DENVER, June 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- DaVita
HealthCare Partners Inc. (NYSE: DVA), a leading independent medical
group in the United States and
leading global provider of kidney care services, today announced
that its medical group division, HealthCare Partners, received
multiple honors from CAPG, the nation's leading organization for
physician groups practicing coordinated care.
CAPG awarded HealthCare Partners California and The Everett
Clinic in Washington its Standards
of Excellence™ Elite Award. Colorado Springs Health Partners
received a Standards of Excellence™ Exemplary Award.
"These awards speak to the value DaVita's medical groups all
over the country are creating through physician leadership,
patient-centered care, and a clinical focus," said Tyler Jung, M.D., chief medical officer for
HealthCare Partners. "We thank CAPG for recognizing our efforts and
we're honored to carry this distinction."
CAPG's annual Standards of Excellence™ survey is a voluntary
self-assessment for CAPG's 250 multispecialty medical groups and
independent physician associate members in 40 states, the
District of Columbia, and
Puerto Rico.
Standards of Excellence™ awards are achieved by surpassing
rigorous, peer-defined benchmarks in 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.
"This survey is truly a self-reflection of how physician
organizations see themselves making a difference in patient lives
through their care and commitment to every aspect of their jobs,"
said Amy Nguyen Howell, M.D., CAPG's
chief medical officer. "It starts by putting patients above all
else, and emphasizing value over volume, along with strong
team-based care. We're proud of what they've done as leaders
in making patient-centered, coordinated care catch on across the
entire spectrum of healthcare systems nationwide."
About DaVita HealthCare Partners
DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc., a Fortune 500® company, is the
parent company of DaVita Kidney Care
and HealthCare Partners. HealthCare Partners manages and operates
medical groups and affiliated physician networks in California, Nevada, New
Mexico, Florida,
Colorado and Washington in its pursuit to deliver
excellent-quality health care in a dignified and compassionate
manner. As of March 31, 2016
HealthCare Partners provided integrated care management for
approximately 790,000 patients. 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,
2016, DaVita Kidney Care
operated or provided administrative services at 2,278 outpatient
dialysis centers located in the United
States serving approximately 180,000 patients. The company
also operated 124 outpatient dialysis centers located in 10
countries outside the United
States. 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
+1 (303) 876-2802
dtauchen@healthcarepartners.com
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