Caravan Health Announces Awards for Improving Patient Care
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Caravan Health announced the winners of this year’sPopulation Health Pioneer Awards, which are given annually to Caravan Healthaccountable care organizations (ACOs) and partners for their achievements inimproving patient care.
This year’s winners provided the highest quality health careto their communities and demonstrated a commitment to excellence in their work.Overall, Caravan’s ACOs had another outstanding year, reaching $58 million intotal savings in 2018. These financial results came alongside high-qualitypatient care, with patients receiving enhanced preventive services and carecoordination, reflected in MIPS quality scores averaging above 99 percent.
Caravan Health selected these winners from a pool ofnominees with testimonials about their skill and dedication. The nomination forAll-Star ACO Champion Brenda Ward illustrates the caliber of these nominees,reading in part, “Brenda has taken the ACO challenge head on. From thebeginning, she pushed forward tirelessly, spending more time than a 9-5 job.She is constantly working, even when not in the office, to ensure the successof the ACO.”
“Caravan Health ACOs and partners had another exceptional year, showing that care transformation is within reach with hard work and a strong team,” said Tim Gronniger, Caravan Health CEO.
The award winners will be formally honored at the fourthannual Caravan Health Accountable Care Symposium in Scottsdale, Arizona, onDecember 11 and 12, 2019.
Accountable Care Organizations Award Winners – Group
The ACO group award winners recognize communities who have distinguishedthemselves in the area of care delivery.
- Community of the Year – Sullivan County Community Hospital. For transforming care delivery, promoting primary care initiatives and supporting the team with training.
- Commitment to Preventive Care – Fall Creek Internal Medicine. For leading a robust annual wellness visit program.
- Leadership in Care Coordination – Covington County Hospital. For commitment to supporting and treating patients with multiple chronic conditions.
- Improvement in Care Delivery – Glacial Ridge Hospital District. For reducing over-utilization of emergency department services.
- Excellence in Consistency of Care Delivery – McFarland Clinic. For attention and accuracy in identifying and coding patient conditions.
Accountable Care Organization Award Winners – Individual
The individual awards recognize those health care professionals who serve as models of high-quality care delivery.
- All Star ACO Champion – Brenda Ward, Minidoka Memorial Hospital. For overall ACO leadership in advancing the cause of improving quality and reducing cost.
- Most Valuable Care Coordinators – Shelle Berg, First Care Health System and Nicole Tabert, Samaritan Hospital. For excellence in addressing patient needs and tangibly improving their quality of life.
- Outstanding Physician Leadership – Dr. JamesMorrison, Huntsville Hospital, Hampton Cove and Dr. Kelli Christensen, PortneufQuality Alliance. For going above and beyond to lead care teams, improvepatient lives and serve as models of successful care transformation.
- Practice Manager Leader – Brooke Eaves, Choctaw Regional Medical Center. For exceptional, results-driven management of an ACO practice.
Consultative Client Award Winners – Individual
Caravan Health’s consultative award winners recognize high-performing clients from the company’s population health management consulting branch.
- Best Community Collaboration – Rachel Walker, Memorial Hospital at Gulfport. For excellence in community engagement for better health care.
- Outstanding Physician Leadership – Dr. Sean Kerby, Memorial Hospital at Gulfport. For going above and beyond to lead care teams, improve patient lives and serve as models of successful care transformation.
- Most Valuable Partnership Manager – Kellie Proctor, St. Dominic Jackson Memorial Hospital. For program leadership and advancing the cause of improving quality and reducing cost.
Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) Award Winners
- Most Valuable Care Coordinator – Allison Eversman, Mercer Health. For excellence in addressing patient needs and tangibly improving their quality of life.
- Practice Manager Leader – Craig Myers, FamilyMedical Center of the Bitterroot. For exceptional, results-driven management ofa CPC+ practice.
- Outstanding Physician Leadership – Dr. ThomasBurkert, Thomas S. Burkert, MD. For going above and beyond to lead care teams,improve patient lives, and serve as models of successful care transformation.
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