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MHQP’s Natalya Martins Discusses Project to Advance Equity in Endometriosis Care on WGBH’s “All Things Considered”

(March 2025)

Black women with endometriosis are often dismissed, misdiagnosed, and denied high quality and equitable care. Their experiences, shared in a recent segment on WBGH’s All Things Considered, underscore the urgent need for systemic change.

The conversation between host Arun Rath and Natalya Martins, MHQP’s Vice President of Programs, sheds

MHQP’s Natalya Martins Discusses Project to Advance Equity in Endometriosis Care on WGBH’s “All Things Considered”2025-03-12T13:39:11-04:00

MHQP Announces Winners of 2024 Patient Experience Awards

(February 2025) 

MHQP is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 “MHQP Patient Experience Awards.” MHQP introduced this award program in 2018 as a way to recognize the primary care practices that perform highest on our annual Patient Experience Survey, the only statewide survey of patient experience in primary care in Massachusetts.

First conducted in 2005, MHQP’s statewide survey,

MHQP Announces Winners of 2024 Patient Experience Awards2025-02-25T16:57:52-05:00

Black, Asian and Hispanic Patients Report Lower Levels of Trust in Their Healthcare Providers Compared to White Patients

(January 2025)

MHQP’s Annual Statewide Patient Experience Survey Documents Disparities for Fourth Year in a Row

Patient-provider trust is widely viewed as a foundational element of quality patient care. Research shows that higher levels of trust are associated with patients’ willingness to seek treatment,1,2 adherence to treatment recommendations,3,4 and improved health outcomes.5 This dynamic

Black, Asian and Hispanic Patients Report Lower Levels of Trust in Their Healthcare Providers Compared to White Patients2025-03-12T13:40:03-04:00

MHQP’s Statewide Patient Experience Survey Shows Patients Struggling to Access Primary Care Clinicians for Fourth Year in a Row

(February 2025)

While Primary Care Experience Scores Have Improved, Access Remains Below Pre-Pandemic Levels

Against the backdrop of some important policy steps to begin addressing the fragile state of primary care in Massachusetts, MHQP is releasing data from its 2024 Statewide Patient Experience Survey which reconfirms that access to primary care is a persistent

MHQP’s Statewide Patient Experience Survey Shows Patients Struggling to Access Primary Care Clinicians for Fourth Year in a Row2025-03-12T13:40:47-04:00

Expanding MHQP’s Impact: Insights and Opportunities in Behavioral Health

(January 2025)

MHQP’s Board of Directors has recommended an expansion in MHQP’s work scope to include primary care-adjacent clinical areas, particularly behavioral health. The Board sees a critical need for MHQP’s measurement expertise and sense-making capabilities in this space, given behavioral health’s significant impact on physical health and overall healthcare costs. This need has become even more urgent given

Expanding MHQP’s Impact: Insights and Opportunities in Behavioral Health2025-03-12T13:41:41-04:00

Multistakeholder Convenings Reveal Systemic Neglect and Unheard Pain in Endometriosis Care for Black Women, Leading to Research Roadmap

(February 2025)

Our healthcare system is failing Black women living with endometriosis. This chronic inflammatory disease, which often leads to severe pelvic pain, painful periods, and infertility, disproportionately impacts Black women, who experience longer delays to diagnosis

Multistakeholder Convenings Reveal Systemic Neglect and Unheard Pain in Endometriosis Care for Black Women, Leading to Research Roadmap2025-03-12T13:42:21-04:00

MHQP Welcomes Three New Board Members

(January 2025)

MHQP is pleased to welcome three accomplished individuals to its Board of Directors — Pam Ressler, Jeff Levin-Scherz and Tak Tang.

“We are absolutely thrilled to have Pam, Jeff and Tak on the board to help guide the organization into its future,” said Julita Mir, Chair of the MHQP Board of Directors. “Their unique perspectives and valued expertise will

MHQP Welcomes Three New Board Members2025-01-28T14:49:44-05:00

Looking Back at 2024: Shedding Light on Inequities in Care and Primary Care Instability

(January 2025)

2024 was an unsettling year, as Massachusetts health care experienced unprecedented access challenges, widespread clinician burnout, and other unanticipated disruptions. Through all the uncertainty and turmoil, MHQP continued to be a reliable source of data to help us all better understand patient experiences, an innovative force for transparency and

Looking Back at 2024: Shedding Light on Inequities in Care and Primary Care Instability2025-01-06T15:10:38-05:00

MHQP Receives PCORI Award to Help Address Mistrust in Healthcare within the Black Community

(August 2024)

MHQP is pleased to announce that we have received a funding award through the Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award Program, an initiative of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, to identify new research directions to address mistrust in healthcare within the Black community. This work will be conducted in collaboration with team members from Boston Medical Center’s implementation

MHQP Receives PCORI Award to Help Address Mistrust in Healthcare within the Black Community2024-12-20T11:14:45-05:00
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