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Primary PartnerCare ACO achieves NYS Highest Quality Score in National Emergency Pandemic
Faced with the greatest public health threat our country has ever faced, New York-based, Primary PartnerCare ACO Independent Practice Association, Inc (Primary PartnerCare ACO) achieved an almost perfect quality score of 99.69%, the highest score of all ACOs in New York. “Our quality score is a direct testament to the positive outcomes of our deep-rooted doctor-patient partnerships” remarked Harry S. Jacob, MD, Chief Medical Officer.
Read ArticleThe Role of Clinical Care Pathways in Diabetes Management: A Guide to Designing a Clinical Care Pathway at Your Institution
A clinical care pathway, also known as a care pathway or integrated care pathway, is designed to guide clinicians regarding the optimal approach to treatment selection for a patient with a specific condition or disease, with the primary goals of improving quality of care, reducing variations in clinical practice, and promoting efficient use of health care resources. Based on evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, clinical care pathways include recommendations for screening, diagnosis, monitoring, treatment goals, and interventions over the course of a disease or continuum of care, and thus have the potential to influence quality of care and patient outcomes.
Read ArticlePrimary PartnerCare Secures N95 Masks for Independent Doctors
This week Primary PartnerCare secured 5,000 N95 masks for its 100+ independent primary care physicians, fighting to care for their long-established patients in the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. “When we lost one of our own doctors to COVID-19, we knew we had to do all that we could to help these frontline doctors survive the pandemic,” said Marion Davis, CEO of Primary PartnerCare Management Group.
Read ArticlePrimary PartnerCare loses Physician to COVID-19
Primary PartnerCare® is saddened to announce the death of Tomas Pattugalan, MD, from COVID-19. Dr Pattugalan was a private practice primary care physician Queens, NY, and member of Primary PartnerCare since 2016. Dr. Pattugalan passed away Sunday morning, March 29, 2020 in the emergency department at Nassau University Medical Center. The entire Primary PartnerCare family mourns the loss of their colleague and extends their deepest sympathy to the family of Dr. Pattugalan.
Read Article4 A1c tests/year lower hospitalizations
A study conducted by Primary PartnerCare ACO and Primary PartnerCare Management Group found that diabetes patients who receive four hemoglobin A1c per year have much lower hospitalization costs than those who receive three or fewer tests. The savings can amount to thousands of dollars per patient annually.
Read ArticleHealthix Video: Primary PartnerCare Using Alerts for Patient Care
Healthix real-time Clinical Alerts serve as an immediate source for patient information. Primary PartnerCare®, a Medicare Shared Savings Program ACO and Managed Services Organization, receives alerts whenever their patients are admitted to or discharged from a hospital and other facilities. These notifications help fulfill the triple aim of improved care, patient satisfaction and reduced costs.
Read ArticlePrimary PartnerCare ACO and Healthix Demonstrate Medicare Spending Savings with Clinical Alerts
Primary PartnerCare ACO Independent Practice Association, Inc. (“Primary PartnerCare ACO”), a 100+ primary care physician accountable care organization participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program, and Healthix, the country’s largest public Health Information Exchange (HIE), today announced compelling results demonstrating the value of healthcare data sharing in improving the quality of care and outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries.
Read ArticleQuest Annual Report 2018: Dr Harry Jacob on Dementia Screening (On Page 9)
Primary care physicians in the United States are on the front lines of dementia screening, as they are often the first to evaluate a patient, but they may lack the tools to reliably spot cognitive impairment and initiate care. To address these challenges, Quest joined forces with other leaders in the healthcare space to develop an innovative dementia screening model for a primary care setting.
Read Article4 Ways tech improves chronic disease management
A study conducted by Primary PartnerCare ACO and Primary PartnerCare Management Group found that diabetes patients who receive four hemoglobin A1c per year have much lower hospitalization costs than those who receive three or fewer tests. The savings can amount to thousands of dollars per patient annually.
Read ArticleACO Coalition Discusses Digital Cognitive Assessment Tool
During the most recent web-based seminar of The American Journal of Managed Care’s ACO & Emerging Healthcare Delivery Coalition, experts discussed a digital test that can help primary care physicians assess patients’ cognitive abilities and detect impairment sooner.
Read ArticleQuest Diagnostics launches cognitive health assessment app
Diagnostic information company Quest Diagnostics has launched an iPad-based cognitive assessment tool to aid doctors in diagnosis, assessment and care management of people with cognitive dysfunction.
Read ArticleQuest Launches New Digital Dementia Assessment Test
Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world’s leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced CogniSense™, a digital cognitive assessment tool that aids in a physician’s assessment, diagnosis and care management of individuals with cognitive dysfunction. CogniSense is designed to overcome several limitations of conventional paper-based cognitive assessment, such as lack of objective, easily trackable data over time and integration to electronic health records (EHRs).
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