrates Barbara Spivak and Julita Mir2022-11-16T12:32:40-05:00

The Need to Measure Patient Experience of Oral Health Care: A Call to Action

(November 2022)

MHQP’s Amy Stern, Andrew D’Amour, Jim Courtemanche, and Barbra Rabson have co-authored an important article in collaboration with Nadeem Karimbux, Dean of the Tufts School of Dental Medicine, and Dr. Mike John, Associate Professor at the Minnesota School of Dentistry. The article, which was recently published in

The Need to Measure Patient Experience of Oral Health Care: A Call to Action2022-11-16T13:05:54-05:00

Employee Spotlight: Raji Rajan

(November 2022)

Raji Rajan, MBA, MS, and her husband, Raj, both decided to shift their careers to work in healthcare after the medical procedure that saved Raj’s life. This was back in 2008. Raji was spending her days working as a Senior Software Engineer at Fidelity and her evenings helping Raj

Employee Spotlight: Raji Rajan2023-05-16T08:42:17-04:00
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