The Premier Health Care Network, LLC (Premier) is an Independent
Practice Association (IPA) founded in 1994 in Atlanta, GA. Over the years, we have coordinated hundreds of thousands of patients through our agreements with third party payers. We have received awards and bonuses for providing high quality medical care in a cost effective manner.Recently, in January
2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) selected Premier to
participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (Shared Savings Program)
Accountable Care Organization (ACO). (See ACO News). We are one of a select group of independent physician groups to participate in this important program.
The Premier Health Care Network, LLC is committed to the Mission of working in partnership and cooperation with medical service providers to ensure that high quality medical and healthcare services are available to our local community and state. In addition to providing the highest quality services for a diverse population in a culturally sensitive manner and across a large metropolitan area, the network is dedicated to the cost-effective delivery of care coupled with superior customer service and experienced healthcare coordination.
To accomplish our Mission, we engage in activities designed to:
- Insure pro-active physician participation in the dynamic changes that are occurring in the healthcare delivery system;
- Rigorously evaluate and re-evaluate our service delivery through a program of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) so that appropriate changes can be made to ensure that our services remain high quality, cost effective and competitive;
- Assist physicians in developing the necessary practice coordination skills and systems to work cooperatively and effectively with our healthcare partners in a coordinated and cost-effective manner;
- Preserve a mechanism for Medicare Fee-for-Service patients and their families to utilize the services of quality ethnically diverse providers; and
- Insure that our patients throughout the Greater Atlanta Metropolitan Area and the State of Georgia continue to have access to high quality, medical services.