AMGA’s Acclaim Award honors healthcare delivery organizations that are bringing their organization closer to the ideal medical group and health system by measurably improving the quality and value of care, improving patient experience and outcomes, continuously learning and innovating, and improving population health.
Alexandria, VA — Kentucky-based St. Elizabeth Physicians has been named AMGA’s 2020 Acclaim Award recipient. The Acclaim Award, supported by AMGA Foundation, rewards the nation’s premier healthcare delivery organization that has successfully aligned itself with the AMGA’s attributes of a High-Performing Health System™ and the quadruple aim. For their accomplishments, HealthPartners and Intermountain Medical Group were also named Acclaim Award honorees.
AMGA’s Acclaim Award honors healthcare delivery organizations that are bringing their organization closer to the ideal medical group and health system by measurably improving the quality and value of care, improving patient experience and outcomes, continuously learning and innovating, and improving population health.
“The purpose of the Acclaim Award is to recognize organizations that exemplify the highest ideals of the AMGA model of care,” said John Kennedy, M.D., AMGA chief medical officer and AMGA Foundation president. “St. Elizabeth’s aligned their physician workforce within a culture of value based care and demonstrated remarkable improvements in both patient outcomes and patient experience. They have also worked tirelessly to scale and sustain these improvements over time, creating a legacy of high quality care for their patients and communities.”
Read more about the award in the full press release here.
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