Rachel Harrington, Ph.D., is a senior research scientist at the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), where she leads organizational efforts to build an evidence base for advancing equitable, high quality, health care. This includes methods to promote transparency, incentivize reduction of inequities and develop equitable systems of care. She has also done extensive work in the areas of risk adjusted utilization and appropriate medication use. Before joining NCQA, Harrington was a fellow at the University of Illinois at Chicago Institute for Health Research and Policy. Prior to that, she spent more than 10 years in the pharmaceutical industry, including roles in regulatory affairs and health economics. Harrington holds a Ph.D. in pharmacy systems, outcomes, and policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Rachel Harrington
Senior Research Scientist, National Committee for Quality Assurance
