Prestige Health Choice Rewards Florida Physicians for Care Provided to Medicaid Members
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The 2016 End-of-Year Provider Incentive Program (PIP) paid $849,000 to more than 700 medical groups that made special efforts to ensure patients received well-care visits, immunizations and preventive screenings.It will be joined by other programs slated to launch later this year to provide additional incentives for physicians in the Prestige network to align care with NCQA quality measures.Contact: Jawanza Keita Tel: 1-267-298-5702 jkeita@amerihealthcaritas.com Palm Beach Gardens, FL, July 27, 2017 --( PR.com )-- Prestige Health Choice, a Medicaid managed care plan serving 55 of Florida’s 67 counties and a joint venture between AmeriHealth Caritas and Florida Blue, awarded $1.7 million in bonuses in May and June to top-performing medical practices in Florida through value-based compensation programs established to reward physicians who provided quality care to its 330,000 enrolled members in 2016.Over 800 medical practices around the state received incentive bonuses from Prestige for meeting or exceeding HEDIS® performance measures established by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) - the standards by which health plans’ performance is measured on important dimensions of care and service.The 2016 End-of-Year Provider Incentive Program (PIP) paid $849,000 to more than 700 medical groups that made special efforts to ensure patients received well-care visits, immunizations and preventive screenings.It will be joined by other programs slated to launch later this year to provide additional incentives for physicians in the Prestige network to align care with NCQA quality measures.“Since Florida True Health acquired the Prestige Health Choice plan in 2015, we have made quality care for members our primary focus,” said Dr. William Burnham, Prestige’s chief medical officer.For more information, visit www.FloridaBlue.com.Contact: Jawanza KeitaTel: 1-267-298-5702jkeita@amerihealthcaritas.com Contact Information Prestige Health Choice Susan Thurston 813-775-6229 Click here to view the list of recent Press Releases from Prestige Health Choice Promote Your Business Press Release Pricing Email this page to a friend