DENVER, Sept. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- DaVita Medical
Group, a division of DaVita Inc. (NYSE: DVA), today announced that
three of its regions have received the top award from America's
Physician Groups (APG), formerly CAPG, the country's leading
organization representing physician groups practicing coordinated
care.
This year, The Everett Clinic in Washington, HealthCare Partners in
California and HealthCare Partners
in Nevada, all part of
DaVita Medical Group, were awarded APG's Standard of
Excellence™ (SOE®) Elite award for receiving high marks in all
patient care categories. These categories include: care management
practices, information technology, accountability and transparency,
patient-centered care, group support of advanced primary care, and
administrative and financial capability.
"DaVita Medical Group and APG share a strong commitment to
ensuring patients have access to high quality health care services
wherever they are," said Chan
Chuang, MD, chief clinical officer at DaVita Medical Group.
"We are thrilled that three of DaVita Medical Group's distinct
regions have received this noteworthy honor and we will continue to
focus on the health and well-being of the communities and
individuals we serve."
In addition, APG's Clinical Quality Leadership committee voted
last year to increase the thresholds across the survey's domains.
According to APG, updates to the 2018 SOE® include questions to
further include the pediatric population and to highlight important
health topics such as social determinants of health and advanced
care planning.
"Each year we continue seeing remarkable commitment among our
member organizations, including DaVita Medical Group, to stay ahead
of the curve and drive change in how patients receive care," said
Amy Nguyen Howell, chief medical
officer at America's Physician Groups. "This survey helps set the
bar for health care consumers to evaluate a physician group's
technical quality, responsive patient experience and
affordability."
The year 2018 marks APG's
12th annual edition of the SOE® survey and the
recipients will be recognized at APG's Colloquium on Thursday, October 11 in Washington, D.C.
About DaVita Medical Group
DaVita Medical Group is a
division of DaVita Inc., a Fortune 500® company, that operates and
manages medical groups and affiliated physician networks in
California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, New
Mexico and Washington. A
leading independent medical group in America, DaVita Medical Group
has over two decades of experience providing coordinated,
outcomes-based medical care in a cost-effective manner. DaVita
Medical Group's teammates, employed clinicians and affiliated
clinicians provided care for approximately 1.7 million patients.
For more information, please visit DaVitaMedicalGroup.com.
About DaVita Inc.
DaVita Inc., a Fortune 500® company, is the parent company
of DaVita Kidney Care and DaVita Medical
Group. 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 June 30,
2018, DaVita Kidney Care operated or provided
administrative services at 2,580 outpatient dialysis centers
located in the United States serving approximately
201,000 patients. The company also operated 253 outpatient dialysis
centers located in 10 countries outside the United States. DaVita Medical Group manages
and operates medical groups and affiliated physician networks
in California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, New
Mexico and Washington in its pursuit to deliver
excellent-quality health care in a dignified and compassionate
manner. DaVita Medical Group's teammates, employed clinicians and
affiliated clinicians provided care for approximately 1.7 million
patients. For more information, please
visit DaVita.com/About.
Contact Information
Media:
Jessica Geurkink
(720) 925-3184
Jessica.Geurkink@davita.com
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