USMD Earns National Certification for Providing Patient-Centered Care
March 11 2014 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
The National Committee for Quality Assurance
Patient-centered Medical Home Program Recognizes 26 USMD Primary
Care Clinics
USMD Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: USMD), a physician-led integrated
healthcare system, announced today that all 26 of its primary care
clinics have received reaccreditation for an additional three-year
term from the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Program, a
recognition program that is part of the National Committee for
Quality Assurance (NCQA). This prestigious recognition means that
these 26 clinics successfully display and utilize evidence-based,
patient-centered processes that focus on highly coordinated patient
care and long-term patient relationships.
The patient-centered medical home is a model of patient care
that emphasizes coordination and communication in an effort to
transform primary care into the best experience possible for
patients. The PCMH Program identifies practices that promote
partnerships between patients and their physicians; instead of
treating patients with several episodic office visits, each
patient’s care is managed by a physician-led team that provides all
healthcare needs and coordinates treatment across a healthcare
system.
“Research has proven that medical homes can lead to higher
quality care and lower overall costs while improving patients’ and
providers’ satisfaction and experiences,” said John House, M.D.,
chairman and chief executive officer of USMD Holdings. “Receiving
reaccreditation from the PCMH Program is a huge accomplishment for
USMD. We’re proud of our clinics and our employees for continually
working to ensure that our patients receive the best, most
compassionate and most effective care possible.”
To receive recognition, which is valid for a three-year term,
clinics must successfully demonstrate the ability to meet the
Program’s key elements and characteristics, including:
- Written standards for patient access to
care and continuity of care
- Use of patient feedback materials
- Appropriate use of charting tools to
track patients and organize clinical information
- Adaptation to patients’ cultural and
linguistic needs
- Use of evidence-based guidelines to
treat chronic conditions
- Responsive care management techniques
with an emphasis on preventive care for patients
- Measurement and reporting of clinical
and service performance
- The use of technology for
prescriptions, tests, referral tracking and coordination with other
healthcare providers
“The PCMH recertification process is much more rigorous than the
initial certification. This recognition confirms that, at USMD, we
continually focus on providing high-quality and highly coordinated
care to patients,” said Dr. House.
About USMD Holdings, Inc.
USMD is a publicly held (NASDAQ: USMD), physician-led integrated
healthcare system committed to exemplary patient care.
Headquartered in Irving, Texas, USMD serves the Dallas-Fort Worth
metropolitan area with more than 250 physicians and associate
practitioners, and provides healthcare services to patients in just
under 20 different specialties at its hospitals, nine cancer
treatment centers and nearly 70 physician clinics. For more
information about USMD, visit www.usmd.com.
USMD Holdings, Inc.Megan Reisig,
214-493-4024Megan.Reisig@usmd.com
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