Jonathan Small, Author at Massachusetts Health Quality Partners

Massachusetts Child Health Quality Coalition
(2011- 2014)

MHQP helped create and convened a coalition of nearly 50 Massachusetts-based organizations, which served as a neutral convener of child health stakeholders in the state, advocated for improved child health care quality and measurement, and facilitated a shared understanding of pediatric healthcare quality priorities across Massachusetts.

The CHQC focused on promoting effective communication and care coordination for children

Massachusetts Child Health Quality Coalition
(2011- 2014)Jonathan Small2018-09-12T23:56:32-04:00

Reconstituted Board of Directors to include seven stakeholder members with provider, health plan and patient perspectives plus five independent members with industry expertise

Reconstituted Board of Directors to include seven stakeholder members with provider, health plan and patient perspectives plus five independent members with industry expertiseJonathan Small2021-04-02T15:49:37-04:00

Led Practice Pattern Variation Analysis (PPVA) project that brought together providers and payers from across Massachusetts to collectively identify, evaluate and take action on variations in practice patterns

Led Practice Pattern Variation Analysis (PPVA) project that brought together providers and payers from across Massachusetts to collectively identify, evaluate and take action on variations in practice patternsJonathan Small2021-04-02T15:50:50-04:00

Convened national meeting of patient experience and industry experts to forge a strategic path for patient experience measurement, reporting and improvement

Convened national meeting of patient experience and industry experts to forge a strategic path for patient experience measurement, reporting and improvementJonathan Small2024-08-12T19:07:51-04:00

Launched new public-facing website, www.healthcarecompassma.org, where consumers can compare performance of primary care doctors’ offices

Launched new public-facing website, www.healthcarecompassma.org, where consumers can compare performance of primary care doctors’ officesJonathan Small2021-04-02T15:54:35-04:00

Meredith Rosenthal elected MHQP Board Chair

Meredith Rosenthal elected MHQP Board ChairJonathan Small2018-07-25T22:12:07-04:00

Awarded two-year grant to steward the dissemination and reach of the ABIM Foundation’s national Choosing Wisely® campaign in Massachusetts

Awarded two-year grant to steward the dissemination and reach of the ABIM Foundation’s national Choosing Wisely® campaign in MassachusettsJonathan Small2018-08-10T21:35:18-04:00

Aligned MHQP’s patient experience survey with the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s (NCQA) survey for Patient Centered Medical Home Recognition Program

Aligned MHQP’s patient experience survey with the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s (NCQA) survey for Patient Centered Medical Home Recognition ProgramJonathan Small2018-08-10T21:36:50-04:00

Practice Pattern Variation Analysis (PPVA)
(2013-2014)

MHQP brought together providers and payers from across Massachusetts to collectively identify, evaluate and take action on variations in practice patterns related to how specialty providers treat patients for similar conditions. Practice pattern variation analysis (PPVA) is an approach to understand unexplained and sometimes unwarranted provider variation in care that may negatively impact quality and cost.

MHQP worked

Practice Pattern Variation Analysis (PPVA)
(2013-2014)Jonathan Small2025-03-12T22:28:48-04:00

Partners in Integrated Care (PIC)
(2012 - 2013)

MHQP led the Massachusetts implementation of a national initiative focused on incorporating evidence-based screening tools and early intervention services for depression and unhealthy alcohol and substance use into routine primary care for adults in the primary care office setting.

The goal of the Partners in Integrated Care (PIC) model of care was to increase the identification and treatment

Partners in Integrated Care (PIC)
(2012 - 2013)Jonathan Small2025-03-12T22:28:59-04:00

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