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- 2020 Press Releases
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- Dr. Steve Strongwater named to Modern Healthcare’s 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives
- Atrius Health Proud to Support COVID-19 Response at Boston Hope Medical Center
- Atrius Health Engages Kyruus to Advance Novel Digital Patient Access Initiatives
- Atrius Health and Firefly Health Announce Value-Based Care Affiliation
- Atrius Health’s Next Generation Accountable Care Organization Saves Medicare $14.8 million in second year of participation
- Atrius Health Welcomes Three New Clinicians to its Board of Trustees
- 2019 Press Releases
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- Verily Partners with Veterans Administration Palo Alto Healthcare System and Atrius Health to Deploy Solutions for Improving Population Health and the Value of Care Delivery
- Atrius Health will be recognized as an “Allied Member” of The Permanente Federation
- Atrius Health reports $38.7M operating surplus for 2018
- Atrius Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Announce Deeper Collaboration to Transform Health Care Experience
- 2018 Press Releases
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- Atrius Health’s Next Generation Accountable Care Organization Saves Medicare $19.9 million in first year of participation
- Atrius Health earns national recognition for commitment to improve high blood pressure
- Communication Regarding Ballot Question 1: Hospital Nurse Staffing Ratios
- Atrius Health Announces State Certification for New ACO Program
- Atrius Health Announces State Certification for New ACO Program
- 2017 Press Releases
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- Atrius Health’s Pioneer ACO achieves over 95 percent quality score and saves Medicare $10.4 million
- Medically home group launches the future of medical care, raises $4m in funding
- Tufts Health Plan Forms Masshealth Accountable Care Organization Partnerships With Four Provider Organizations
- Boston Surgery Center and Atrius Health Complete First Total Joint Replacement in a Massachusetts Free-Standing Surgery Center
- Two tested interventions help improve weight management in children with overweight or obesity
- Atrius Health Names Rachel Rosenblum Chief Operating Officer
- Atrius Health and IBM Watson Health Forge Partnership to Bring Cognitive Insights to Primary Care Physicians and Their Patients
- Atrius Health Expands into Greater Plymouth area by Welcoming PMG Physician Associates
- Atrius Health Joins CMS Next Generation Accountable Care Organization Model
- 2016 Press Releases
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- Atrius Health Appoints Jennifer Derkazarian as Senior Director of Nursing
- Atrius Health Welcomes Patrick Holland as Chief Financial Officer
- Atrius Health’s Pioneer ACO achieves over 95 percent quality score and saves Medicare $6.8 million
- Atrius Health’s David Green, MD Named the 2016 Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts “Physician of the Year”
- Harvard Pilgrim and Atrius Health team up to employ Boston Public School students
- VNA Care Network and VNA of Boston Named as HomeCare Elite 2015 Top Agencies
- VNA Care Network Foundation Rebranding as VNA Care
- Atrius Health Names Dr. Christopher Andreoli as Chief of Ophthalmology and Visual Services
- Atrius Health Names Dr. Bonnie Hersh as Chief of Neurology
- Atrius Health Names Dr. Louis Bley as Chief of Orthopedics and Hand Surgery
- Atrius Health Names Dr. Vandhana Sharda as Chief of Optometry
- Atrius Health Names Dr. Adam Smith as Chief of Pulmonology
- Atrius Health Names Dr. Bita Tabesh as Chief of Hematology/Oncology
- Atrius Health Names Dr. Sean Uiterwyk Senior Medical Director for Performance Excellence
- Atrius Health CEO Takes on Statewide Stigma Fight
- Atrius Health Welcomes Dr. Jane Fogg, Specialty Director of Internal Medicine and Population Health
- Atrius Health Unveils New Advertising and Rebranding Campaign as One Connected Healthcare System
- Atrius Health Recognized by CDC and CMS as Million Hearts 2015 Hypertension Control Champions
- Atrius Health Names Dr. Benjamin Kruskal as Chief of Infectious Disease and Travel Medicine
- Atrius Health Names Dr. Kathy Niknejad as Chief of Urology
- Atrius Health Names Dr. Bradley Denker as Chief of Nephrology
- Labor Day Holiday Notice
- 2015 Press Releases
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- Atrius Health Receives First-Place Accountable Care Compass Award from Massachusetts Hospital Association
- Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates welcomes Dr. Nicholas McAuley to its Chelmsford practice
- Harvard Vanguard Peabody Welcomes Dr. Susan Millet, DO
- Atrius Health Ranked Highest in Overall Score Among Massachusetts Pioneer ACOs
- Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates Appoints Mary O’Neil as Kenmore Practice Administrator
- Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates Appoints Linda Oliver as Wellesley Practice Site Administrator, West Region
- Atrius Health Names Geisinger Transformation Exec as New CEO
- Atrius Health Launches Innovation Center
- Neponset Valley Chamber of Commerce Names Dedham Medical Associates Large Business of the Year at 121st Annual Meeting
- Atrius Health Joins National Health Care Organizations to Accelerate Transformation of U.S. Health Care System
- Atrius Health Groups to Merge
Atrius Health Ranked Highest in Overall Score Among Massachusetts Pioneer ACOs
Results announced today by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shows continued success in improving care and lowering costs
Newton, MA [August 25, 2015] – Atrius Health announced today it has ranked as the highest on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) overall quality score among Pioneer Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) in Massachusetts and has ranked third highest nationally based on 33 ACO quality measures tracked by the CMS. Atrius Health’s medical groups achieved among the highest quality and patient experience scores nationally while also achieving savings for Medicare according to 2014 results released today by the CMS for over 300 organizations participating in Medicare ACOs. Atrius Health, a nonprofit alliance of leading community-based medical groups (Dedham Medical Associates, Granite Medical Group, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates) and a home health agency and hospice, was one of 32 organizations nationally initially selected to participate in the Medicare Pioneer ACO Model (currently, there are 19 Pioneer ACOs participating). Calendar year 2014 Atrius Health performance also included Reliant Medical Group, South Shore Medical Center, and Southboro Medical Group.
The CMS chose 33 quality measures to represent patient/caregiver experience, care coordination, and patient safety, preventive health, and risk for patients with diabetes, hypertension, ischemic vascular disease, and heart failure and/or coronary artery disease. On 30 of the 33 measures, Atrius Health scored above the mean as compared with over 300 ACOs nationally. All measures include Medicare beneficiaries who received most of their primary care at one of the Atrius Health groups.
Atrius Health groups have been providing superlative care for decades to many of their elderly patients—and this is strongly evident in Medicare patients’ self-reported assessments of the overall patient-caregiver experience. More Atrius Health ACO patients surveyed rated their physicians and communication with their physicians as “excellent” than comparable patient populations in 90 percent of ACOs across the country. Additionally, patients rated Atrius Health better than 90 percent of other ACOs in terms of effective health promotion and education efforts.
“I’m very proud of this wonderful organization and all that it has accomplished,” said Steven Strongwater, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer of Atrius Health. “At Atrius Health we value the entire patient experience and we work hard on building the relationship between our patients, their physicians, and all those involved in their care. This is why we were so gratified to see that our patients had again rated Atrius Health physicians, doctor-patient communication, and health promotion, and education above their peers. This translates not only into a better patient experience, but also helps patients achieve better health.”
Based on the CMS analysis, Atrius Health was ranked fourth for meaningful use of its EHR across all Pioneer ACOs. In addition, Atrius Health rated above the 90th percentile on four important preventative measures including screening for fall risk, effectively identifying patients at highest risk of depression, tobacco use assessment and cessation intervention, and blood sugar control in patients with diabetes.
“Atrius Health is particularly proud of the work we have done with our diabetic patients to help them to gain better control of their blood sugar levels and minimize their risk for serious diabetes-related complications such as heart attack, stroke, blindness, neuropathy, and kidney failure,” said Richard Lopez, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Atrius Health. The important Diabetes Composite Measure on which Atrius Health achieved well above the 90th percentile includes: glucose control, blood pressure control, and cholesterol control.
For its third year in a row as a Pioneer ACO, Atrius Health has seen improved financial performance. For the 31,000 Medicare beneficiaries served by the Atrius Health medical groups participating in the Pioneer ACO model in 2014, Atrius Health saved Medicare $4.5 million compared to its target, returning $2.8M in savings to Atrius Health. Atrius Health’s target is the lowest among Massachusetts Pioneer ACOs, because of Atrius Health’s already strong historical performance. Atrius Health applied its savings to investments in care coordination, training, data analytics, information technology, and other resources serving its Medicare beneficiaries.
“These results are a further testament to the significant gains that Atrius Health has made toward our goal of improving quality, improving patient experience, and also bringing down the cost of care,” added Dr. Strongwater. “My congratulations to the many dedicated clinicians and staff across our organization whose work on behalf of our patients has led to this amazing accomplishment.”
About Atrius Health
Atrius Health is the Northeast’s largest nonprofit independent multi-specialty medical group. The Atrius Health practices—including Dedham Medical Associates, Granite Medical Group, and Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates—together with VNA Care Network & Hospice serve 675,000 patients across eastern Massachusetts. A national leader in delivering high-quality, patient-centered coordinated care, the Atrius Health medical groups and home health agency & hospice work together, and in collaboration with hospital partners, community specialists and skilled nursing facilities, to develop innovative, effective and efficient ways of delivering care in the most appropriate setting, making it easier for patients to be healthy.