Jane K. McCarthy, MS, RN

In Their Own Words:

"In my work, I often engage with a client at a moment of crisis as their organization is responding to a regulatory or accreditation citation. I am continually amazed at the capacity of the leadership teams to address such external mandates while maintaining focus on providing excellent care to patients every day. It is rewarding to see improvements cascade from the executive suite to the bedside as the hospital implements its plan, and gratifying to know that our team has made a difference."

Jane K. McCarthy, MS, RN

Experience

Jane leads the MGH CPE clinical quality assessment and improvement services. She brings more than twenty-five years of experience in clinical operations, health care management consulting, and quality improvement. Her background also includes external/government relations, member relations, and business development.

Prior to working with the MGH CPE, Jane was Vice President for External Relations at Masspro, the federally designated Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Massachusetts. She served as Senior Director for Consulting and Clinical Services for six years at VHA, a nationwide alliance of health care organizations. Jane also worked for Ernst & Young's Health Care Consulting practice, where she managed projects in the strategic repositioning, business transformation, and care management service lines. Her clinical operations experience includes serving as Director of Inpatient Services at Lowell General Hospital and various management roles at the New England Deaconess Hospital. Jane is a member of the Board of Examiners, MassExcellence (2009-2010), the Massachusetts state Baldrige program.

Jane received a Bachelor's Degree in Science from Saint Anselm College, and a Master's Degree in Community Health Nursing from Boston University. She is a past president and member of the Massachusetts Organization of Nurse Executives, and maintains membership in both the Connecticut and American Organization of Nurse Executives, ASQ, Sigma Theta Tau, and Women in Healthcare Management. She has presented nationally on a variety of health care topics.