Derry Medical Center/Londonderry Family Practice Receive National Recognition for Using Best Practices in Patient Information Management

Physician Practice Connections-Patient Center Medical Home standards encourage use of patient registries, electronic systems to measure quality and improvement

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has announced that Derry Medical Center and Londonderry Family Practice have received Recognition from the Physician Practice Connections-Patient Centered Medical Home (PPC-PCMH) Program for using information systems to measure practice-wide clinical quality and improve clinical outcomes at the point of care.

Physician Practice Connections-Patient Centered Medical Home recognizes those practices that use information systematically to improve the quality of patient care. Practices meeting program standards monitor for patients who need care, measure quality across their entire practice and ensure that abnormal test results receive follow-up. Such approaches have been shown to improve medical outcomes and to reduce errors. Numerous studies, including the Institute of Medicine’s Fostering Rapid Advance in Health, have called for the systematic use of health care information, including more widespread adoption of information technology such as electronic medical records. (EHRs)

“Good information at the point of care is crucial to delivering quality health care,” said NCQA President Margaret E. O’Kane. “Physician Practice Connections-Patient Centered Medical Home identifies those doctors who make the most out of the clinical information they have on hand to make better decisions and provide better follow-up. Patients notice and appreciate the improvements in care. The physicians at Derry Medical Center and Londonderry Family Practice are to be commended for their achievement in earning Recognition.”

To receive Recognition, which is valid for three years, DMC/LFP met key program measure in some or all of the following areas:

• Use of patient registries
• Partial or full use of electronic systems
• Provision of educational resources in English and/or a second language
• Practice-wide quality measurement and improvement efforts
• Screening, referrals and follow-up for at-risk patients
• Structured care for patients with chronic conditions

NCQA is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. NCQA accredits and certifies a wide range of health care organizations and recognizes physicians in key clinical areas. NCQA’s Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) is the most widely used performance measurement tool in health care. NCQA is committed to providing health care quality information through the web, media and data licensing agreements in order to help consumers, employers and other make more informed health care choices.

To learn more about this program, please visit, www.ncqa.org. For more information about Derry Medical Center or Londonderry Family Practice, please call our office at (603) 537-1300.

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