TITUSVILLE, Fla. — National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) recognizes PMG with Highest Certification
All Parrish Medical Group (PMG) primary care practices have earned the highest level of certification (Level 3) as Patient-Centered Medical Homes (PCMHs) from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).
PCMHs are driving some of the most important reforms in healthcare delivery today. According to the NQCA, a growing body of scientific evidence shows that PCMHs are saving money by reducing hospital and emergency department visits, reducing health disparities, and are improving patient outcomes.
The medical home inspires quality in care, cultivates more engaging patient-caregiver relationships, and captures savings through expanded access and delivery options.
“Lots of health providers talk about being patient-centered, however to be certified by the NCQA as such affirms our group’s commitment to adhering to superior clinical standards and providing the highest level of personalized care to the people we serve,” said PMG Executive Director of Physician Practices Felicia N. Rabsatt-Harris, MBA, MHA, CHC.
Examples of criteria that primary-care practices must meet to earn PCMH certification include:
* The practice systematically identifies individual patients and plans, and manages and coordinates care based on need.
* The practice provides access to team-based care for both routine and urgent needs of patients, families and caregivers.
* The practice follows standards for providing access to appointments, and regularly assesses its performance on providing (a) same-day appointments for routine and urgent care; (b) availability of appointments; and by (c) acting on identified opportunities to improve.
* The practice provides access to evidence-based care, patient/family education and self-management support.
* The practice collaborates with the patient and family to develop and implement a written care plan for patients.
* The practice uses performance data to identify opportunities for improvement and acts to improve clinical quality, efficiency and patient experience.
For more information or to schedule an appointment with a Parrish Medical Group Patient-Centered Medical Home, call 321-268-6PMG (6764).
About Parrish Medical Group
Parrish Medical Group is North Brevard’s largest network of primary care physicians and specialists. Our physicians are specialized in many areas of medicine and together, have one common goal – to provide coordinated, comprehensive healthcare to our patients. Our physicians recently joined together to better serve patients from Rockledge to Titusville. In practice as independent physicians for many years, the new Parrish Medical Group represents Family Practice and Internal Medicine along with 13 specialties. Visit parrishmedgroup.com or call 321-268-6PMG (6764) for more information.
About Parrish Medical Center
Parrish Medical Center (PMC), located at 951 N. Washington Ave., Titusville, Florida, is a 210-bed, not-for-profit acute care public medical center serving North Brevard County for more than 50 years. PMC is nationally recognized as One of America's finest healing environments®. PMC is Florida's safest hospital according to Consumer Reports (2014). The Joint Commission named PMC as a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures, recognizing PMC for "exemplary performance in using evidence-based clinical processes that are shown to improve care for certain conditions." The hospital is the only Brevard County hospital to earn straight "A" safety ratings (since 2012) from the Leapfrog Group, an independent, national not-for-profit organization founded more than a decade ago by the nation's leading employers and private healthcare experts. PMC, as compared to other U.S. hospitals, maintains top-tier national rankings for clinical outcomes, safety and patients' experiences from The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. And, PMC has earned disease-specific certification gold seals from the Joint Commission in acute coronary syndrome, breast cancer, heart failure and stroke. For more information, visit www.parrishmed.com<http://www.parrishmed.com>.