Madeline Pearse, Mph
About Madeline Pearse, Mph
Madeline Pearse, MPH, is a Senior Health Advisory Services Analyst with extensive experience in health research and policy. She specializes in developing quality measure concepts and managing programs related to healthcare performance metrics.
Work at Mathematica
Madeline Pearse currently serves as a Senior Health Advisory Services Analyst at Mathematica, a position she has held since 2021. In this role, she develops and analyzes quality measure concepts for the College of American Pathologists. Her responsibilities include conducting literature reviews and gap analyses. Prior to her current position, she worked as a Senior Health Research Analyst at Mathematica from 2020 to 2021, and as a Health Research Analyst from 2017 to 2020. During her time at Mathematica, she has engaged with Expert Work Groups to recommend changes and updates to measure specifications for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS).
Education and Expertise
Madeline Pearse holds a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree in Health Policy and Management from Boston University School of Public Health, which she completed from 2015 to 2017. She also earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health from the College of Charleston, studying there from 2011 to 2015. Her educational background is complemented by her studies at the University of Amsterdam. Pearse's expertise lies in health policy, quality measures, and program management, particularly in the context of healthcare systems.
Background
Madeline Pearse has a diverse professional background in health research and policy. She began her career as a Public Policy Intern at Planned Parenthood Federation of America in 2014. She then worked as a Research Assistant and Project Coordinator at Boston Children's Hospital from 2015 to 2017. Additionally, she served as a Committee Intern for the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 2016. This range of experiences has provided her with a solid foundation in health policy and research methodologies.
Achievements
In her current role, Madeline Pearse leads the National Quality Forum endorsement preparations for clinical quality measures across Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) programs. She manages the Hospital Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program, which includes updating education and outreach materials for hospitals and presenting annual policy changes. Pearse also oversees annual coding updates for over 180 measure specifications in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), demonstrating her significant contributions to healthcare quality improvement.