Primary Partner Care

Testimonials

The cornerstone of Primary PartnerCare® is the patient-doctor relationship. Each day we strive to make the lives of our doctors and their patients better. We thought you would like to hear from some of them.

  • “As a primary care physician for 30+ years, I have seen firsthand how complex and time consuming the practice of medicine has become. Health Plans and Medicare now measure us on an ever growing list of quality measures and HCC coding compliance. Payors are moving to primary care-centric value-based models of reimbursement that only large primary care groups can benefit from. As doctors, we are faced with balancing the care of our patients with the growing administrative responsibility of running a practice. Whether we like it or not, medicine has become a "big business". PrimaryPartnerCare Physicians,PLLC is a single TIN, physician owned group of primary care physicians with an MSO that supports me so that I may continue to practice high quality, patient focused medicine. The group provides ongoing guidance and resources and affords every physician the protection of belonging to a large medical group. ”
    - James A Higgins, DO
  • “With primary care identified as the nexus of improving quality of care and reducing costs, it is essential that practicing physicians have an infrastructure to support us during the multitude of changes taking place throughout the healthcare system. Primary PartnerCare provides the foundation that allows me to succeed in the new era of medicine. This is exactly what the field of private primary care needs to be sustainable into the future. ”
    - Larry Crafa, DO, Family Medicine
  • “I am proud to be part of such an esteemed organization with like-minded peers that are devoted to delivering the highest quality care to their patients. Being part of the group provides colleagues and partners that I can share medical discussions as well as personal discussions about the challenges of medicine. The management team keeps me informed of changes and is there to help no matter what I need. I highly recommend joining Primary PartnerCare Physicians.”
    - Gary Tollin, DO, Family Medicine
  • “I could not be prouder of my colleagues and how we all came together to work in the Medicare Shared Savings Program ACO. It's been 10 years, and we are going strong. Year over year we have the highest quality scores in the state and make significant shared savings, a testimony to the care we provide as physicians and the management team that advocates for us and believes in primary care. As we continue to evolve, and the "supergroup" of doctors grows, I am proud and privileged to have the opportunity to prove the value of the doctor-patient relationship; to build an organization where medicine is a profession, not a job; and to continue to truly love being a physician. There is no better profession in the world.”
    - Harry Jacob, MD, Internal Medicine
  • “Primary PartnerCare is more than an IPA or ACO. I recently lost my biller, which happens in smaller practices, and Primary PartnerCare immediately filled the gap by supplying a replacement that not only kept my billing & collections whole, but found extra monies my practice was entitled to. Julianna allowed me to focus on my patients, and avoid a potential nightmare of delayed billing and all that snowballs from there. I am grateful to Primary PartnerCare and all they do.”
    - Aretha Persaud, MD, Family Medicine
  • “It's hard to believe that just a couple years ago, a group of primary care physicians sat in a small room and decided that we should organize. This was the time to save private practice and let primary care lead the way! Many of us were strangers (especially since we mostly interact with specialists on a daily basis, not other primaries) but we were united in our vision as primary care physicians. Since that time, Primary PartnerCare has grown extensively, sticking true to its mission of supporting and enhancing the partnership between patients and their doctors. The comradery is back, sharing knowledge and ideas and supporting each other as we navigate the changing landscape of health care together. Primary PartnerCare allows me access to support services for my practice and patients that I could not afford as a small practice. I encourage other primaries that want to stay in private practice, and make independent private practice an option for future doctors, to join us.
    - Ida Messana, MD, Internal Medicine & Geriatric Medicine
  • “Since I have no interest in being employed by a hospital or mega group, I am very pleased with my decision to join PrimaryPartner Care because I feel I now have the best of both worlds. The PrimaryPartner Care organization works hard to continually update both myself and staff as to the changes that are occurring within Medicare, and because the ACO was designed specifically for primary care physicians, I feel I personally benefit from the resources they allocate to help us remain current with those changes. Additionally I recognize that I am in a position to feel more secure about my income by participating in an ACO because I am relieved from facing the uncertainty regarding the Medicare fee schedule that my colleagues who chose otherwise now face and recognize the important advantages going forward that this ACO provides a solo or small group physician in this rapidly changing healthcare marketplace.
    - James A Stallone, DO, Internal Medicine
  • “When colleagues ask me why I joined Primary PartnerCare ACO, my response is easy. We are the only primary care ACO in New York. As primaries, we do the work and we should be rewarded. I also have seen other physician entities go nowhere because the focus and needs of the primaries were not aligned with what the specialists were seeking. ACOs are primary care models, and can only succeed with a strong, healthy primary care foundation partnering with their patients. ”
    - William M Duke, MD, Internal Medicine & Geriatric Medicine
  • “I am proud to be a founding physician and member of Primary PartnerCare ACO and highly recommend joining to any quality physician who would like to thrive in independent private practice. I am proud to say that Primary PartnerCare has delivered on our original intent to succeed in private independent practice and deliver the highest quality medical care possible. The ACO has helped us implement programs and services that have improved the health care coordination and management of our patient population while, at the same time, significantly increasing practice revenue. Additionally, the collaboration and exchange of ideas with like-minded peers who are devoted to providing the highest quality medical care adds to the satisfaction of practicing medicine. ”
    - Daniel Kassan, MD, Internal Medicine & Geriatric Medicine
  • “Our ACO is very organized, and nothing is left to happenstance. Revenue and patient satisfaction have increased, while my administrative burden has decreased. I no longer have to worry about all the changes occurring in Medicare because the ACO team provides direct and concise information. I look forward to working with Primary PartnerCare for years to come.”
    - Farzin Sehati, DO, Internal Medicine
  • “Since 1985, when HMOs first penetrated New York, we have heard about the changing paradigm of healthcare delivery. During this period, the corporate vegamatic has sliced and diced every insurance plan into a multitude of sizes, shapes and forms, all with the promise of better and more efficient healthcare. Yet, a quarter of a century later we have made little progress. During this period, primary care has been repeatedly extolled as the linchpin to solve the puzzle of cost containment and quality. As a reward for such efficiencies, we were lavished with lower reimbursements, increased overhead and set adrift to drown in a sea of red tape. Here in 2012, primary care has taken center stage again, but now with different nametags such as ACO's and patient centered medical homes. Unfortunately many of the organizations developing these programs are not primary care driven. The primary care physician will again be in the position of lowering costs and improving quality for another's profit. So the final question to ask yourself before you sign into any program is simple. If primary care physicians are responsible for the success of a program how are they represented throughout management and governance? I have asked myself that question, and that is why I co-founded and continue to help lead the Primary PartnerCare IPA/ACO.”
    - Robert Sarnataro, MD, Internal Medicine