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MANAGEMENT TEAM
Margaret Johnson, MSM, RN, CPHQ
Margaret Johnson, MSM, RN, CPHQ, is Senior Director, Quality and Performance Improvement Services, responsible for managing operations across various quality improvement programs. Ms. Johnson's role includes developing, promoting, implementing, and evaluating healthcare quality improvement interventions in the home health, hospital, nursing home, and community settings. She brings extensive experience from many aspects of healthcare operations including clinical operations, quality improvement, project and program development, and case management. Ms. Johnson received her Master of Science in Health Services Management from Lesley University, and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Emmanuel College. She is also a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ).
Brian McCarthy, CISSP
Brian McCarthy, CISSP, is CIO and Vice President, Information Services at Masspro. He is responsible for Masspro's complex data systems, including data management and warehousing, software development, and security. Mr. McCarthy has over 19 years of experience in information technology, the past 14 at Masspro and previously directing systems administration and supporting the use of all software and hardware at George Beram & Company, Inc.
Mr. McCarthy earned a BS in Electrical Engineering and a Unix certificate from the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Mr. McCarthy earned a Master of Liberal Arts in Management (ALMM) from Harvard University where his concentration was Finance & Control. His professional certifications include Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) from the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC)², Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) form Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), and a Certified NetWare Engineer (CNE) from Novell, Inc. He serves as Masspro's representative on the SDPS Infrastructure Board (SIB), SDPS Data Workgroup, the N.E. HIPAA Workgroup, and the Massachusetts Health Data Consortium (MHDC) Data Committee.
Cynthia M. Sacco, MD, FAAP
Cynthia Sacco, MD, is Medical Director of MassHealth Services at Masspro, with over 17 years experience in utilization and quality review. She is responsible for total oversight and management of the Masspro's MassHealth Review Services Physician Review process, including recruitment, training, and quality assurance. Dr. Sacco is the principle liaison between Masspro and the medical/provider community, and serves as medical expert on case hearings for the EOHHS and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In addition, she manages the design, development, implementation, and assessment of quality improvement projects for MassHealth Review Services. She provides overall program direction to the Pay-for-Performance contract and oversees its clinical aspects, using her experience in measure evaluation, selection, and construction.
Dr. Sacco has been a member of the Massachusetts medical community for more than 20 years and has extensive clinical experience as both a primary and urgent care physician. Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in 1988, Dr. Sacco did her residency at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester, Massachusetts. She earned her medical degree at Boston University School of Medicine, and distinguished herself in all subjects while pursuing a Bachelor of Arts at Cornell University. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and is a member of Massachusetts Medical Society, where she serves on the Committee on Women in Medicine and the Taskforce on Barriers to Membership.
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