SAN DIEGO – February 1, 2022 – Palomar UC San Diego Health Medical Group has been recognized as a Most Improved provider organization based on their performance in the AMP Medicare Advantage program for measurement year 2020 by IHA (Integrated Healthcare Association).
IHA’s AMP Medicare Advantage program uses standard measurement to promote healthcare quality in Medicare Advantage, providing aggregated performance data that allows participants to understand how they’re performing compared to the market and their peers.
The Most Improved distinction recognizes provider organizations that have successfully improved quality of care for Medicare Advantage populations. To earn this recognition, provider organizations must improve their overall star rating by at least half a star compared to the previous measurement year.
Palomar UC San Diego Health Medical Group is a multi-specialty, not-for-profit healthcare organization effectively operating as the outpatient arm of the Palomar UC San Diego Health integrated healthcare system dedicated to enhancing the health and well-being of people in the surrounding communities. Palomar UC San Diego Health Medical Group specializes in offering high-quality, individualized treatment close to home.
“We’ve been working really hard to earn the community’s trust by providing superior care in a very personalized way,” Palomar UC San Diego Health Medical Group CEO Ryan Olsen said. “Our physicians live in the community and have a vested interest in keeping their friends and neighbors healthy and thriving.”
Palomar UC San Diego Health Medical Group reflects the integrated partnership between Arch Health Medical Group, Graybill Medical Group and the Palomar UC San Diego Health healthcare district.
Named by Newsweek as one of the World’s Best Hospitals in 2021, Palomar UC San Diego Health is anchored by two medical center campuses which provide an array of acute care services, obstetrics, rehabilitation, behavioral health, pediatrics, neonatal intensive care and more. For more information on Palomar UC San Diego Health, please visit palomarucsdhealth.org.
About Palomar UC San Diego Health
Established in 1948, the award-winning team at Palomar UC San Diego Health provides the most comprehensive healthcare in North San Diego County through its two medical centers and more than 900 affiliated medical providers serving more than half a million people. Palomar UC San Diego Health is San Diego County’s only member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network and is nationally recognized as operating one of America’s 250 Best Hospitals; a Best 100 Hospital for joint replacement and orthopedic surgery; a Best Hospital for stroke care, heart care and bariatric surgery; a Diabetes and Stroke Center of Excellence; and a Blue Distinction Center for spine surgery, cardiac care and maternity.
Through its network of providers, Palomar UC San Diego Health offers medical services in virtually all fields of medicine, including primary care, cardiovascular care, emergency services, trauma, cancer, orthopedics, women’s health, behavioral health, rehabilitation, robotic surgery and bariatric surgery at offices strategically located throughout the North San Diego County region. For more information, please visit palomarucsdhealth.org.