Douglas McCarthy is president of Issues Research in Durango, Colorado. He has more than 30 years of professional experience in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors and has consulted on projects for corporations, foundations, and universities.
Current and recent engagements include:
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The Commonwealth Fund: Led a team that produced case studies on promising practices in health care delivery and scorecards assessing healthcare system performance.
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Midwest Health Initiative: Collaborated with a consulting team to create a blueprint for a statewide health information infrastructure for Missouri.
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Lucille Packard Foundation for Children’s Health: Evaluated the impact of the National Standards for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs.
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Vesta Healthcare: Developed a data strategy and wrote white papers on an integrated home-based care model for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.
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HealthEfficient: Assessed opportunities, challenges, and technical assistance needs for community health centers to adopt value-based payment.
Doug previously worked at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, where he published research on regional health improvement. At UnitedHealth Group, he directed public policy and research as well as health informatics product development. He began his career in quality improvement and information system design for a local government.
A lifelong learner, Doug was a leadership fellow with the Regional Institute for Health and Environmental Leadership and a public policy fellow at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. He holds a BA from Yale College and an MBA in health care management from the University of Connecticut. He has training from the Project Management Institute and Claremont Graduate University’s Evaluator’s Institute.
Doug lives with his family in southwestern Colorado, where he is a healthcare advocate for the Local First Foundation and serves on the La Plata County Board of Health. He previously served on the boards of the Center for Improving Value in Health Care and the Peak Health Alliance.
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