Nearly 70 USMD Clinics & 261 Providers Recognized for Improving Care through Comprehensive Preventive & Care Management Strat...
December 02 2014 - 9:00AM
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Texas Physician Practice Quality Improvement
Award honors physician practices using technology to provide
exceptional preventive healthcare
USMD Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: USMD), a physician-led integrated
healthcare system, announced today that nearly 70 of its primary
care and specialty clinics, comprising 261 physicians and associate
practitioners, are recipients of the 2013-2014 Texas Physician
Practice Quality Improvement Award, sponsored by the Texas Medical
Foundation in partnership with the Texas Medical Association and
Texas Osteopathic Medical Association.
This prestigious award recognizes Texas practices and physicians
for the innovative and effective use of health information
technology to improve patient care and promote reliable preventive
health services.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently
prioritized the use of health information technologies in hospitals
and clinics. By using improved technologies and data, caregivers
can make more informed decisions that improve the quality of care
delivered.
“USMD is honored that 261 of our physicians and associate
practitioners, including primary care providers and specialists,
received the Texas Physician Practice Quality Improvement Award,”
said John House, M.D., chairman and chief executive officer of USMD
Holdings. “Delivering top-quality, effective care is our number one
priority at USMD. This award confirms USMD’s dedication and
commitment to our patients and the type of care we provide.”
To receive this award, providers were required to demonstrate
how they provided exemplary care and used health information
technology in the 2013 calendar year. Any physician practice in the
state of Texas with one or more Texas-licensed physicians providing
care for Medicare fee-for-service patients were eligible to receive
the award.
TMF Health Quality Institute, Texas Medical Association and
Texas Osteopathic Medical Association developed the award in 2012
to recognize outstanding physician practices based on four
components: top performance on nationally recognized clinical
outcome measures, regular use of population care management methods
(such as patient education, early detection and disease
management), participation in data reporting quality initiatives,
and implementation of tools and processes to promote patient
engagement and improve the patient’s experience.
The continued improvement in healthcare quality relies on the
use of healthcare technologies to reevaluate clinical practices and
a willingness to institute necessary changes. Health information
technologies inform physicians of patterns in patient procedures
and outcomes they may not have recognized through electronic health
records. They also allow physicians to see feedback on their level
of care through transparent reporting systems.
The Texas Physician Practice Quality Improvement Award is
sponsored by TMF Health Quality Institute in partnership with the
Texas Medical Association and Texas Osteopathic Medical
Association. For more information on the Texas Physician Practice
Quality Improvement Award and to see a full list of this year’s
winners, visit http://award.tmf.org.
About USMD Holdings, Inc.
USMD is a publicly held (NASDAQ: USMD), physician-led,
integrated health 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 two hospitals, six cancer
treatment centers and nearly 70 physician clinics, many of which
are multi-specialty. All 29 of USMD’s primary care clinics have
been accredited by the Patient-Centered Medical Home Program, a
recognition program that is part of the National Committee for
Quality Assurance. This recognition means that USMD’s primary care
clinics successfully display and utilize evidence-based,
patient-centered processes that focus on highly coordinated patient
care and long-term patient relationships. For more information
about USMD, visit www.usmd.com.
USMD Holdings, Inc.Megan Vincent,
214-493-4024Megan.Vincent@usmd.com
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