Paul Messino

Paul Messino focuses on the intersection of state health policy, health research, and technology. He is an expert in the Promoting Interoperability Program (formerly the Electronic Health Records Incentive Program) and its impact on health care quality and Medicaid and public health information technology systems.

Messino directs delivery teams that analyze Medicaid and public health data. He supports state clients with their use of Medicaid administrative data to monitor programs and the health of populations. For public health administrations, he partners with clients to use electronic case reporting data to identify reportable conditions and more effectively monitor population health. He also helped lead the creation of Mathematica’s T-MSIS data quality tool, Imersis, and supports digital and analytic innovation within Mathematica.

Before joining Mathematica, Messino worked for the Maryland Department of Health as the chief of health information technology policy, leading a team of analysts to implement and monitor the Medicaid Electronic Health Records Incentive Program and develop, fund, and oversee the implementation of various Health Information Exchange functionalities within the state of Maryland. He previously served as a subject matter expert for the Medicaid Management and Information System subsystems of provider enrollment, prior authorization, workflow management, and benefit plans. Messino has an M.P.P. and a Dr.P.H. from Johns Hopkins University.