NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home™ standards emphasize enhanced care through
patient-clinician partnership
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) today announced that the Colorado Primary Care Clinic, Inc. (CPCCI) of Aurora, Colorado has received NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Level II Recognition for using evidence-based, patient-centered processes that focus on highly coordinated care and long?term, participative relationships.
The NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home is a model of primary care that combines teamwork and information technology to improve care, improve patients’ experience of care and reduce costs. Medical homes foster ongoing partnerships between patients and their personal clinicians, instead of approaching care as the sum of episodic office visits. Each patient’s care is overseen by clinician-led care teams that coordinate treatment across the health care system. Research shows that medical homes can lead to higher quality and lower costs, and can improve patient and provider reported experiences of care.
“NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition raises the bar in defining high-quality care by emphasizing access, health information technology and coordinated care focused on patients,” said NCQA President Margaret E. O’Kane. “Recognition shows that the Colorado Primary Care Clinic, Inc. has the tools, systems and resources to provide its patients with the right care, at the right time.”
To earn recognition, which is valid for three years, Colorado Primary Care Clinic, Inc. demonstrated the ability to meet the program’s key elements, embodying characteristics of the medical home. NCQA standards aligned with the joint principles of the Patient-Centered Medical Home established with the American College of Physicians, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Osteopathic Association. “Our nurse practitioner model of care clinic is thrilled and honored to be awarded the NCQA PCMH Level II recognition. It is important to us that an independent entity screens and examines our quality of care processes," said Dr. Dawn Fetzko, DNP, APRN-BC, ANP, GNP, CPCCI founder and owner.
To find other clinicians and their practices with NCQA PCMH Recognition, visit http://recognition.ncqa.org.
About NCQA
NCQA is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. NCQA accredits and certifies a wide range of health care organizations. It also recognizes clinicians and practices in key areas of performance. NCQA’s Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS®) is the most widely used performance measurement tool in health care. NCQA’s Web site (ncqa.org) contains information to help consumers, employers and others make more informed health care choices.
About the Colorado Primary Care Clinic, Inc.
Colorado Primary Care Clinic, Inc. (CPCCI) is an Aurora, Colorado-based private nurse practitioner primary care practice founded and operated by Dr. Dawn Fetzko, DNP, APRN-BC, ANP, GNP. CPCCI is focused on providing high-quality service, customer satisfaction, and access to primary care. They provide the highest quality, cost effective care, at affordable pricing and strive to meet and exceed patient expectations.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Andy Reynolds (202) 955-3518
Matt Brock (202) 955-1739
Dawn Fetzko (303) 343-9500
