California Physician Organization Top Performers and Most Improved Honored by Integrated Healthcare Association.The Integrated Healthcare Association Presented Statewide Pay for Performance Awards; Solano Regional Medical Group Achieves Both Overall Top Performance and Most Improved Awards OAKLAND, Calif. -- In the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of a national debate about the future of health care in America, the Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA See Intel Hub Architecture. ) today announced the physician organizations that achieved overall performance in the top 20% in 2008 based on the statewide pay for performance (P4P P4P Pay for Performance (Medicare) P4P Proactive Network Provider Participation for P2P ) program measures. In addition to celebrating the top performers, IHA presented awards to physician organizations designated as "most improved" within each of the eight P4P regions. Both top performer and most improved awards were presented at the IHA Pay for Performance Stakeholders Meeting in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. on September 24, 2009, and are based on performance in four measurement domains: clinical quality, patient experience, information technology-enabled systemness, and coordinated diabetes care. Most notably, Solano Regional Medical Group (SRMG SRMG Saudi Research and Marketing Group SRMG Security Risk Management Guide ) in the Sacramento region, affiliated with Sutter Regional Medical Foundation, was the only physician organization to achieve both the top performer and most improved awards - and it is the second time the organization has achieved this distinction. "We are all humbled and excited to receive this level of recognition," says Samuel J. Santoro, D.O., FACOG FACOG Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. FACOG abbr. Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists , President of SRMG. "These awards serve to reinforce our Medical Group's collective dedication and determination to be the absolute best place for our patients and their families to receive medical care." Top performing physician organizations are identified by calculating a composite score in each of the four P4P measurement domains, which are then weighted according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the recommended P4P payment weightings to compute an overall composite score. The 46 groups with the highest overall composite scores are designated as top overall performers. Top Performers Bay Area Region Affinity Medical Group Marin IPA IPA - International Phonetic Alphabet Mills-Peninsula Medical Group Palo Alto Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. Medical Foundation, A Sutter Health Sutter Health is a hospital network in Northern California based in Sacramento, California. External links
Central Valley Region Southern California Permanente Medical Group - Kern County The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. - Fresno Medical Center The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. - Stockton/Modesto/Manteca/Tracy Medical Center Inland Empire Region Southern California Permanente Medical Group - Fontana Southern California Permanente Medical Group - Riverside Los Angeles Region Cedars-Sinai Medical Group HealthCare Partners Medical Group Pioneer Medical Group Southern California Permanente Medical Group - Antelope Valley Southern California Permanente Medical Group - Baldwin Park Southern California Permanente Medical Group - Bellflower Southern California Permanente Medical Group - Los Angeles Southern California Permanente Medical Group - Panorama Southern California Permanente Medical Group - South Bay Southern California Permanente Medical Group - West Los Angeles
UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX Medical Group Orange County Region Bristol Park Medical Group, Inc. Edinger Medical Group Southern California Permanente Medical Group - Orange County St. Joseph Heritage Medical Group St. Jude Heritage Medical Group Sacramento Region Humboldt-Del Norte Independent Practice Association Sutter Regional Medical Foundation/Solano Regional Medical Group Sutter West Medical Group The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. - Napa/Solano Medical Center The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. - North Valley - Roseville/Sacramento Medical Center The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. - Santa Rosa Medical Center The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. - South Sacramento Medical Center Woodland Healthcare San Diego Region Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group Southern California Permanente Medical Group - San Diego UC San Diego Medical Center Most Improved - "Ronald P. Bangasser, MD, Memorial Award for Quality Improvement" IHA also recognizes the physician organizations that demonstrated the most improvement over the previous year, an award in memory of Dr. Ronald P. Bangasser who was a family physician, vice-chairman of the Board of Beaver Medical Group, and contributed significantly to the pay for performance program and quality improvement initiatives. Overall composite scores based on the four P4P measurement domains are calculated for each physician organization each year, along with a score for the amount of overall improvement the organization achieved over the previous year. The physician organization in each of eight P4P regions that scored the highest for improvement is designated as the most improved organization in that region. [TABLE OMITTED] Pay for Performance Payouts In addition to being used for determining awards, the 2008 measurement year results are used by seven health plans - Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield of California Blue Shield of California is a not-for-profit health insurance provider headquartered in San Francisco, California. An independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, Blue Shield of California is an incorporated, wholly owned subsidiary of California Physicians' , CIGNA CIGNA CG (Connecticut General Life Insurance Company) INA (Insurance Company of North America) HealthCare of California, Health Net of California, Western Health Advantage, and UnitedHealthcare - to calculate incentive payments for distribution to physician groups in 2009. Health plan incentive payments from 2004 to 2008 have totaled over $264 million to physician organizations as a result of meeting P4P measurement criteria for clinical quality, patient experience, and information technology-enabled systemness. Each health plan develops its own formula to determine payments, taking into consideration recommendations from the IHA P4P Steering Committee. 2008 payouts are distributed during the fall of 2009. About the Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) IHA is a statewide leadership group that promotes quality improvement, accountability, and affordability of healthcare in California. The IHA P4P program is the largest non-governmental physician incentive program in the U.S. and includes 8 health plans (including Kaiser for reporting only) and over 225 medical organizations representing 35,000 physicians providing care for 10.5 million members. Other IHA programs include: value-based purchasing of medical devices; the measurement and reward of healthcare efficiency; and healthcare affordability. For more information, please visit: www.IHA.org. |
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