TORRANCE, Calif., July 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- DaVita
HealthCare Partners (NYSE: DVA), one of the largest and most
innovative health care communities, is proud to announce for the
ninth consecutive year its HealthCare Partners California division
was recently honored with Elite Status by CAPG – the highest
possible honor awarded by the nation's leading organization for
physician organizations practicing coordinated care.
"This is a wonderful acknowledgement of the hard work of all our
physicians and teammates," said Pratibha
Patel, M.D., president, HealthCare Partners California. "We
believe in the ability of our coordinated care model to positively
impact health care."
CAPG's annual Standards of Excellence survey is a voluntary
self-assessment for CAPG's 190 medical group members in 38 states,
the District of Columbia, and
Puerto Rico. It has become the
industry standard for assessing the performance of coordinated care
in the physician practice setting.
Elite Status is achieved by surpassing rigorous, peer-defined
benchmarks in all of the survey categories: Care Management
Practices, Information Technology, Accountability and Transparency,
Patient-Centered Care, Group Support of Advanced Primary Care, and
Administrative and Financial Capability.
"Through the results of this latest survey, physician
organizations have made their voice heard that they are fully
engaged in changing how patients receive care for the better," said
Amy Nguyen Howell, M.D., CAPG's
chief medical officer, in a recent news release. "They're committed
to making the patient-centered medical neighborhood a reality
across the entire spectrum of healthcare practices nationwide."
About DaVita HealthCare Partners
DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc., a Fortune 500® company, is the
parent company of DaVita Kidney Care
and HealthCare Partners. DaVita Kidney
Care is a leading provider of kidney care in the United States, delivering dialysis
services to patients with chronic kidney failure and end stage
renal disease. As of March 31, 2015,
DaVita Kidney Care operated or
provided administrative services at 2,197 outpatient dialysis
centers located in the United
States serving approximately 174,000 patients. The company
also operated 93 outpatient dialysis centers located in 10
countries outside the United
States. HealthCare Partners manages and operates medical
groups and affiliated physician networks in Arizona, California, Nevada, New
Mexico, Florida and
Colorado in its pursuit to deliver
excellent-quality health care in a dignified and compassionate
manner. As of March 31, 2015
HealthCare Partners provided integrated care management for
approximately 830,000 patients. For more information, please visit
DaVitaHealthCarePartners.com.
DaVita and DaVita HealthCare Partners are trademarks or
registered trademarks of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.
Contact Information
Media:
David Tauchen
(303) 876-2802
David.Tauchen@DaVita.com
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