91探花Medicine Neighborhood Clinics have received a second leadership award from the health insurer Premera Blue Cross (Premera) for continued participation and support in the Premera Quality Score Card program. 91探花Medicine Neighborhood Clinics are one of fifteen participating medical groups in Washington State.
The Premera quality program was designed to help develop evidence-based outcome measures in key areas of health care. Premera’s approach is based on national guidelines, best practices and a commitment to continuous improvement in health-care quality.
This year, the quality program will be the subject of a major study funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and led by Doug Conrad, Ph.D., director of the 91探花Center for Management Research. The study aims to assess the groundbreaking work in the clinical quality improvement partnership between Premera and its medical group partners, including 91探花Medicine Neighborhood Clinics. The 91探花Medicine Neighborhood Clinics are a part of 91探花Medicine, which also includes Harborview Medical Center, 91探花Medical Center and the 91探花School of Medicine.
“Approximately three years ago, 91探花Medicine Neighborhood Clinics were asked to be a participating medical group and act on behalf of 91探花Medicine in this ground-breaking quality score card program,” said Dr. Peter McGough, chief medical officer for the clinics and 91探花clinical associate professor. “After working with the program, we said we would take our lessons learned back to 91探花Medicine and provide knowledge and support to help others improve clinical quality measures and related outcomes.
“Internally, this has stimulated 91探花Medicine Neighborhood Clinics to focus on areas of care in which we were looking to excel, especially diabetes care and women’s health care,” McGough said.
Physicians and practices recognized as “Premera Blue Cross Healthcare Quality Award Program Honorees” represent clinics of all sizes across Washington that are committed to delivering exceptional levels of quality care. This year, Premera Blue Cross recognized 27 individual physicians and practices.
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For more information about the program, refer to: https://demo.premera.com/stellent/groups/public/documents/xcpproject/mwa_qsc07_overview.asp