Massachusetts Health Quality Partners is an independent , not-for-profit organization established in 1995 by a group of Massachusetts health care leaders who identified the importance of using objective , comparable quality measures as a way to drive improvement . Its membership reflects a broad-based coalition of physicians , hospitals , health plans , purchasers , consumers , government agencies and academics working together to promote improvement in the quality of health care services in Massachusetts . MHQP provides reliable information to help physicians improve the quality of care they provide their patients , and help consumers take an active role in making informed decisions about their health care .