LANSING, Mich. — Twenty-nine Sparrow-owned primary care practices have been selected as a Patient-Centered Medical Home designated practice by Blue Cross® of Michigan for 2019.
The Patient-Centered Medical Home emphasizes a holistic team approach that addresses chronic conditions and prevention. It stresses the partnership between Patients and their personal Physicians and the coordination of Patient care with any Physician or facility that the Patient interacts with. PCMH-designated practices have made the most progress in implementing Patient-Centered Medical Home capabilities, and have strong performance on quality, use, and efficiency measures.
Under the system, providers work together with Patients to improve their care according to their personal health goals.
Data from 2019 show Blue Cross PCMH-designated practices had a 24 percent lower rate of adult Emergency Department visits, a 28 percent reduced rate of overall pediatric ED visits, and a 12 percent lower rate of high-tech radiology use in adults.
The practices being recognized are: Sparrow Medical Group (SMG) Ashley; SMG Carson City; SMG DeWitt; SMG Eastside; SMG Fowler; SMG Greenville; SMG Holt; SMG Ionia; SMG Ithaca; SMG Lansing; SMG Lansing Internal Medicine; SMG Mason; SMG Muir; SMG North; SMG Okemos; SMG Pediatrics Carson City; SMG Portland; SMG Potterville; SMG Saranac; SMG St. Johns; SMG West; SMG Williamston; Sparrow Family Health Center – Central; and Sparrow Family Health Center – Mason.
From Sparrow Eaton Hospital, the PCMH practices are Charlotte Medical Group (SMG Family Medicine 123), Family Care Specialists (SMG Family Medicine 123), HGB Internal Medicine (SMG Charlotte Internal Medicine / Pediatrics), One Team Family Health (SMG Eaton Rapids Family Medicine), and Scot Randall D.O. (SMG Charlotte Family Medicine).
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