Our Consulting Team

We are a seasoned multidisciplinary team of consultants who work with healthcare organizations to build innovative clinical, financial and administrative systems. Each project is sized and staffed to best meet the goals of the client and to make the most of the mix of the experience and skills of our consultants.

Dale Jarvis, CPA
Managing Consultant, Financial and Information Systems

Barbara Mauer, MSW CMC
Managing Consultant, Strategic and Organizational Planning

Marlene Mason, BSN, MBA
Managing Consultant, Performance Measurement and Improvement

Associates






Dale Jarvis's Photo Dale Jarvis, CPA
Managing Consultant, Financial and Information Systems

Dale Jarvis, CPA, Director of Financial and Information Services for MCPP Healthcare Consulting, brings a diverse background as administrator, author and educator to healthcare organizations throughout the western United States. Prior to forming MCPP Healthcare Consulting, Dale was a principal and head of the Consulting Services Department for Jacobson Jarvis & Co., PC, a CPA firm. He has served as the financial director and accounting supervisor for healthcare organizations in Washington and Michigan. He also taught Health Care Financial Management at the University of Washington School of Public Health.

Dale is a co-author of How to Thrive in Managed Behavioral Healthcare: A workbook guide to organizational and clinical quality and The Primary Care Performance Management System: A Team Approach to Winning in the New Healthcare Market, both published by Manisses Communications. Dale's work focuses on:

  • Financial and Information System Design, Procurement and Implementation
  • Software Modeling to Test Clinical Designs for Financial Feasibility
  • Clinician and Management Reporting System Design and Development
  • Infrastructure Development for Healthcare Payors and Providers

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Barbara Mauer's Photo Barbara Mauer, MSW CMC
Managing Consultant, Strategic and Organizational Planning

Barbara Mauer, MSW CMC, Director of Planning Services for MCPP Healthcare Consulting, has extensive management and consulting experience with public and private sector healthcare and human service organizations. Prior to forming MCPP Healthcare Consulting, Barbara was the president of BJM Consulting, Inc. For almost 15 years, she has successfully led strategic planning, quality improvement, and complex project management engagements. She was formerly a senior executive with Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound and a mental health and human services Department Director for King County, Washington.

Barbara has co-authored How to Thrive in Managed Behavioral Healthcare: A workbook guide to organizational and clinical quality and The Primary Care Performance Management System: A Team Approach to Winning in the New Healthcare Market, published by Manisses Communications.

Barbara's work focuses on:

  • Facilitation and training of diverse groups in successful design and implementation of new systems
  • Strategic planning, organizational improvement and program design or redesign in organizations ranging from small not-for-profits to major medical centers
  • Development of quality and utilization management plans and processes

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Marlene Mason's Photo Marlene Mason, BSN, MBA
Managing Consultant, Performance Measurement and Improvement

Marlene Mason is a versatile health care management consultant with extensive experience in the establishment and implementation of quality programs in health plans and integrated delivery systems. She also has expertise in the assessment and compliance with quality standards such as the Baldrige Criteria, and National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' QSMIC standards. As an excellent communicator who quickly builds trust and instills a spirit of cooperation in achieving desired results, she has a proven track record in managing, consulting and facilitating the integration of management and decision making processes.

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Associates
In addition to the directors, the MCPP team includes several associates, each an experienced consultant with specific areas of expertise. All projects are managed by a Director, who provides a clear point of communication and accountability, and assures oversight of the project.

We also have relationships and a history of successful joint ventures with other consulting organizations with specific expertise needed by our clients (e.g., architecture and facilities, public relations, research, executive recruitment, legal, and general accounting).

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