UTICA, N.Y. – Fidelis Care recently recognized the St. Elizabeth Medical Center primary care offices of the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) with an incentive payment for meeting or exceeding standards for quality care in 2014 as part of Fidelis Care’s Quality Care Management Incentive program. The St. Elizabeth primary care offices are part of the MVHS Medical Group and include the Sister Rose Vincent Family Medicine Center.
Fidelis Care developed the QCMI program as a way to reward practices that provide high quality and accessible care to Fidelis Care members. The QCMI program is based upon recognized state and national guidelines from the Quality Assurance Reporting Requirements (QARR) from the State Department of Health and the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA).
“Our goal is to help our patients be as successful as possible in managing their care,” said Karen Casab, MS, RN, assistant director of Clinical Operations for MVHS. “This incentive payment recognizes the exceptional work of our team and their efforts to ensure quality outcomes for those who entrust us with their care.”
Components of Fidelis Care’s QCMI program include Childhood Immunizations; Well Child Care for infants, children aged 3 to 6, and adolescents aged 12 to 21; Cervical Cancer Screening; Diabetes Management, and Asthma Management. St. Elizabeth primary care offices surpassed many of Fidelis Care’s standards in these areas.
“Quality improvement is a collective effort and we are proud to partner with MVHS to provide the best possible care and service,” said Maryjean Valigorsky, MHA, RN, vice president of Provider Services at Fidelis Care. “Every phone call to a member, every provider visit, every strategy session that we have together all contribute to helpingFidelis Care be a five-starplan for quality care.”