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Quality ranking for primary care offices

December 19, 2017

We want to recognize offices that have demonstrated a dedication to high-quality patient care by achieving the highest rank in quality of care for the HMO and/or PPO component of the Quality Incentive Payment System (QIPS) program or the Preventive and Quality Improvement Program (PQIP) for measurement year 2016. The quality program is a comprehensive ranking system of quality measures for primary care offices with 150 or more commercial HMO/POS and Medicare Advantage HMO members and/or 250 or more attributed commercial PPO members (including National BlueCard® PPO and Personal Choice® PPO members).

The below preventive care measures are the areas in which each office is measured. They are based on the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS®), a well-established and tested set of performance measures:

  • childhood and adolescent immunizations;
  • childhood and adolescent well visits;
  • cancer prevention in the areas of breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screenings;
  • heart care (beta-blocker treatment after a heart attack);
  • asthma care (use of preferred medications for patients with chronic persistent asthma);
  • diabetic care (HbA1c testing, HbA1c control, LDL-C screening, eye exam rates, and nephropathy screening);
  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease care (use of spirometry testing in assessing and diagnosing);
  • rheumatoid arthritis care (disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug therapy);
  • fracture care (osteoporosis management in women);
  • avoidance of antibiotic treatment in adults with acute bronchitis;
  • appropriate testing for children with pharyngitis;
  • appropriate treatment for children with upper respiratory infection.
Congratulations to the primary care offices listed below for demonstrating overall high quality in the above measures compared to their peers and achieving the highest rank in quality of care in 2017 (based on 2016 data) for the QIPS program or PQIP.

Tier 1 primary care offices
Abington Bucks Internal Medicine Lower Bucks Pediatrics, PC
Abington Cedarbrook Internal Medicine Lower Merion Family Medicine
Abington Primary Care Medicine LPS St. Mary Family Practice – Southampton
Advocare Broomall Pediatric Associates Main Line Family Medicine
Alan C. Bilsky, MD, LLC Main Line Health Care – City Line Family Medicine
All Star Pediatrics, LLC Main Line Health Care Family Medicine in Paoli
Ambler Pediatrics, PC Main Line Healthcare Conshohocken
Amin Medical Center Main Line Healthcare Family Medicine in Royersford
Amy Orloff, DO and Associates, PC Main Line Healthcare Westtown
Andorra Pediatrics Marc M. Kress, MD and Associates
Aria Health Physician Services – Marina Cherkassky, MD Margiotti and Kroll Pediatrics, PC – Philadelphia
Aria Health Physician Services Oxford Valley Margiotti and Kroll Pediatrics, PC – Trevose
Aria Health Physician Services Sweetbriar Meadowbrook Pediatrics, PC
Aria New Falls Medical Center Michael Lyons, MD
Arlene P. Imber, DO Montgomery County Medical Associates, LTD
Associated Family Practice Professionals, PC Mt. Airy Family Practice
Avellina, Inc. Murali Pediatrics, LLC
Bi-County Medical Associates Myers, Squire, & Limpert
Blue Bell Family Practice Nemours DuPont Pediatrics Wayne
BMC Primary Care Physician, LLC Newtown Medical Group
Broderman Internal Medicine Associates Ninth Street Internal Medicine Associates, LTD
Brookside Family Practice and Pediatrics North Willow Grove Pediatrics, PC
Buxmont Medical Associates, PC Paoli Family Medicine
Care Network Broomall Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine Centers of Philadelphia – Cedar Avenue
Care Network Central Bucks Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine Centers of Philadelphia – West School House Lane
Center City Pediatrics, LLC Pediatric Care Group, PC
Cheltenham Internal Medicine Pedicino Primary Care Associates
Chester County Primary Care, PC Penn Family Medicine New Garden
Christine Zabel, MD – Primary Care Associates Penn Medicine at Radnor Internal Medicine
Collegeville Pediatrics Penn Primary Care and Integrative Medicine Whiteland
Colonial Family Practice Associates Penncare – Dr. Michael Cirigliano
Comprehensive Internal Medicine Penncare Bala Cynwyd Associates
Doylestown Family Medicine, PC Penncare Edward S. Cooper, MD, Internal Medicine
Drexel Internal Medicine Penncare Internal Medicine Associates
E. Gary Lamsback Penncare Internal Medicine at Mayfair
Einstein Germantown Professional Associates Personal Physician Services, PC
Family Practice Associates of Upper Dublin Pinnacle Physicians Group – Ashton Family Medicine
Fountain Medical Associates, PC Pinnacle Physicians Group – Frankford Avenue Family Practice
G. S. Peter Gross, DO, PC Pinnacle Physicians Group – Oxford Circle Family Medicine
Gateway Family Practice Downingtown Pinnacle Physicians Group – Stoltz and Hahn
Gateway Family Practice of Newtown Pinnacle Physicians Group – Street Road Medical Associates
Gateway Internal Medicine at Brandywine Primecare Philadelphia, PC
Gateway Internal Medicine of West Chester Prospect Health Access Network, Inc. – Crum Lynne
Glenn Galbraith Miller Family Medicine, PC Prospect Health Access Network, Inc. – Springfield
HAN Crozer Internal Medicine Rachel Rosen, MD, PC
Haresh and Priya Punjabi, MD, PC Reading Pediatrics, Inc.
Hatboro Pediatrics, PC Rittenhouse Internal Medicine
Holy Redeemer Family Practice Roberto Panis, MD
Horsham Pediatric Associates, PC S. Denise Hoffman, MD, Family Medicine
Internal Medicine Associates of Abington Spring Ford Family Practice
James W. Flanagan, MD, Family Practice Steven Sklar, DO
Jay and Vijaya Shah, MDs Temple Family Medicine at Fort Washington
Jeanes Family Medicine – Mitchell J. Marder, DO Temple Internal Medicine – Old Bustleton
Jefferson Family Medicine Associates Tohickon Internal Medicine, LLC
Jefferson Internal Medicine Associates – Havertown Tri County Pediatrics, Inc.
Jefferson Internal Medicine Associates – Philadelphia TriValley Primary Care – Franconia
Jefferson Internal Medicine Associates at Bala Cynwyd TriValley Primary Care – Lower Salford
Jefferson Medical Care TriValley Primary Care – Upper Perkiomen Office
Jefferson Womens Primary Care TriValley Primary Care – Western Bucks
Jon Yardney, MD Upper Dublin Internal Medicine
Joseph W. Price Vicky P. Berberian, MD
Junewood Medical Practice Whalen and McElmoyle Family Medicine
Kressly Pediatrics, PC William T. Chain
Lisa M. Ducker, DO Willowdale Internal Medicine Associates, LLC

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