(May 2026)
MHQP is thrilled to announce the appointment of Jane Barrow as its new CEO, effective June 1, 2026. She will succeed Barbra Rabson, who has led the organization for the past 28 years.
Barrow comes to MHQP with more than two decades of leadership at the intersection of healthcare delivery,
(April 2026)
“The biggest change I’ve seen is in communication across all levels of the organization, having a structure and consistency, and trying to promote the voice of the people doing the work. It’s not just top down from leadership; it’s changing the culture of how we communicate with each other and at any level being able to say
(April 2026)
Clinical quality performance data that MHQP has collected and aggregated from participating commercial payers under contract with the Center for Health Information Analysis (CHIA) reveal statewide disparities in key primary care services. CHIA published these data in March in its Annual Report on the Performance of
(March 2026)
MHQP President and CEO, Barbra Rabson, was the guest on this month’s Health or Consequences episode of The Codcast from the CommonWealth Beacon, with hosts John McDonough of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute.
In this program, entitled “Trying to measure
(March 2026)
MHQP is pleased to recognize the recipients of the 2025 MHQP Patient Experience Awards. Established in 2018, this awards program honors primary care practices that achieve the highest scores from their patients on MHQP’s annual Patient Experience Survey — the only statewide survey dedicated to measuring patient experience in primary care across Massachusetts.
Launched in 2005, the statewide
(February 2026)
The results of MHQP’s 2025 statewide Patient Experience Survey reveal widening racial disparities among commercially insured patients in two areas central to high quality primary care — Behavioral Health Screening and Self-Management Support. These domains capture whether a patient reports that someone in their provider’s office screened them for depression and anxiety or helped them set goals
(February 2026)
In honor of Black History Month, we are highlighting the persistent disparities in healthcare access and quality experienced by Black communities in Massachusetts and beyond.
In the Massachusetts Primary Care Dashboard produced by the Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) in collaboration with MHQP, Black respondents reported less
(January 2026)
Adequate primary care capacity is crucial for ensuring that people have access to comprehensive services, including preventive care and chronic disease management. However, many patients in Massachusetts are facing challenges in accessing primary care. Recent news reports shed light on the crisis. Tens of thousands of patients are losing their primary care clinicians due to changes
(January 2026)
MHQP mourns the loss of Lester Hartman, MD, pediatrician, lifelong advocate for patient-centered care and data-based improvement, and dear friend of our organization. Dr. Hartman was a mainstay at Westwood Mansfield Pediatrics, where he practiced for decades before retiring as senior partner in 2021.
“Lester was at first skeptical, but
(January 2026)
Repertoire Magazine has published a broad-sweeping article highlighting MHQP’s commitment to strengthening primary care in Massachusetts and beyond. Based on an interview with President and CEO Barbra Rabson, the piece explores:
